Adios .....

UPDATE #2: Thursday, May 19th
Hi Peeps!
This comes to you from Corfu, our last port in Greece. Tomorrow we'll awaken in Kotor, Montenegro.
Yeah, I'd never really heard of it, either.

Kudos and lots of props to Mollie B, who was the firt person to answer my question correctly. "Do vidjenja" means goodbye in Croation. Good job, MB!

And Susan .... I have never been to a whorehouse (that I'm aware of). W has a wicked sense of humor. I can only think that she was referring to my watching of Daughters 2 & 3 in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas".
Maybe.

As for behaving myself or, as Nat used to thnk, being a "rule follower" .... ha!
All it takes is for someone to tell me that I can't do something .... something inane that shouldn't be disallowed in the first place ... something you would never have thought of doing ... for me to want to go and do it.

For example .... yesterday we were in Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic games. Yes, it was very cool.
We went to the museum there, but before we went in, our tour guide had to give us a oouple of rules. And yes .... my radar went up immediately.
The first rule was "no flash pictures". Hey, I'm cool with that one. I understnd why that's a rule and I always follow it (but rarely, if ever, follow the "no photos rule". Yes, you may call me a "rebel".)

The second rule was this: no posing next to the pieces of art.
Ummmmmm ....
Seriously?
Of course I posed like a maniac.
Which is quite easy to do with an iPhone 4. It has a camera that turns around so that the person holding it can see and take pictures of themselves. So it looks like you're taking a picture of something in front of you when you're actually taking a picture of yourself or something behind you.
Totally cool.
And fun.
Especially when breaking stupid rules.

I'll post those when I get home, as well as the pictures of Greek cookbooks that I took today for RJ. I wasn't sure which one you meant so I took pics of all the ones I saw ..... About 35
or 40.
Really??!
No.
I jest. It was only 3 or 4.
:)

OK, that's all for now. Time to get ready for dinner.
Or get a drink.
The taking of vacations is very hard work, Peeps. :)

Keep those cmments coming. The posting of multiple comments (but different) might be counted, too.
And .... the item(s) in this giveaway may or may not include alcohol.
:)

Kaliniktata, Peeps.



UPDATE: WOW!!! Look at all of you coming out into the open!! I may have to do Giveaways more often! And rest assured, each and every one of you is a Peep ..... yes, even you Lurkers. :)
So tonight we are on our way to Corfu, another Greek island. We went to Santorini today. Kudos to those of you who remembered that Daughter #1 and I did indeed go to hell climb a stinkin' volcano last year on this lovely island. It was horrible. But, we survived and are better people because of it.
OK, so we're not really better because of it. I'd say we are a bit smarter .... we'll never climb a volcano again!

Keep the comments coming. You'll be so sorry if you miss out on my Mediterranean giveaway!
I'll continue to update here .... you continue to comment.
Do vidjenja, Peeps and happy Tuesday.
Extra points to the first person who translates that. One hint: it's not Greek.
:)



..... los Peepos.
:)

I'm heading out bright and early in the morning.  I'm hoping that I'll have spurts of internet while I'm gone so I can update once in a while and maybe upload some pics.

My mom and I are heading to Athens tomorrow and the cruise starts Monday.

Alas, this time I will not be trying to help Greece out of its economic nightmare.  I just don't have it in me.  I gave it my very best shot last year .... I really did.
But did I get even a postcard as a thank you note from Greece?
I did not.
My hugely heroic attempt to lift them out of the red was not appreciated.
Which is really unfortunate for them.
Just one teeny, tiny "thanks" from them ..... and I'd be going full throttle over there, buying everything I could haul and/or ship home.

So I shall turn my attention to Dubrovnik.  Or Venice.
Or Santorini.
Which ..... if any of you remember ..... was where I ............

Nope.  I'm not going to tell you.
Instead, I'm going to leave that as my question to you.
We shall see how many of you have been paying attention.
We shall also see if ANYONE reads this blog anymore.
Hello?  Anyone out there?
******** <------------ the sound of crickets chirping -------------->  **************

OK, if anyone is still reading, and remembers what Daughter #1 and I did in Santorini last summer, please post a comment.
Or, if anyone is still reading ..... and has no idea ..... post a comment.
Or, if anyone just started reading ..... post a comment.
That goes for all of you Lurkers, too.
If you lurk ..... post.

I will bring back something really cool for one of you.
No, I have no idea what it is ...... but it will be cool.
So post a comment and you'll have a chance to receive whatever cool thing I bring back.
I'll choose a number at random.
So yes ..... this is a Giveaway!
And an attempt to get most of you (because I know ALL of you Lurkers will not unlurk) to come out of the woodwork.

If you post anonymously please write at least your initials or first name in the comment.  I can't really pick someone who's totally anonymous, now can I?  I do not have Sucker written on my forehead.
(It might be written somewhere else, but it's definitely not on my forehead.)

So there you go, Peeps.
I shall return in a week and a half.
Unless I meet a really hot, rich, funny, unmarried man.

Stop laughing.
It could happen.

Happy Friday/Saturday Peeps.