Tag: Thessaloniki
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The last of Thessaloniki
It’s still and quiet here in the monastery courtyard. A dog barks, swallows wheel above; peacocks scream and doves murmur; a cat passes. time to reflect, contemplate and meditate. Now to make my way North and home.
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Thessaloniki … Cats, churches, monks and monasteries
So today I was out early in my usual search for coffee. Success; not Starbucks. I was on a mission to visit as many of the Byzantine churches included in the UNESCO list for Thessaloniki. I managed nine of the 14. They are rather wonderful. They date from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries and…
Escape to myself 