Monday, 24 December 2018

The Streets are Decked

Poros is in Christmas mode.  All the harbour streets have xmas lights, the houses are lit up with, often wonky, flashing lights and festive trees in their windows.  The same darn wonky lights that annoyed me last year have been put up around the windows of the same house.  I want to get up there on a ladder and push them into place.  They dip and waver and the last bit climbs up the wall on a strange angle, obviously to reach some power point.  FIX THEM damn it.



The main square has this strange snow globe with an empty chair in it.  Will Santa sit there?  
The kids climb in there and throw fake snow at each other.
The fake snow is made up of tiny particles of re-cycled plastic bags.  


There is also a minature train in the middle of the square but it was still being assembled so I didn't take a photo.  The train offers free rides round the square to all the children in the evenings.


A huge blow-up Christmas tree outside the Town Hall


The back alley has a team of Santas climbing up the balcony above the store which sells the Santas


A list of festive activities which of course you can't read because it is in Greek.

A popular singer is coming to give a concert in the square.  There will be a Santa bringing presents and tonight the High School choir gave a concert of carols, greek and otherwise.  My grandchildren were singing


The Crafty shop window in the back alley
  


And first prize goes to the cake shop window.  
Very festively decorated and full of glorious sticky cakes

10 comments:

  1. Christmas is everywhere. A Very Happy Christmas Linda in your far from home home xx xxx

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    1. Thank you Rachel. It is really hard today to be so far away from the rst of the family. They are all sending me photos of summer xmases and it does not me feel nay closer.

      I hope your xmas is cheerful

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  2. Merry Christmas to you and your family Linda.

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    1. Thank you so much Yael. I hope you and your family are well and enjoying life

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  3. That is a very big snow globe! Let us know what happens with it. Have a very merry Christmas! -Jenn

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    1. Hi Jenn, I hope your family xmas is fabulous...and snowy?
      It seems cold enough for snow here but that aint going to happen.
      Kids love the snow globe but mothers not so much. That fake snow is carried home and gets everywhere

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  4. We seem to be slightly less 'christmassy' here in France this year.... maybe it's all the strikes and rioting; people have lost some of their enthusiasm. However, all is glitzy chez Cro.

    Happy Christmas. xx

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    1. I lost all my enthusiasm yesterday with all the preparations. I hope french families will gather as usual and put their worlds right. Merry xmas to you!!

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  5. Kala hrstooyena
    Merry Christmas to you and your family

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    1. Have a wonderful xmas...
      well, actually , you've already had it! Going over to read your blog. Kala Hristouyenna to you and all your extended family, greek and otherwise

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