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"Η Ωραία Ελλάς"
Λουτράκι, Σκοπέλου

Open from 1st of May

το λουτρό - bad (i hjemmet)
bathroom, lavatory
τα λουτρά -
varme kilder, spa, badested ved sjøen
- så "Loutraki" må betyr et lite vannhull,
det er kilder der!
hot springs, spa, bathing resort, seaside resort
- so "Loutraki" must be a small waterplace
and there are spings there!

 

Jeg har vært mange ganger
i Loutraki, oftest for å spise
Yoghurt Spesial. 

I dag, 6. februar, har vi vært der for å "inspisere" en taverna, en taverna som antageligvis har vært der i over 100 år.
En taverna som har tilhørt den samme familien hele tiden.
En taverna som jeg ikke kan si mye om, har kanskje spist der en to - tre ganger.

Men min greske venninde, hun som av og til har servert meg overraskelse piknik på stranden om vinteren, - hun har nettopp overtatt  denne tavernaen og fra en eller annen  gang i mai vil hun servere,-
tja, det vet vi jo ikke ennå!

I have been many times
in Loutraki, mostly to eat
Yogurt Special.

Today the 6th of February, we have been there to "inspect" a taverna, a taverna who most probably has been there for over 100 years. A taverna who has belonged to the same family all the time.
A taverna I can not tell you much about, have maybe eaten there 2 - 3 times.

My Greek friend, the one who sometimes have given me a surprise picnic on the beach wintertime, - she has just taken over this taverna and from sometimes in May she
will serve us,
- I don't know yet!

 



Copy of a photo hanging in the window;

"Η Ωραία Ελλάς"
photo Z. Stamoulis

ωραίος, -α, -ο
good, nice, fine, niffy, good-looking, handsome,
pretty fair, lively, beautiful, excellent, splendid
- vakker, skjønn, trivelig, fint 
η Ελλάς, η Έλλάδα - Hellas - Greece - Grekenland

Her ser du min venninde
og hennes nye taverna.
Despina, ofte kaldt Debbie, er fra gamle Klima og senere Loutraki, men har ikke bodd her på lenge. Noen kjenner henne kanskje igjen? Hun og broren Giannis drev den herlige restauranten Akti Panorama på strandpromenaden mot klostrene 
fra 1990 til 2002.

I begynnelsen så likte vi ikke hverandre,
men "siga siga" utviklet det seg et varmt vennskap som har holdt.

Her er en tegning som jeg er veldig
glad i,  den henger her i arbeids hjørnet 
mitt i  stuen, den er tegnet av en god 
sveitsisk venn av oss;

 

Here you see my friend
and her new taverna.
Despina, often called Debbie, is from the Old Klima and later Loutraki, but has not been living here for a long time. Some might recognize her? She and her brother Giannis had the lovely restaurant Akti Panorama on the waterfront-road to the monasteries
from 1990 until 2002.

In the beginning we did not like each other,
but "siga siga" a warm friendship was
made, and it kept.

Here is a drawing I am very fond of,
hanging here at my working corner in my living room, it is made by a good Swiss
friend of us;


"Το μπλε σπίτι, οι δυο μπλε φίλες
και το μεγάλο μπλε φεγγάρι"

"Den blå huset, to blå venner
og den store blå månen"
Zac 26.10.1999

Det er liksom oss som går hjem fra Akti, langs Paralian, med hver vår blå flaske i hånden, på vei til mitt blåe hus!
Herlig, spør du meg!

 

"The blue house, two blue friends
and the big blue moon"
Zac 26.10.1999

It is us walking home from Akti, along the Paralia, with a blue bottle in our hands each, on the way to my blue house!
Just perfect, if you ask me!

 

Så dette blir spennende!
Eierene ble meget glade da de hørte at Debbie vil beholde navnet.
Det er jo et flott navn, og merkelig
nok ikke et vanlig navn!

Inne henger denne herlige hverdags 
bunaden, hvem har båret den?

This will be interesting!
The owners became very happy when they heard that Debbie will keep the name.
It is a great name, and strangely
not a very common name, I think!

Hanging on the wall is this lovely daily
national dress, who has worn it?

Utsikten på vei hjem
The view on the way home

Loutraki i forgrunden og Skiathos mm bak
Loutraki in the front and Skiathos and more in the back

 

Μάθηματα
Ελληνική γλώσσα  
Leksjoner i
gresk språg
  
Lessons in
Greek language 

Hope they are all correct - it is human to fail!
Håper alt er rett - det er mennskelig å feile!

“Άνθρωποι είμαστε σφάλματα κάνωμε”

"Τα λάθη είναι ανθρώπινα!"
Det er menskelig å feile!
It is human to make mistakes!

Helped by ISBN 82-92261-06-0 & ISBN 960-400-128-0
& ISBN 0-19-861458-6

σ'όλη της τήν ώραίος i all sin skjønnhet (f) in all ones glory (f)
Από πού είσαι; Hvor er du fra? Where are you from?
Από την Νορβηγία. Fra Norge. From Norway.
Και πόσον καιρό είσαι εδώ; Hvor lenge har du vært her? How long have you been here?
27 χρόνια. 27 år. 27 years.
Μπράβο! Και καταλαβαίνεις πολύ καλά ελληνικά. Bravo! Og du skjønner godt gresk. Bravo! And you understand Greek very well.
Μμμμ... Καλά αλλα είναι δύσκολα. Mmmm... Godt men det er  vanskelig Mmmm... Good but it is difficult.
Πού μένεις; Hvor bor du? Where do you live?
Στο ωραίο Σκοπελό. På vakre, flotte, fine Skopelos. On beautiful, great, fine Skopelos.
 

YouTube,
today is dedicated to my friend,
I know she loves Alexiou;

Oi filoi - Haris Alexiou
Venner -
Friends

Τους φίλους τους διαλέγουμε ,
γι' αυτό δεν
τους παιδεύουμε
Τα μυστικά μας λέμε
Κι εμείς ερωτευτήκαμε 
αλλά δεν τρελαθήκαμε
Τους φίλους δεν τους καίμε
Κι εμείς ερωτευτήκαμε
αλλά δεν σκοτωθήκαμε
Τους φίλους μας δεν καίμε

 

         
The friends we choose,
so for that don't treat them hard

Our secrets we said
And we fell in love
but we did not get crazy

The friends we do not burn them
And we fell in love
but did not get killed

Our friends does not burn

 

Kithara.vu - Translated with the help of Google!

--- and I will say it again and again, Greek is not easy!

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Dagens sitat;  Todays quote;

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart,
and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."

Sent by Donna Roberts

"En venn er en som kjenner sangen i ditt hjerte,
og kan synge den for deg når du har glemt ordene."




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