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After our wonderful tea with the Greek owner of our apt., it was time for a swim and a siesta in the sun because we had been invited for an evening of music and dancing. Our neighbor in the next apt is a Greek lady in her 60’s, that was born in Egypt but lives in Italy–she was visiting her brothers here on Crete, who are musicians and were playing yesterday eve in a local establishment. We were asked to be ready at 7:30, which in Greek time means about 8:30. We had already thought they had forgotten us, but we had forgotten that we are not only on Crete island time, but also southern time, hence the double whammie of a whole hour delay.:shock:
It was a beautiful evening with Greek songs, dances, and audience, that’s us, participation. You should have seen Lothar dance the night away, one would think he had Greek blood in him. After the Greek portion, the band also sang lots of English songs of the 50’s to 70’s, which reminded us of how small the world really is. After midnight, us poor jet-lagged Americans needed to go to bed, but our Egyptian,Greek,Italian friends kept partying, as it is custom in these southern lands. When do they sleep?:roll:

One would think that the Greek language would pose a problem for foreigners, since they not only have “their own vocabulary” but also a whole new alphabet to boot. No worries–they are totally accommodating to tourists, everything in English and German, at least the essentials, like food! —which by the way, is great. Only yesterday I read that the Cretian Greeks are the healthiest within the Europen Union. We asked our hostess, Johana, why this is. She claims olive oil, herbal teas, wine and lifestyle——-well, we are on the road to good health.:grin:
It’s time for a siesta, who knows what tonight will bring.
Gabi in Crete, Greece

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