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... is proof of our civilization." <br><br>Altogether, we spent two nights in Thessaloniki and I think that is the perfect amount. We got to see everything that sounded interesting to us and got to enjoy just wandering around the town. I am really excited to see more Greek-like towns (as we head south). But first, we are off to Istanbul, Turkey. We will spend 4 days or so there before returning to Greece for the rest of our trip.<br><br ...

... br><br>Bin um kurz nach 20:00 gelandet, und um 23:50 dann mit dem Nachtzug weiter nach Sofia. 18,50Euro fuer die Strecke, habe aber noch fuer 10 Euro auf den Schlafwagen upgegraded, da der eine Waggon ziemlich voll war (und ich ausserdem doch recht muede war).<br><br>Gruss<br>Ralf<br>

... galleries. Here we went to an art gallery whos exhibits which ranged from several hundred beer cans arranged in a spiral to a musical video about communism. Top fun!<br><br>We also went in to a photography gallery and a museum of cinema which was quite cool. A pretty awesome 3D film at the end as well!<br><br>This passed most of the time we needed to kill and we filled the rest with wondering the streets looking around.<br>

... t so we got on another train. This time we were told that the train was not going to Athens and then we'd have to get off and get on a different train. &gt;_&lt; Finally we were on the train we needed to be on having again checked if we needed to reserve and the conductor again informed us that we didn't have tickets so would have to get off. He then phoned the station and shouted at somebody in Greek and then everything seemed to be fine. Thus we arrived in Athens...<br>

... heard Paul speak when he was in Thessaloniki heard about his speaking. They heard about the stir he caused, and they heard his message about Jesus Christ. And even people who were socially removed and distant came to believe in Christ and become a part of the Church. How? Through the grapevine, of course. Paul's teaching was important critical for the spread of the Gospel. I think it was even important for Paul to cause a scene and rile ...

... over beautiful mountain ranges and the Thermaikos Gulf on the way into the city. As I passed customs and my passport received its Greek stamp, I couldn't help but smile when I realized where I now was! I'm back in a city where people drive on the right, but aside from the driving and a handful of chain retail stores, absolutely nothing is familar here! As it dawned on me what it really means to travel to a foreign place by yourself, I was hit with a reality check. Since the beginning of ...

... street and got a bunch of vegetables for one euro. Red onions, green onions, green and red bell peppers (Although they look nothing like ours, they taste exactly the same if not better!). We used some pesto sauce Megan had bought in Agistri and I cooked up some chicken breasts with olive oil, oregano, and garlic salt. Mom has taught me well : ) Thursday night was our last night of classes for the week since Megan and I were cool and made sure our schedules didn't have ...

... but has died down since the morning. Not much to do, but eat and shop....oh and smoke. <br><br><br>Good news, we looked at our tickets to Thessaloniki and instead of the 8 hour flight we thought we were heading into, it's actually only 4 hours....but we thought we were leaving earlier. (Note to self: Pay attention when booking stuff!)<br><br><br>3pm...only 7.5 hours till we're onward to Greece. Updates to come.<br><br><br><br><br>Day 3 - June 30th - Arriving in Thessaloniki, on route to ...

She says: Right up until checkout time, we still weren't sure where we were headed from Kalambaka. We knew we wanted to get to Santorini, so the obvious choice would have been Athens, from which we could get a ferry. But we were planning to meet my parents there a week later, and were hesitant to backtrack. Also, from what we'd heard, Athens doesn't seem like the best place to just pass through. Our hostel owner came to the rescue, informing us after one quick phone call that ...

After hanging out around Olympus on Thursday, we set out for Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city behind Athens. We did a drive-through, got stuck in rush-hour traffic, and decided to abort Thessaloniki to stay closer to Friday's destination: Vergina, the site of the royal tombs of Alexander the Great and Philip of Macedonia.