Sunday at the Beach

Sundays in Greece are what Sundays in Canada used to be 20 years ago. (God that makes me feel old! Especially since I remember what this was like...) Yes, everything is closed with the exception of kiosks ~ our Macs Milk and 7-11 equivalents ~ or restaurants/coffee shops, the options on what to do on a Sunday are focused primarily on spending time with friends or family.

In this case, we have been to the beach most Sundays. This time we went with 2 of Akis' friends from school and their wives. There are a couple of different beaches that you can choose to go to, however when the temperature rises, this is where most of Athens heads for the day. You can tell by both the traffic that you encounter and the lack of space on the beach!

After our first adventure with Stratos and Roula, Akis and I went on a shopping spree and purchased ourselves a beach umbrella. Probably the best 8 Euros we will spend this summer!

Me under the umbrella:

George and Stratos ~ Akis' friends from school:



The better halves: Roula (Stratos' wife) and Diana (George's wife):

The boys....


As is custom when you go out to the beach, we swim first and lounge. Then around 3pm, we wander to the nearest restaurant and fill yourself with food. The Greek method of ordering food when you are out with friends is to basically get a whole bunch of different stuff, put it in the middle and then you pick off of whatever plate you want. This leads to gorging and generally dining as though you were at a buffet. You leave the table thinking this will be the only meal of the day... Today was no exception. Next time I'll get a picture of the table!

The happy couples as we waited for our food. Yes, Akis and I aren't here... that's because I didn't like the picture. This is the creative veto you get when you are the one posting!