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[Vivie]

Hi friends!!! Christos and I have just come back from a rather long weekend which was spent with a friendly couple of ours at their house near Monemvasia (near Sparta - south Peloponnisos). The weather was not excellent (a little bit windy, then rain, then sunshine...). However, it was really refreshing that we escaped from the everyday routine..!!!

Senta I am glad that you finally got some free time..!!!

Gail, I have missed you..

Vivie, Christos always laughs when I am crying during emotional movies!!!

Glad to hear Lia of your great weekend!:)
This weekend that it is Clean Monday , me and Akis plan to visit my folks again!:)

the downside is that tomorrow college starts again! I was so enjoying sitting home and clean and cook and making Akis feel welcome!:(

Lia, Akis laughs also , and pulls me in his bear-hug:) I do like that a LOT!!

Senta...glad to have some free time! here I have some headache as I try to assemble an schedule that will let me early on bazaar days , and also to have subjects that I like...my head's now pounding like a hammer!!!got bit dizzy too!

dearest gail , glad you're fine!!I'm off to watch my fav show , Hughleys..do you know it?it apparently is an old american one...at the start of nineties..

[gail]

The Hughley's isn't a show I remember seeing, Vivie. Hope you enjoy it.

Did you figure out your class schedule?

[Pifou]

Hi,
Yesterday was "Mardi Gras" in France (the literal translation is "Fat Tuesday"... ) and we used to prepare some "Crêpes" (sorry i don't know the name in English...)
So my wife prepared the paste and i helped to cook...

Crêpe A face :


Crêpe B face :


After, you can do what you want :
Eat sweetened with : sugar, marmelade, chocolate or fruits like bananas...
Eat salted with : ham, melted cheese, egg or what you like...

Hmmm... too much delicious...

++
Pif

[Senta]

Lia, I hope you had as good time as I had in the weekend

Vivie, name Huglies didn't ring a bell on my head either I don't know the show.

Pifou, you could maybe call them thin pancakes or flapjacks In Finland we use the word "Crepes" too in the restaurants.
I can almost smell the pleasant smell there. Brings water to my mouth

[imagine]

In france we eat "crepes" at "Mardi Gras" (last Tuesday of february ... not sure)
and at "chandeleur" (Candelmas - 40 days after Christmas...)

PS: for "Mardi Gras" i found here that it was "Shriven Tuesday" or "the night before Lent",
what about "Pancakes Day"? ... which more correspond to us

See you!

[gail]

We call them Crêpe's too, Pifou.

These pastries (called Paczki's) can be found here the day before Lent (Fat Tuesday).
I had one that was filled with chocolate custard. Delicious!


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[David]

i only found out that not only lithuanians *+other easter europeans celebrate "Mardi Gras yesterday ignorance at its best

anyway i foudn this silly pic of what people in lithuania do


and:

[phil1908]

about Belgium, one of the famous occurs in BINCHE...

[Vivie]

hah!I've had these too Pif..we call them crepes too..

my favorite is with chocolate paste.
you made me want one this very minute! when I go to return the movies, I will search for a creperie to take one...hadn't one for nearly a year..and my mouth DEMANDS for one...

gail : yes I did figure it out all right, but I'm feeling like it's a jungle...maybe I will shot some pictures from enrollment day next time , to see what animals we are....
two days past this day , and my foot still hurts when I walk...the throng of students despairing for a number , is too damaging..

[Senta]

LOL David
One of those would be enough to whole Syberian-folk
So, how would you like to eat your piece of crepe?