Easter day

Happy Easter!  We slept in a bit this morning since we had a late night last night.  There were twenty of us for Easter lunch and we ate at a long table in the courtyard area of the house.  We feasted on souvla (larger pieces of pork grilled on big skewers, compared to souvlaki which is small pieces of pork), koupepia (stuffed grape leaves), roasted potatoes, and salads.  Everything was very yummy.  Salamiou is a small village, with a population of about 300 people, but they had organized activities in the afternoon at the local school.  The games were like those you would expect at a grade school field day; sack races, carrying an egg on a spoon, the three legged race, tug of war, and a short race. Alex had fun participating in most of the events. I joined Diana and Maria in a couple of races in the all ages category. I'm happy to report that Demetris, Alex, and I each were on the winning tug of war team in our respective group.

These large chocolate eggs are popular and often have a toy inside.

Michalis supervising the souvla

This is where we attended Easter service.

The egg race.  Maria in the turquoise, me next to her and then Diana.

Preparing Alex for the egg race.  He dropped his.

Tatiana cheering on Alex in the sack race.

After the ice cream

Three legged race.  Stephanos and Alexis as a team, and Nayia and Alex together.

Ready for tug of war.