Tower, toilets and treasure

Off we trotted to tour Thessaloniki and do some shopping. This was an A grade bad day for me! Sick from the word go and by the end of it I just wanted to die. We went along the waterfront to the White Tower. This must be one of the most beautifully presented places...

The White Tower

Lyn was particularly impressed by the high standard of the toilets in the White Tower, as was I till I reached in vain for the loo paper. And this is why my precious Blue Guide to Greece never returned home quite intact. Still, it sacrificed some pages in a good cause.

We had no real luck shopping but we did check out the churches. Lyn lit some candles and then Lyn was cheered by some (un)Orthodox entertainment.

...it was great as there was an argument about new carpet laying. The fat priest was very vocal!

The highlight of the day for me was the visit to the museum where the recent discoveries from the royal tombs at Vergina were on display. The golden crowns/wreaths were the most magnificent things I saw on the entire trip. Better than the treasures in Cairo, better than the tomb of Thutmose III, better than the Parthenon and the treasures from Mycenae ... Even Lyn was impressed ... a little.