Yunanıstan'a da gidiyoruz: We're going to Greece, too

Yesterday I went to the Istanbul Gar (train station) and bought tickets for the overnight train to Thessaloniki! Alex has two days of exams, today and tomorrow, and on Wednesday, we'll store most of our luggage at the apartment and leave for three days in Greece. Thessaloniki was once part of the Ottoman Empire (but we don't need to remind them of that) and it has a lot of similar history and architecture that we've been focusing on in Istanbul. It will be very interesting to see how this history is presented in Greece. Also, we plan to go swimming at a beach on one of the peninsulas near the city :D
And, of course, our Turkish skills will not be useful in Greece... We're going to have a crash course in the Greek alphabet and key phrases during the train ride...
I can't believe that we're so close to the end of our summer! It doesn't feel like two months have passed, more like a few weeks. On one hand, I'm not quite ready to jump back into my other life in Tucson... on the other, I can't wait to see our cat, Athena, and have our own space again.
I'll write more as I can, depending on access to the internet, etc. There will definitely be more to report and pictures to post from our time in Greece, as well.
Görüşürüz ~ See you later ~ Hasta luego ~ Ciao ~ Até logo