Sunny Wales....or more like Windy Wales.

Over Easter 2016 I went to Wales  with Alex and his family! I have never been to Wales or explored much of the UK before  really so was  really excited.


We visited Pembroke Castle which was a good find. I learnt some more about that era and who was who and the history behind it being there.   Alex and I ate at the pub  that evening and it was lovely.

We went to explore another town that was near us and spent most of the day there! We went to the beach, had yummy fish and chips  and had a walk around the small shops there.

Before leaving to go to Bournemouth  we went to a zoo that was near by and that  was an amazing  experience! I got to feed a wallaby!! There were so many different  kinds of animals and was nice to relax and have a calm walk instead of rushing around which we had been doing.

The next 3 days Alex and I spent in Bournemouth  and that was nice and relaxing. We went shopping, to the aquarium  and to a buffet  restaurant called Day's  which was  so good  on one day. We went to a water park the other  and that was a great experience! The last day we went for a stroll before going home.

GREEK EASTER

So I don't know if you all know but I'm Greek!!!!!

I have Easter a week after English Easter and we have different traditions ;)
Think I'll let you know a few of our traditions:

Church all week (before the weekend) and on the Friday and Saturday something called the  Ebitaphio (there is no word in English- asked my Mum already) and is a symbolic bier of Christ!! I don't go through week of Fri/Sat night- very lazy. But I do go on Saturdays in the mornings..... I wake up at 6am to be leave the house at 7!! This year it was torture as I was out the night before but I managed to do it!! :D
Another tradition is.. get ready.. no meat or dairy for 40 days!!!! I don't do that either as I can't live without it but my parents do it for a week and so does my sis!
 Who lives without this????

A traditional food which is made at Easter is called Flaounes and this is what it looks like:
 I don't really like them,  but other do!
They are made from easter cheese and made on Holy Thursday (These are made for after fasting is up)

On the Sat night we go to church and we celebrate Jesus' resurrection and we have soup after!! (I know very random... but us Greeks are :D)


On the Sundayy all we do is eat eat eat!!!!!! Especially those people who haven't eaten meat/dairy after 40 days!!

This is what a Ebitaphio looks like just incase you were wondering!!!