Blogs from Central Macedonia, Greece, Europe - page 11

Thursday 21st April 2011 On the road down the plain of Thessaly to Larisa, then north towards Thessaloniki to a campsite in the shadow of Mt Olympus - the home of the gods according to greek mythology. The campsite is the nearest one open to Thessaloniki where we have arranged to meet an old Greek friend of mine from my university days - George. A few texts and phone calls later arrangements have been made and George has very generously invited us to a traditional Greek Easter celebration with him, his family and friends on Easter Sunday. I look forward eagerly to our meeting remembering happy days shared in Salford in the late 70's. Our pitch is 50m from the sea and we are surprised to find we are the only residents on site. In contrast ... read more

Thessaloniki and Litochoro. After our time in the islands with family, we flew up to Thessaloniki in Macedonia/North Greece. It was a nice change of pace and was an opportunity to see the Turkish history in that part of Greece, as well as taste alot of amazing northern Greek foods. After leaving the city we headed to Litochoro, the town at the base of Mount Olympus. We attempted to climb it, but Zeus brought all kinds of low altitude rain and fog throughout the 2 days we we were there. We hiked the first 14 kilometers from Litochoro to Prionia. This is technically not even on Mount Olympus yet, however it is the beginning of the traditional trail to the summit. Apparently, the rain and fog disappeared about 10 kilometers or so beyond where we decided ... read more

We arrived at Anne and Ivan’s building once again. They didn’t even check to see who had buzzed, they must have been expecting us. Not necessarily…the girls were asleep and they didn’t want the phone to wake them. They graciously let us stay with them for the evening. We stayed around the house most of the next day to visit, play with the girls and use the internet. We took a quick bike ride out to the English Gardens for ein Spezi und ein Radler. We got a little lost getting there, but it didn’t really matter; it was just a trip to say that we left the house that day. There was a lot more to see in the gardens so for a relaxing day we suggest to borrow (or hire) some bikes and putz ... read more

Ode To Frogbert Hi Catherine & Brent Push "View Full Entry" now. It was hard having to leave poor Frogbert behind in London after he had got used to having us around for 12 days. On the flight over to Athens, I wrote the following: In May of 2006 Our daughter crossed the sea Her friends all call her Cath But to us she Catherine, or CC. In London she stayed first with her brother Good jobs were hard to find And so, she discovered, was a man Of the understanding, caring kind. And then Frogbert came into her life A cuddly froggy boy He was a valuable companion But not quite the Real McCoy. Then her brother had a brainwave He suggested to his little sis “If you want to meet Prince Charming Why not ... read more

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