Hotel Holiday Inn Thessaloniki

... br><br>PS- I just asked Andre if he wanted to add anything to the blog and he said this exact quote, &#8220;Disappointed. No skeleton of Philip, Alexander the Great&#8217;s dad. Very sad.&#8221; I will translate: we were told the skeleton of Philip (Alexander&#8217;s dad) would be at the archaeological museum but it was not. The man working there said it hadn&#8217;t been there in 20 years and he didn&#8217;t know where it was now.

... 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>

This morning we woke up and enjoyed our free breakfast again. We packed our bags and checked out, giving ourselves plenty of time to walk to the bus station. We walked down the hill and through the main square of the city and when we got to the bus station and were waiting for the bus to arrive, Matt realized that he had left his camera battery and charger in the outlet in the hotel. He couldn't leave without it because he was leaving for Egypt in a few days, so he put his ...

... lady came back and sat down next to me. Clearly she had been saying good-bye to the young man. He stood outside the window on the platform, smiling and waving until the train pulled out.<br><br>As I glanced at her, she had a smile on her face. Several times she answered her phone, and it was obvious that he was calling her to talk as she made her trip north. I couldn't ...

... at other islands. Candy made friends with a young woman from Mitilini, on the island of Lesvos, that was going to Thessaloniki, as well. So, we were able to practice a few Greek phrases and get recommendations for activities. Our visit to Thessaloniki coincided with two major celebrations. The anniversary of Thessaloniki's return to Greek hands is October 26-- which is also the Feast Day of St. Dimetrius. (Thessaloniki quickly became the ...

... at some gas station on the side of the highway. Around 6:30am we got gas, air in the tires, some chips and away we were to Patra again.<br><br><br><br><br>Day 6 - July 3rd - Patra<br><br><br>We arrived in Patra, red eyed and tired and looking for our hotel to shower. It took us about 2 hours to find our hotel and only by chance. Patra is a large city with many one way roads. We finally arrived at our hotel, two days early. They were kind enough to switch our days and get us into a ...

... to see not one, not 2, but 3 American restaurants all within a block! I had my choice of TGI Fridays, Applebees, or Chilis! I couldn't resist a touch of home, not to mention that I thought FOR SURE those menus had to be in English! and sure enough, they were. So I enjoyed a meal at Fridays, though it was more pricey than in the states due to the exchange rate, it felt great to have something familiar that didn't require thought and ...