The flights to Greece were rather uneventful, thankfully. The arrival perfect and the first day quite lovely. Meeting up with Stelio, Maria, Mikaela and Anastasia as well as Vasil, Sofia and Stamatina was a great first day and a deliberately action-packed way to stay awake. The afternoon at Varsos was the perfect welcome to Greece and the added bonus of a slide in the playground just around the corner from the closed shopping center (it was Sunday, after all) allowed the little ones a chance to yell and scream to their heart's content.
The rest of the week was a combination of visits with friends (including Ralph, Anne and Maria who flew in from the UAE) and daddy running to the various utility companies for multiple visits to make sure that paperwork was completed for such important things. Days for him were of mixed results, but the highlights remained the same... being in Greece (which is remarkably cool for this time of year), walking around, and seeing friends.
The week also included the customary slow re-introduction of our girls to the neighborhood, with the children from our building and the next playing in the lawn downstairs. Slowly, we hope, they will get used to Greek and learn to communicate using basic words, even if a little. This community link is just as important as the one of our friends whose children happily share ages with our own. What a wonderful beginning to a warm and wonderful summer!
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