Thessaloniki
Travel Blogs from Thessaloniki, Greece
Happy Greek Wedding
... studying biochemistry. We then went onto different paths and last time I saw her was during my last visit to Greece in 2005 when I came to see here in Thessaloniki. She was and still is an amazing hostess. Her family are kind and generous, then again they ...
Pre-Santorini (hopefully!)
So last weekend was our in-depth tour of Thessaloniki. We finally experienced the Saturday market, found good American food, and had a chance to sit back and relax before we rushed into this week of school. We also were supposed to go scuba diving in a ...
Kilise, daha çok kilise!
Selanikte kalıp kalmamakla ilgili kesin bir karara varmamıştık aslında. Şu bizim meşhur seyahat planında Yunanistan biraz bulanıktı, ne yalan söyleyeyim. Ülkeye giriş çıkış ...
Belarus
Last time i went to Belarus was in 1996. A long time ago... We (my mother, my sister and I) decide to go to see our relatives in Belarus. We took the train from Ruse - a town in the Bulgarian-rumanion border (we lived in Bulgaria). The trip from Ruse to ...
The Greecey Phase
... trailer hooked up Tofty)! Talking of desperate attempts to flee the country, there is one last story I’d like to mention from Greece, which whilst slightly amusing, I hope might also be a bit of a lesson to us all. When we arrived at Thessoloniki ...
Greece & Beyond
These photos you are about to see include: Family photos Artifacts Sava and Me having fun White Castle Airplane Fun & Greek Food & ...
ASUDE THESSALONIKI
GUN 3 günlerden PAZARTESİ Gece 04:00 te yattım, ama 09:00 da ayaktaydım. Uykumu güzel almışım. Oda biraz rutubetli ama idare eder ayrıca pek mahzuru yok. Kahvaltıya gittik ve Mariya' ...
a dark strain
Morning in Thessaloniki--what a place, the second city of Byzantium, named for the sister of Alexander the Second?, right on the water, lots of interesting things to explore today, including the modern fashion and jewelry stuff, very interesting ...
Weekend in Thessaloniki
... ... or 9-10 if you insist on cruising Chalkidiki for an open hotel 3 weeks before tourist season starts. Once back in Thessaloniki center, avoid Hotel Olga and head straight for something you've heard of before... like Holiday Inn. Spend the rest of ...
Quick train change
... ?," my usual question to anyone from New Jersey. Fifteen minutes later I was on my train to Thessaloniki, the 2nd largest city in Greece, and strangely enough, the hometown of Mustapha Kumal, otherwise known as Ataturk, otherwise known as the George ...
Ya Sas!
... friends and actually got a ride back from one of the bartenders that was a Russian immigrant who is studying journalism here in Thessaloniki and speaks her language (of course), Greek, and English (but with a British accent). When we got back we went to ...
Macedonia
Well, i didnt initially intend to come here, but have ended up spending 4 nights in Thessaloniki. Quite strange really, especially considering my initial impressions of the city were not that great. The bus dropped me off right next to the port, which is ...
Supermarkets and Traffic Lights Yay!
... while they checkout your food which I thought was pretty neat, and you are actually supposed to bag things yourself! Seems like Thessaloniki is a pretty independent kind of city. When we got outside Dave found carts that we could rent for 1 euro and take ...
Sunday
... might be unaware of. He is also a prolific writer. In a 20 day period, he hears around 2-3000 confessions from people in the Thessaloniki area and the many pilgrims who come to him seeking counsel. We were so blessed to meet with him. He was amazing. So ...
It just shows
Some things easily transcend language barriers; they're just obvious in a person. I got on the train early this morning and negotiated through the other passengers who were arranging their bags and themselves. I found my seat,and there were a young man ...
Segundo Dia de Tessalônica
Domingo, 11.07.10 – Não consegui dormir cedo, estava abaixando as fotos para tentar recuperar o dia de sexta feira que não tinha conseguido ainda mandar. E como já passava da meia noite e o skype do Marco estava aberto, aproveitei para lhe dar ...

