HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAPA!

Nothing is more sacred than someone's life,

and no words more precious

than words that celebrate someone's life.

And so, I say to you:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAPA

I love you!

kisseskisses

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Gates of Greece

A quaint terrace and a garden gate.....

Where does it go, I wonder.....

What beauty is just beyond and around the path.....

A gate leading to eternal rest
by the sea.....

Peaking through the gate,

the view takes my breath away.....

And again and again,

I look through gates of Greece

and feel enchanted.....

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Through the Greek Gate

If Boats Could Talk

What a story they could tell.....

What seas have you sailed upon?...I would ask.

Describe the Greek sunsets you have seen....

And, oh the stars under the Greek sky.

You were once a beauty, I'm sure.

I wonder how old you must be,

and I imagine you

as you once were.

If boats could talk.....

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Welcome to the Land of Myth

I want to sit here and read.....

pondering thoughts.....

Homer claims that the hero Odysseus

came from the Greek island of Ithaca.....

Homer, the Greek poet and writer

describes Mount Athos

as being the home of the gods,

Zeus and Apollo,

before they moved to Mount Olympus.

Imagine this.....

The Greek town of Kavala

is where Brutus and Cassius retreated in 42 B.C.

to regroup after assassinating Julius Caesar.

Alexander the Great

was born in Pella, Macedonia in 356 B.C........

The Temple of Poseidon

is very near Athens

at Cape Sounion....

Poseidon, god of the sea.

There is so much ancient history here,

it boggles the mind.

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Shopping in the Ancient Plaka

Greek shoes.....

Handmade.....

Exotic clothing of brillent color.....

Jewelry.....

And more.....

Wonderful silks.....

Horse-drawn carriages, motor scooters and tiny cars.....

In the narrow streets of the Plaka,

cars are not allowed.

Quaint shops.....

Outdoor cafes.....

This sweet Greek lady

insisted on cleaning the jewelry I bought.

Jewelry of silver.....

The Greek design of eternity.....

Bangels, earrings, necklaces.....

Greek treasures.....

Blessings

*****Yaya*****