viola's people watching blog
Brussels was cold and teeth chattering and we walked around with frozen faces and numb noses and other frigid extremities. But the city was busy and bustling…streets strung with Christmas lights, shops windows displaying sleek tailored garments on long-legged mannequins and coffee shops, jam-packed and bursting at the seams. Brussels […]
After our friends left on 12 May we had to pack in a hurry because we were leaving for Brussels on Sunday 14 May well before sunrise, to catch the first flight to Athens. We had just one day to throw things into our luggage and it was fine by […]
Oh what a fluster we were in to make preparations for the trio from Brussels. Weeks before their arrival, we went online and searched for baby furniture to prepare for Louise’s stay. I suggested to Annie over the phone that they could sleep in the guest room on the second […]
So there we were, Yiannis and myself, once again, bleary eyed, hopping on the early morning flight to Athens with a hurried connection to Brussels. We were excited to see Louise…Burpy…as Annie and I have nicknamed her as she burps like a champion. She started this charming habit right from […]
We woke up at half past four to a sky that was dark and frigidly cold with Venus still hanging low with a steady glitter. It was Sunday 6 February and we were taking the early morning flight to Athens and then a connecting flight to Brussels…to meet someone very […]