o1.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle (panorama)
DSC04664.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. The grass in a city park was blanketed in these seeds with the air filled with them floating on the breeze
DSC04635.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle cistern (for fresh water storage)
DSC04651.JPG=Thessalonika Greece. An Orthodox church
o3.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle on the outside wall (panorama)
DSC04634.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle barrel vaulted cistern (for fresh water storage)
DSC04604.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle outside wall
DSC04784.JPG=The Aegean Sea between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece.
DSC04603.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. The Aegean and in the distance a small harbour viewed from Platamon Castle
DSC04668.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. Looking to the waterfront down the "mall" of Aristotelous.
DSC04753.JPG=Thessalonika city centre, Greece.
Olympus.JPG=Thessalonika, Greece. Mount Olympus viewed from Epanomi across the bay from our stopover (Easter Sunday panorama)
DSC04794.JPG=Near the border between Greece and Turkey
DSC04626.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle outer wall
t3.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  The Roman Palace in the city centre. Built to accomodate Emperor Galerius Maximianus (250-311 AD) during his temporary stay in Thessalonika (panorama)
DSC04701.JPG=Thessalonika city centre waterfront Greece.
DSC04666.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. Panayia Chalkaion church
DSC04742.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  Another street excavation site beside the Roman Palace.
DSC04665.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. The seeding trees. They were an unusual tree with a very round leaf with one side a pale silver green. In the breeze they look like the whole tree was decorated with baubles
DSC04725.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  City centre Archeological Museum occupies land that was an ancient burial site
DSC04574.JPG=Greece, near Larisa. Between Meteora and Mt Olympus. We were fooled by this mountain thinking it was Mt Olympus, not so.
DSC04671.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. The ancient Bey Hamam (Baths of Paradise)
DSC04691.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. Museum of the Jewish presence. In WWII, the Nazis transported 49000 Greek Jews to camps in Germany and Poland. Just 2000 returned. All of the museums were closed when we were in Thessalonika.
DSC04792.JPG=Unfortunately we weren't close enough but this was a marble quarry between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece. The marble obviously comes off the cliff in clean sheets
DSC04597.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle
DSCN3980.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle and one of the ancient cannon. We are sitting on remains of the outer wall above the ocean.\
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DSC04648.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle, ruins of a small house
DSC04682.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. The central Modiano market place on Easter Saturday. We didn't fancy the intestines
t8.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. Aristotelous Square (panorama)
001Signs1.jpg=As we get to the Turkish border to leave Greece, we "might" have just been getting close to interpreting some signage. Recently, Joy has learned to recognise έξοδος as exit for us, but the real word is exodus.
DSC04644.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle church of Ste Paraskevi.\

A4.JPG=Again lovely mountains and lush plains between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece. (panorama)
DSC04616.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle and one of the excavated churches with intact frescos.\

DSC04793.JPG=Thessalonika, Greece. Traditional game where 2 people hold the Easter eggs in a certain way and each tries to crack the shell of the other person ( a bit like "conkers")
DSC04629.JPG=\
Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle outer wall and the Aegean sea
DSC04750.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  The Ayios Georgios (Rotunda)
DSCN3983.JPG=Thessalonika, Greece. Dimitrios Nikiforidis almost insisted that we join them for their Easter Sunday celebrations
DSC04670.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. The ancient Bey Hamam (Baths of Paradise)
DSC04639.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle wildflowers
DSC04621.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle and one of ancient cannon.
DSC04601.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle with pretty wildflowers
DSC04652.JPG=Thessalonika Greece. An Orthodox church
o7.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle - the Keep (panorama)
DSC04656.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece.
TravelsMap.jpg=The route we travelled through Greece
o4.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. The Aegean sea waterfront outside the park.(panorama)
DSC04718.JPG=Thessalonika city centre waterfront Greece. The White Tower. So named, when in 1890 a convict whitewashed the tower in exchange for his freedom
DSC04752.JPG=Thessalonika Greece. What a great idea, particularly for we tourists. The city centre bus stops tell which bus number is next and how long before arrival. Seen them on the railways before , but not bus stops.
DSC04653.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. From the bus and rail station we walked down one of the main streets (Egnatia) and were surprised at how much archeological excavation was happening
DSC04614.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle and one of the excavated churches with intact frescos.\

DSC04731.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  The Roman Palace in the city centre. Built to accomodate Emperor Galerius Maximianus (250-311 AD) during his temporary stay in Thessalonika
DSC04776.JPG=The highway between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece.
CastleOf Platamonas.jpg=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle (Internet picture)
DSC04688.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. Pigs heads looked pretty gruesome at the next shop
DSC04737.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  The Roman Palace in the city centre. Built to accomodate Emperor Galerius Maximianus (250-311 AD) during his temporary stay in Thessalonika
DSC04697.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. Aristotelous Square
A3.JPG=Again lovely mountains and lush plains between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece. (panorama)
DSC04662.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. The Odieon of the ancient Roman Agora
DSC04680.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. The central Modiano market place on Easter Saturday
DSC04655.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. A nicely restored hotel building next to one needing TLC\
					
