http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Central-Macedonia/Mount-Olympos/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Greece , Central Macedonia , Mount Olympos en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:10:38 BST Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:10:38 BST Thursday 11th September 2008 KozaniI had my cloths washed in a washing shop for the local students and asked people for a cheap hostel to stay. A beautiful girl there are so many of them in this town recommended a hotel near the center Anesis Hotel. They charged me 25 Euro for the cheapest room they had with a shared bathroom. In the evening I made contact to a local shop owner on the centra http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Central-Macedonia/Mount-Olympos/blog-329043.html What 2 days these have been What a rare mood I'm in Why it's almost like.......I made it to the top of Mt OlympusWhilst only 2918m it was a fantastic buzz and hard work going up on the lungs and down on the knees and ankles.From the beginning........I left Athens with nothing more than the knowledge that the small village of Litohoro was the starting point for the Mt Olympus climb no http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Central-Macedonia/Mount-Olympos/blog-81894.html We were told breakfast was at 7.30 so we made sure we were ready to go. I didn't sleep that well the bed was really hard. Breakfast consisted of a boiled egg and bread with either jam or marmalade. While we were eating the church bell tolled just outside our window and we didn't think anything of it but the lady said the reason was because a man had died during the night. Kind of eerie.After http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Central-Macedonia/Mount-Olympos/blog-55359.html