Selanik'te: In Thessaloniki

After studying Turkish all summer, we spent the last long weekend in Greece! Well, why not... the city has played a major role in the history of Greece and Turkey.
It was so strange to rely on English all the time. Almost everyone could communicate in English... what a crazy world!
It was very quiet in the city. Very few people wanted to hang out in the oppressive heat. Also, Friday was a major religious holiday--the Assumption. So, the market was closed and some of the museums closed early. No problem... there was plenty to see anyway. Here are a few highlights from our visit to Thessaloniki:
The long walk along the sea. Can't you just see the heat?

A shrine for devotion on the go

Alexander the Great and his posse

The closed market

Music manuscripts in the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum


An out of use fountain from the Ottoman Empire

What's up in the city

Another mash-up of old and new

Hanging out near Aristotle Square

Dinner!