Opa!

Tonight I went to the Greek Festival with my friend Elle. It was held at McCoy Pavilion and was completely packed. It was $3.00 at the door to get in, and there were many booths - food, drinks, crafts and religious icons. There was also live music on a stage and dispersed around the pavilion in the form of single singers with guitars (or whatever the Greek equivalent is called).

The lines were ridiculously long when we got there at 7:00 p.m. I advise that you come earlier . . . either that, or don't go on an empty stomach. It was really hard to stand in line for 20 minutes when I was starving. Also, if you go too late they'll be no food. There's an area called Ethnic Foods where you can get a plate of diffent things for about $10.00-12.00. By the time we got around to it, they were saying there might not be any food left. The two girls in front of us were the official cut off. We might wait a half hour and walk away with nothing. Luckily, we were able to get a plate and have dinner, even though some of the entres were sold out already.

We stopped by the pastry section and picked some up to go. We tried the kataifi, which is like shredded wheat over a really sweet honey sauce. Too sweet for me. We also tried the kourambiedes (aka wedding cookies) because I had heard about them a lot. They were okay - not as sweet as the kataifi but nothing special either. They tasted like shortbread cookies covered in powdered sugar.

Overall, it was an okay night out. Nothing much happened and we didn't stick around too long. It was just too crowded and there really wasn't a lot of stuff to look at. It was also pretty dark in areas, even though there were lights strung up. This was my first and probably last time there. I'll wait for the real thing.