Sunday- To Vrontmas

At noon my cousin Zaharoula Nikias and her mother Anna picked us up at he Stanley Hotel for our 3 hour drive south of Sparta to my family's village in the mountains called Vrontmas.
We had a wonderful lunch at 4pm of Greek spaghetti with pot roast, greek salad and bread before heading to the neighboring village of Scala 18K away. They had a carnival parade which sadly was mostly rained out but the glendi that followed was in a large tent in the square and the villagers were not dismayed by the rain. We were treated to live music by well known singers from the greek islands, lots of greek dancing and pork souvlaki and loukemades for dinner and dessert. We met up with Anna's sisters, Kiki and Angleline, and their families to enjoy the glendi together. I could not have wished for a better introduction to the village and my family!!