Christmas Eve

The last few days the weather has turned to rain again. For two nights and three days we have had continuous rain that has kept us indoors most of the time, so not a lot to write about.

On Monday we drove into Kalamata to get some shopping and look to floor tiles. Kalamata has a few Christmas decorations and more people seem to be about shopping, but nothing like the frenzy that we remember from England. It’s far more relaxed and allows you to enjoy the sights and sounds.

We now have found another excellent place to eat cheaply in Kalamata if you just want a snack. Anyone who has been to Greece will have come across the ‘gyro’, Greek fast food at its best. It’s a few slices of grilled pork, onion, tomato, tzatziki and chips wrapped in thick, warm pitta bread, delicious. At this particular cafe these cost just one euro each, that’s about 70 pence, BARGAIN!!

As for Christmas Day, well we’ve been invited for dinner with some friends. Yes, we’ll be eating roast turkey, a traditional English Christmas dinner, right down to Christmas pudding and cake. There were suggestions that some people may go for a swim in the sea, but the weather is now too cool for all but the eccentric few.

We wish all our friends, family, and anyone else following our diary a Very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.