Greece (Thessaloniki and the Greek mountains in north)

Thessaloniki or Salonica is Greece's second-largest city and the capital of the Greek
province of Macedonia.

The White Tower of Thessaloniki was used as a prison during the era of the Ottoman
Empire; today it is a museum. The Aegean Sea is in the background.

The Arch of Galerius, celebrating his defeat of the Persians in the 3rd century.

Corner of the streets Agias Sofias and Ermou, a part of the Aghia Sophia Square.

Founded in 315 BC and named for Alexander the Great's sister, Thessaloniki became an
important Roman trading center and an early center of Christianity. The Apostle Paul
preached here in the first century and many churches were built in the Byzantine era.

Although Greece is a popular tourist destination, very few travel the remote northern
regions in the moutains. Indeed, only now is Greece constructing an interstate through
the moutains, although most of it remains uncompleted.

After a day spent in the coastal city of Igoumenitsa, we're putting the car on a ship
to the south of Italy.

On the Ionian Sea, on our way to Italy!