The Athens+Larisa shows photos 2009

[Deleted User 13688]

Oh Toshiko. I am laughing so hard about ur photos and ur dialogue on them!!!! That hotel, oh my gosh that hotel that the GPS sent you to!!! LOLOL Thank you so much for the fun!!

[Toshiko]

Hi Cristy,

We drove around the olive field at least one hour...
We should've rent off-road jeep not a Toyota carolla.

[Deleted User 13688]

Well what is a road trip without adventure? I am just glad you are okay and safe!!

[Toshiko]

Thanks, Cristy.

I have a little more photos so I will post them soon.

[RobertaForster]

LOL Toshiko, google translator teached me how to write that in japanese
And I would go crazy with so many dogs at my home, just one can drive me crazy
I'll be waiting for more pics, slower is more... exciting! we just can't wait to see the next part

[Guest]

I can tell you are teasing me, Lenita.

What, what, what???

HHHAAAAHH!!!! I am just saying that things like that ( following any 'clear' instructions here ) can take you to an olive fields, easily !! I guess I was saying : "That´s Greece for you , babe !! "

[Toshiko]

Hi Roberta,
The funny thing is my friend's grandparents were from my prefecture(like state) so she remembered our dialect.
Now she lives in Near Tokyo(called Chiba prefecture where Narita International Airport is located) so I think she is learning Tokyo dialect.
Well, thank you for your kind words about my photos. I looooooooove to hear that kind of words.

Hi Lenita, (Am I spelling your name correctly?)
I love olives specially the back ones.
Thoes small olives on the tree become back olives?
And I loved the bread there, too.
I went to supermarket and bought a can of rice rapped with a leaves. What do you think it was? It was really tasty, too.

Anyway, I uploaded some more photos.
This one is "Going to Larissa."
http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c89/aepo/The%20Greece%20shows%202009/Going%20to%20Larissa%20July%207/

[Guest]

Yes, Toshiko, that´s my name.
Yes, the small olives become big ones (Sorry, teasing you again) When they are ready and ripe, they are black. The green olives are not yet ready, but are picked as well, since they are not as strong tasting as the black ones and all olives have to be prepared for a long time before they are eatable

The stuffed leaf-covered things were called "dolmades", kind of appetizers, served with a special kind of white lemon sauce. The leaves are wine leaves.

[Toshiko]

Hi Lenita,
Thank you for explaining me about the food.
It was really delicious.
Those leaves were wine leaves, huh?
I didn't know we can eat the wine leaves.
I might go to the book store and find some Greek Food book.

I like green olives, but black ones better.
It is expensive to buy canned olives here in Japan.
But I love olives so I buy them often.

By the way, another question for you, Lenita.
How many alphabets do you have in Greek?
Mad Dog said probably 27 like English, but I though there are more.
Who is the winner this time?

[katerina]

There is no winner The letters are 24!
Αα, Ββ, Γγ, Δδ, Εε, Ζζ, Ηη, Θθ, Ιι, Κκ, Λλ, Μμ, Νν, Ξξ, Οο, Ππ, Ρρ, Σσ, Ττ, Υυ, Φφ, Χχ, Ψψ, Ωω.

Thanks for the photos!!

[Toshiko]

Hi Katerina,

Thanks for the alphabet lesson.
24 alphabets!
Actually we use Greek alphabet for expressing the pronounciation of English words so we know the characters a little. Also we use them for math.(I guess that's international thing)
It was really good lessons to show the Greek to our junior and high school students.
They are so curious about your county now.

Well, I hope we will be able to visit there again someday in cooler weather time.

[Toshiko]

I've sent some photos to the Webmaster, but they are not posted in the Gallery, yet...
I tried to post them by myself, but only the error message comes out.
I could do it before and now I can't.
I wonder why...

[Gabi6912]

Yep, and 26 spells in english alphabet indeed.

There is no winner The letters are 24!
Αα, Ββ, Γγ, Δδ, Εε, Ζζ, Ηη, Θθ, Ιι, Κκ, Λλ, Μμ, Νν, Ξξ, Οο, Ππ, Ρρ, Σσ, Ττ, Υυ, Φφ, Χχ, Ψψ, Ωω.

Thanks for the photos!!

[Toshiko]

I uploaded a short video of the soundcheck sean of the Athens show in my YouTube file.
Very short, but still something.

[Toshiko]

My YouTube site:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ToshikoAnderson

[Deleted User 13688]

Danke schon Toshiko!! You rawk our world!!!

[katerina]

Danke schon Toshiko!! You rawk our world!!!

Someone's making progress in Geeeeermaaaan!

Thank you Toshiko!!:-))

[katerina]

I uploaded a short video of the soundcheck sean of the Athens show in my YouTube file.
Very short, but still something.

Oh man... While this was happening, we were waiting outside. (I think it was 5pm?) We heard Pictured Life and got all upset, but then we weren't sure it was THE band playing, because earlier it had been Matthias' technicians checking the sound etc, and we couldn't find out..

[Deleted User 13688]

Well hell girl, that's the easiest phrase in German.

[Toshiko]

Bitte schoen Christy and Katerina,

I didn't know if the band members were going to have a soundcheck or not, but they did.
I regret why I didn't smile more or cheer more or take more videos or a lot of things...
I'm shy and think slow....
I even realized that I forgot to write set-list of the soundcheck.

I am so thankful to all the people to help us for this Greece trip.
Greece is great!!!!!!

P.S. I love Portugal, too.
P.P.S. I love Germany, too.
P.P.P.S. I would like to go to Brazil someday, too.
P.P.P.P.S. I would like the Scorpions to come to Japan soon, too!!!!!!!!