to Thessaloniki

Lyn scared the life out of me. While I packed the car she went to the post office. She was away forever! I had visions of white slavers ... but it turned out she was distracted by shopping opportunities and returned with a jumper for Jillian.

At the hotel we were showered with goodies for the next stage of our journey – biscuits, oranges, mandarins and rumballs! After a final visit to the church – still closed – we drove north for Thessaloniki.

The approaches to the city took us through a huge traffic jam. Weeks driving in Greece had hardened me and we survived... Here are our drivers licences on this trip.

We tried the big fancy hotel by the water but it was way out of our price range so we settled for a place called the Queen Olga which was still central but without the water views. Now there are some who would argue that Thessaloniki is a vibrant modern city with wide promenades along an attractive and historic waterfront. Over to you Lyn ...

Thessaloniki is a HOLE. Huge, smoggy and traffic everywhere