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Last Sunday, we decided to take a short road trip to the city of Drama. It's an hour and a half away, so we made sure to pack a DVD for the kids to watch so that we could distract them and hopefully avoid the inevitable question, "are we there yet" ?Despite my efforts, Izabella didn't abstain from persistently and systematically asking, "how much longer ?" or "How many more minutes do we have left?". So, after our short drive to Drama, the children were more than pleased with my choice of a holiday destination.
Last Sunday, we decided to take a short road trip to the city of Drama. It's an hour and a half away, so we made sure to pack a DVD for the kids to watch so that we could distract them and hopefully avoid the inevitable question, "are we there yet" ?Despite my efforts, Izabella didn't abstain from persistently and systematically asking, "how much longer ?" or "How many more minutes do we have left?". So, after our short drive to Drama, the children were more than pleased with my choice of a holiday destination.
As we drove to the center of the city the holiday lights became more abundant and then they saw the park that was converted into a Christmas wonderland or "Oniroupoli" (Dream City).
I discovered Oniroupoli last February when doing a search for information about the city of Drama. Kosta and I spent a year living in Drama 15 years ago and I absolutely loved the city. It's such a warm, beautiful city and I now I had another excellent reason to visit.
A visit with Agios Vasilis aka Santa. Naturally, this was the highlight of our visit.
The park was full on Sunday evening. Games, amusement rides for the children and live performances. This photo provides an excellent representation of the festive atmosphere at Oneiropouli. A view of Oniroupoli from a bridge.
Across from the platiya ( city center) the buildings are decorated for the holidays.The message reads: "Happy Holidays & Many Years".
Izabella found a stray to love for the time that we were at the park.
Candy for the kids.
The park was full on Sunday evening. Games, amusement rides for the children and live performances. This photo provides an excellent representation of the festive atmosphere at Oniroupoli.
Traditional dancers.Ονειρούπολη Δράμας, για μικρούς και μεγάλους!
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Κάθε χρόνο τέτοια εποχή η πόλη της Δράμας φορά τα γιορτινά της και μεταμορφώνεται σε μια πανέμορφη χριστουγεννιάτικη Ονειρούπολη.
Από τις 3 Δεκεμβρίου μέχρι τις 3 Ιανουαρίου μικροί και μεγάλοι ζουν το όνειρο των Χριστουγέννων με ένα πρωτότυπο και όμορφο τρόπο.
Το φανταστικό χωριό με την πανδαισία των χρωμάτων, τα ποικιλόμορφα στολίδια, οι πολύχρωμοι φωτισμοί και γενικά η εορταστική ατμόσφαιρα καθηλώνει τον κόσμο.
Τα γλυκα χαμόγελα των παιδιών όταν ξεχνιούνται στην αγκαλιά του Ταρανδούλη και του Χιονούλη... Η μικρούλα Αλεξάνδρα απολαμβάνει το καρουσέλ.
Η Ονειρούπολη είναι ένα μικρό χριστουγεννιάτικο χωριό που δημιουργήθηκε στο κέντρο της πόλης για πέμπτη χρονιά. Η Ιζαμπέλα με τον αδελφό της Φώτη το διασκεδάζουν με την ψυχή τους, όπως όλα τα παιδάκια.ΚΑΛΕΣ ΓΙΟΡΤΕΣ σε όλους!



