The Lies Converge in Thessaloniki

Trip Start Apr 25, 2008
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Trip End May 03, 2008


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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Despite my sister's advice to take a cab, I opted to try the local bus system at the Thess airport.  I didn't know exactly where our hotel was and all I had was the little area map from their website.  But quite a few people on the bus tried to be helpful, even though they didn't really speak English.  Surprisingly, I made it to the hotel without getting lost, and ran into Cindy, Paul, and dad on the steps of the hotel! 

After a quick shower, I joined my family next door for a drink before dinner.  We wandered over to a cute pedestrian only area for dinner, where I had the best grilled octopus ever.  The fried calamari, grilled fish, greek salad, and other appetizers were also good.  All in all, I collapsed after my 3 leg flight to Greece full and happy.

The next morning, we had a nice walk through the turkish market and then stopped for a still -warm chocolate croissant at a cafe on Miropoleus and Agias Sofias.  we continued walking along the water to the picturesque white tower, then through the historic sites of the arch and palace of Galerius (dating back to 300 AD), the Rotunda, and the monestary tucked into the old city walls. The coolest thing about the convent was the large collection of peacocks tucked inside the courtyard. 

After pretty much exhausting the sites of Thess, we had another tasty meal at a place called Krasodidio (maybe- I can't read Greek!) on Filippous.  The restaurant must be near the courthouse since it has some kind of court theme.  We had a delicious giant bean salad in tomato sauce and a tasty arugala salad (roka). The mixed grill, stuffed squid, grilled squid, and broccoli salad were also good, and the whole meal (with wine) for 5 people was a bargain at about 50 euros (75 USD). 

Well fed, we packed up and head south to Meteora.
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