Malahini in Greece and Turkey

I told you that today I would show you some modern toys and that fits in well with yesterday because it was my birthday! I am very sorry that I did not get a picture of it, but my friends here at the Corinth Archaeological Dig surprised me with a cake last night after dinner. During the day some friends sang the Greek version of Happy Birthday to me and so I recorded it. You can listen to it also. They think that they don’t sing so well, but I thought it was terrific.

Our friends here have a daughter who is 2 1/2. She agreed to show me some of her toys. Here is a picture of her doll. She also has a stroller that you can see in the bottom right side of the picture. She put her doll into it, but only for a second and I missed the picture.

She also has a toy cell phone. It makes different noises when you press the buttons. Her dad explained that here in Greece you can get just about all of the same toys that you have in the United States. They may play more soccer than in the US, but less basketball. They love Play Station and other video games.

This week they are beginning to set up for a huge holiday that is coming at the end of June. One of the things that is already active is the carnival. The big attraction is the bumper cars, which I have heard they drive differently than most of us would. We think that the whole idea of bumper cars is bumping into each other. I have been told that here they try NOT to bump into each other and just drive in circles!

Greek words for today: Ti ka ne te? Kala (the spelling might not be right because I am writing what I hear. It means: How are you? Good.

p.s. I did get a picture of everyone at the table in the morning so you could see our sleepy diningroom!

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