Friday 14 September 2018

Un-guided Poros

                                         
My niece and nephew went on their own explorations, up to the clock tower for the best view of the yacht harbour and the crowded houses of the old town, finding a taverna off the beaten tourist track, eating gelato and asking for freddo capuccini 'skase' instead of 'sketo'.  Sometimes a little knowledge is too much.  They asked for a capuccino and told the waitress to shut up instead of asking for a plain capuccino with no milk or sugar.


                                                     

              Through the back streets  on our way to the wine bar





Bottles of fine wine imbibed in a greek alleyway
The bottles were 15 euros each but well worth the money
Paid for by NZ relations and very very much appreciated
It is not often (never) that we drink anything other than Vaso's wine or some other local plonk at 2.50 euros for a 1 1/2 litre plastic bottle fill-up
We drank fruity white, fragrant rose, a full bodied red and a bottle of the latest blue which wasn't worth the trouble
The wine is accompanied by a plate of cold cuts, cheese and bread sticks, hardly enough to fill up the stomach
Small children  were sent to bring souvlaki 
and some (one) sang old NZ tv ads and shouldn't have been allowed to drive home
Moi?  Never....





Sunset over the 'Sleeping Lady' and the bay of Poros

Another very pleasant Poros experience is sunset on our old roof-terrace, now where my daughter and family live.    My sister-in-law lives underneath, her two sons right next door over the few metres of communal yard.  Over the wall is an aunt and just up the steps a few other relations.




The outline of the hills opposite seem to form a lady sleeping on her back with her knees up.  You can't quite see her in this photo







Their stay was only a week but we managed to immerse them in family and greek life .

It was goodbye but not for long

The rellies came back .....

Note of thanks to all close rellies in both Australia and NZ.
Your visits and your generosity enable us to go places and enjoy taste experiences that would normally be unavailable to us because of this darn crisis.
Love you bros


18 comments:

  1. These visits are a kind of a vacation for you, as well as for them. Delightful...

    Funny about the bit of language mix-up. Hope the waitress understood, that they did not, not, not really know what they were saying! ,-)

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    1. The waitress looked bewildered!!!
      Very funny actually

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  2. €17 wine? Did you win the lottery? Ours is €1.10 per litre. Lovely views of your beautiful island.

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    1. The rich foreigners paid for that bottled wine.
      1.10 is our price too. K didn't like the bottled anyway. He prefers to know who made the wine and where the grapes, local grapes, were grown

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  3. Oh my. I wonder how the waitress reacted to being told to skase lol
    I would of loved to hear you sing lol

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    1. I don't think the waitress quite realised what had been said though Katy is often mistaken for a greek.

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  5. I would love have loved to have been a fly on the wall when they told the waitress to shut up. Sounds hilarious.

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    1. Wish I had been there too. I would have had a great snigger....

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  6. I can imagine that they enjoyed it as much as you did. It all sounds wonderful, even the language mix-up, which will doubtless go down in family history! I hope you got some delicious treats from back home.

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    1. Even I still slaughter the language, but not quite that badly!

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  7. Just checking my new Icon... ,-))))

    I have gray hair and I wear big round black glasses frames... So, I *grabbed* this clip art. >,-)))

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  8. oooh old kiwi ads? which ones, do tell...

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    1. Pinky bar is right on top
      You're sure to like it cos it's go
      Marshmallow topped with chocolate to
      Pinky is the bar for youuuuuu
      I'm ashamed to say!

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  9. It's so nice that your relatives come to visit on a pretty regular basis. It;s also nice that they can provide treats from home and spoil you while they are there. DS#2 works for an airline and goes to London on a regular basis. I give him my shopping list and he brings me all the things that I miss here!

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    1. You really need a taste of home now and again. Good for the soul!

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