Fashion NO-NO's

People think that everyone in Europe are so fashionable that they dress the best.  This is true, but there are some people that take fashion to another level.  And by level, I mean they look like a yiayia (gmom), trashy porn star, or don' t understand the concept that one print is enough.

Ode to bougatsa

Bon Ape-tit!

Oral sensation

Unbelievably satisfying for every meal of the day

Gamoto! I want more!

Ancient Greeks should have known better

Tost? No, I'll take bougatsa

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday...then we start again

Amazingly delicious!!!!!

For those of you who I'm very sorry that don't know what bougatsa is, it is a warm delicious pastry that can be filled with cheese, spinich and cheese, meat, or they best ever, a warm cream filling topped with cinnamon and sugar.  It is so gooood and I eat it daily like taking medicine.

Dodging cars

Walking the streets in Europe is like going through an obstacle course.  In order to get to the ending destination, you have to walk around millions of parked cars, rocks and dirt, avoid stray dogs, and yes, DODGE CARS.  People here don't really pay attention to where they are going, they just assume nothing is in their way, so you have to pay attention at all times, in every direction, where a racing car could be coming towards you trying to kill you.  Stop signs, streets lights, PEDESTRIANS, these are all unimportant to drivers here.  To them, when they are in their car, they don't exist.  When walking, you need to be cautious at all times, so some crazy driver doesn't run over your toes.  Yea, its been close.

Old people up in my business

Another day on my way to the beach, and already I'm being stared at from head to toe.  Because it's not actually summer yet (only May) people who go to the beach are "crazy."  Personally, if the sun is out and I'm sweating my ass off, then its the perfect day to go to the beach.  But no, no, no, it's much to cold to go in the water still, so going to the beach is off limits the old people say.  

As I'm on my way in my beach gear, and beach bag in hand, everyone looks at me like I'm walking to my death.  I just ignore and know that when I get there its going to be hot and beautiful for laying on the beach.  Trying to ignore the stares, one pappou (gpop) startles me asking why I'm going to the beach.  Why I'm going to the beach??? Why the hell does he care I'm thinking.  I just answer him yes, as he looks at me with disgust and replies "It's too cold!"  First of all, its not, and second, why does he care.  I then keep walking trying to ignore him telling me I'm crazy because the water is cold.  Like DUH the water is cold.  I don't have to go in I'm thinking..how annoying.  And I leave him as he keeps telling me I'm crazy.  Right, I'm crazy, when he is the one screaming at some stranger what do to.

So I'm walking further and then a yiayia (gmom) stops me in my tracks and asks if I'm going to the beach too.  Like what the! Why do all these old people care.  I tell her yes and she asks me, "its nice?" I say yes and she gives me a face of approval and an OK for going.  Thanks yiayia for the approval.

I finally got to the beach after getting through all the disapproving faces and it was HOT and BEAUTIFUL just like I knew it would be.  Greeks, especially old ones, can be strange. They just love to get in ma business.  Like if its not 100 degrees with warm sea water, then its not right to go.  Well with my ass sweating all the way there, I disagree.

first day at the beach..

I was so excited to get to the beach and lay in the sun, but I was not at all ready for what was yet to come. It was a sunny day, fairly warm, could have been warmer, so I was expecting disappointment at the beach. But, when I go there the sun was beaming down and it was HOT! I was ready to tan! So I took of my shirt and shorts and exposed to all of katerini my booty (yes I wear a Brazilian bikini..its hot). Anyway so as I'm enjoying the sun and chatting with my friend I see this cute little girl playing in front of me. I love kids, so I was intrigued by her sand play. As I watched, I saw the little tot keep taking off her bathing suit bottom and then her mom yelling at her to put it back on. I chuckled. But then the little girl again took off her bottom, walked behind her parents, and right in front of my eyes started pooping! Little did her parents know that her aim in taking off the suit was to go potty. The parents saw, laughed, and luckily it was a dead beach day so only I saw (lucky me). They had to pick it up with the child's toy shovel.



After that hoorah, I thought nothing more gross would happen. Oh no, no...I'm in Greece. So I'm looking over to my left and see an old Pappou (grandpop) now taking of his bottoms as he's laying on his side with he wrinkly, burnt to a crisp ass staring right at me. Greaat! Another show, act 2. This time I hoped he didn't have to shit too. God was on my side, he didn't.