Wonderful photos as you always do so well. The food looks delicious but I'm surprised to see french fries in a Greek restaurant…but then why not. My favorite Greek dish is Moussaka. The innovative industrial style light chandeliers are intriguing. I can imagine how strange it felt to eat in your bank after renovations. What really touches me about all the pics are the Christmas decorations all the way on the other side of the world….a time when the whole world shares something in common.
Yes Lara pretty much all tourist food in Greece and its islands have fries included in the meal nowadays, if you go off the tourist track a bit though you can easily find the authentic dishes though. The streets here in St.Petersburg are decorated with Christmas decorations now and everywhere has that Christmas feeling.
I spent a few hours yesterday listening to inspiring Rumi poetry on Youtube and discovered some some new to me music, one new song is used in this video The original song "Young And Beautiful" I've seen the world Done it all Had my cake now Diamonds, brilliant And Bel Air now Hot summer nights, mid July When you and I were forever wild The crazy days, city lights The way you'd play with me like a child [Chorus] Will you still love me When I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me When I got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? [Verse 2] I've seen the world, lit it up As my stage now Channeling angels in the new age now Hot summer days, rock 'n' roll The way you play for me at your show And all the ways I got to know Your pretty face and electric soul [Chorus] Will you still love me When I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me When I got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? [Bridge] Dear lord, when I get to heaven Please let me bring my man When he comes tell me that you'll let him in Father tell me if you can Oh that grace, oh that body Oh that face makes me wanna party He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds [Chorus] Will you still love me When I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me When I got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? Will you still love me when I'm not young and beautiful?
Our Christmas celebration went well today, we had a roast leg of pork and vegetables followed by a Christmas pudding with custard. Mulled wine to begin with and a few glasses of Isabella to accompany the meal. A few photos below. I will of course have another Christmas with my family back in the UK on the 25th
Love love love all these pictures of the Christmas decorations in the city, a cozy Christmas dinner celebration, Christmas gifts, pudding and custard, blue patterns...you two make a beautiful couple, but Lisa steals the show in her lovely dress, jewels, and spaghetti strap black dress, and sweet smile.
I finally discovered this thread and am I ever glad. I've really enjoyed all the photos, lovely people, beautiful foods and posts; scenery, everything. Looking forward to more!
I can only repeat what Lara said! What a treat to see your wonderful pictures and share in your celebration! Merry Christmas, Terry!
Thanks Joe its good to have a place to ramble on and post a few pics, I am no good at keeping a journal so at least I am able to look back on here to see what I have been up to
Here we are in another year they seem to fly by these days, but thankfully no end in sight at the moment In replying to Lara's thread about reflecting on the past year I realised I rarely look back at all, maybe because I move around so much my past gets all mixed up, and I am not sure exactly when I did this or that. I have always been a restless person and tend to live in the moment, or more accurately the next moment. I kind of drift through life and things happen serendipitously because I never have an overall plan or ideas garnered from my past. When I do look back over 2015 I realise having spent time with a couple of old friends in their 90's who subsequently died, I observe that there is a kind of tiredness of life, and a withdrawal from it in many of us as we reach the end. I notice over the past few years that its slowly happening to me, nowadays I am at my most relaxed when on my own and I have lost all desire for "things". I love all the travel that I do with Lisa but if she wasn't in my life I wouldn't go anywhere, because I am as happy sat home watching the weather and life go by, as I am in some exotic or not so exotic country.
I'm a homebody myself these days. ... have no one to travel with anymore, and I prefer being home and watching life go by too. Years past, hubby and I did a lot of traveling, all over the USA - every state, including Hawaii. (ten glorious days) And Canada and Mexico also. Saw every famous landmark the US has to offer. Today, I really have no desire to see anything out in the wild blue yonder. Nothing like 'home sweet home' for me.
Yes Bonnie I think it's the absence of a partner, that makes you realise that you no longer feel the need to travel, you make the effort and often enjoy life more generally when it's shared I feel. It's good to be content with your life as it is though, rather than wishing for it to be something different.
It's another season, Bonnie and Terry…Perhaps it's a time for us to laugh; A time to gather stones together; A time to embrace [and forgive]; A time to speak; A time to love and a time of peace. (quoted in part from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
Yes seasons Lara.........two other songs concerning life's seasons I love are the "September Song" and "Try To Remember"