A Pinay in Europe

Walking around Corfu town is a feast for the eyes! And with Christmas just few days from now, it’s fascinating looking at the xmas decorations in shops while shoppers walk about doing their Christmas purchases.  Truly, people-watching is a great delight, what with Corfiot women not having the slightest intention to fall behind their French and Italian sisters in the fashion scene!

The little girl could easily grace the cover of a novel book or a magazine.  I think I’ve seen a magazine featuring Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes, in the same outfit.

I suppose it’s the twins’ first-ever Christmas shopping!

Greece is where I have seen the most number of boots-lovers!

A family that shops together stays together…

A corner shrine

Simple but very effective Christmas decoration

Love those pavement stones!

One minute you are in the High Street and the next minute, you find yourself trudging through residential alleys.  You get a lot of housekeeping ideas though, like, how to dry socks in tight spaces!

The mountain range of Albania as seen from Corfu town

Just goes to show that a car can be a good pot for giant plants!

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The many sides of the Lemon triplet
Nymphes, Corfu, Greece

This orange is about to hatch chick….
Corfu, Greece

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We went driving to the hills today and were truly impressed by the glorious sight of the olive trees heavily laden with fruits and the black nettings underneath them.  The harvest season starts in October and lasts till the early months of the following year. 

Climb this footpath at your own risk!  The olives dropping on the ground slowly excretes  their precious oil making this pavement dangerously slippery for walking!

These black nettings laid out under the tree collect the dropping olives.  When the harvest season is over, they are carefully folded out and stored away, to be taken out again next season.

The dropped olives

A majestic olive tree standing golden and proud at sunset.

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