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  • Day 119

    Quick stop in Thessaloniki

    August 1, 2023 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    So we’ve finished our Greek Island tour and it’s time to ramp back up to tour speed for Türkiye and SE Asia, but we managed to squeeze in one last part of Greece before then.

    After a lazy last few hours on Skopelos (and fortunately no broken appendages this time) we caught the ferry to Thessaloniki, arriving pretty late.

    Our AirBnB for the night was in a pretty cool little area and we managed to find a Georgian restaurant just across from us.
    They were packed outside so we took a seat inside - turns out everyone was outside avoiding the group of 70+’s that we’re having a birthday party and someone had let control the playlist and volume on the sound system.
    Once the waiter heard our order and after a few attempts to find the vegetarian options, we had a great Georgian meal.

    The next day before heading to the airport we squeezed in a visit to the palace of Emperor Galerius and his triumphal arch and then head to the CBD for ice cream and a rest in the grass in the mall 💤
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