DSC04618.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle and one of the ancient cannon.
DSC04727.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  City centre Archeological Museum sarcophagus
DSC04685.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. The butcher shop packed with customers and lined up out side at thel Modiano market place on Easter Saturday. We found out the next day (Sunday) that lamb is a must have meal for their Easter celebrations
A1.JPG=A large lakeview between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece. (panorama)
DamagedVans.jpg=Panteleimon, Greece. When we finally arrived at our stopover, it was obvious that there had been a nasty storm recently. Many of the "permanent" caravans had been damaged.
DSC04686.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. This butcher was amazing to watch carving up a lamb with a large meat cleaver. The blur in the centre of the pic is the cleaver at full speed.\

Art2Olympus.jpg=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle entry gate to the Keep and Greek Orthodox religious art (St George and the dragon)
DSC04581.JPG=Larisa, Greece. This beautiful (new) Byzantine style church. Agios(Saint) Giorgios.
DSC04708.JPG=Thessalonika city centre waterfront Greece. Inside the six museum/display levels of the White Tower.
DSC04736.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  The Roman Palace in the city centre. Built to accomodate Emperor Galerius Maximianus (250-311 AD) during his temporary stay in Thessalonika
DSC04658.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. Building of the Ministry for Macedonia & Thrace
DSC04657.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. Very much like our surf rescue vehicle colourings
DSC04613.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle and what we thought might have been ancient "cisterns" but probably just a pile of rocks
DSC04596.JPG=Panteleimon, Greece. The Aegean sea waterfront outside the park with the Platamon Castle looking down.
DSC04630.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. An unusual tree with new spring growth and cones similar to the pine
DSC04759.JPG=Mount Olympus, Greece. Viewed from Epanomi on the Thessaloniki side of the bay (Kolpos Thessoloniki)
DSC04774.JPG=The Aegean Sea between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece.
o2.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. View of the village from Platamon Castle (panorama)
DSC04610.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Entry gate to Platamon Castle through the outside wall
DSC04609.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Entry gate to Platamon Castle through the outside wall
No2.JPG=Mount Olympus, Greece. The highest mountain and where the ancient Greek Gods lived - Zeus, Juno, Hercules, Atlas et al (panorama)
DSC04740.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  The roof top of a city centre apartment building. Many chimneys and antennae.\

DSC04728.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  City centre Archeological Museum sarcophagus
DSC04693.JPG=Thessalonika city centre waterfront Greece.
DSC04602.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. The Aegean viewed from Platamon Castle
DSC04741.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  The roof top of a city centre apartment building. Many chimneys and antennae.
DSC04573.JPG=Greece, near Larisa. Between Meteora and Mt Olympus
DSC04692.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. The Excelcior Hotel - 39 euros for a snack
DSC04790.JPG=Highway between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece.
DSC04687.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. They had full lambs with the head on, hanging and some people were buying a whole animal.
DSC04766.JPG=Thessalonika, Greece. Dimitrios Nikiforidis' Easter Sunday feast preparations
DSC04580.JPG=Larisa, Greece. This beautiful (new) Byzantine style church. Agios(Saint) Giorgios.
DSCN3982.JPG=Thessalonika, Greece. Dimitrios Nikiforidis' Easter Sunday feast preparations
DSC04769.JPG=The Aegean Sea between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece.
t5.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  The Arch of Galerius (panorama)
DSC04720.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  City centre war memorial
DSC04714.JPG=Thessalonika city centre waterfront Greece.
DSC04598.JPG=Panteleimon, Greece. The Aegean sea waterfront outside the park
DSC04606.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle outside wall wildflowers
DSC04780.JPG=The grape and olive plantations form neat patterns between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece.
DSC04582.JPG=Larisa, Greece. Front of the Byzantine style church. Agios(Saint) Giorgios.
DSC04749.JPG=Thessalonika Greece.  The Arch of Galerius
DSC04649.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle church of Ste Paraskevi.
DSC04619.JPG=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle and one of the excavated house remains
DSC04700.JPG=Thessalonika city centre Greece. The Greek Orthodox Cathedral
DSC04783.JPG=The grape and olive plantations form neat patterns between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece.
DSC04791.JPG=Highway between Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Art1Olympus.jpg=Panteleimon, near Mount Olympus Greece. Platamon Castle church Greek Orthodox religious art, with what seems to be a beheaded Jesus on the right. This seems to be a common image that we don't really understand
