Well, after a pain in the ass mission getting onto the train in Macedonia, we finally arrive in Thessaloniki around 4 hours late. The skies are blue and the Mediterranean is on our back door - it's the first good weather since we left London. Spearhead frontman, Michael Franti says 'everything is better in the summertime' - I think he's right!
We've only got a couple of days in Greece, so we head out to explore some of the sights of the city - it's awesome to get out and about in the sun. There are some spectacular sights in Thessaloniki and hopefully some good coffee too... apparently, Nescafe is better than a good espresso (?) in some establishments. Rest assured, I persevere and am rewarded with a pretty good Greek coffee.
Although the sun is out and the temperature is in the mid teens, it's evident that I am used to much colder climes - all the locals are wearing coats and scarves and I'm thinking about jumping in the water. I've never been to Greece, but I can just imagine that this place would be going off the Richter scale in summer - there's funky street cafes everywhere, and an energetic, outdoor vibe which makes you feel pumped.
But after just 2 days, our time in Greece is over. Tonight we board a sleeper train bound for Istanbul, the gateway to Asia. In the past 2 weeks, we have travelled through 5 countries and I'm looking forward to kicking it down a couple of notches and soaking up some of the more subtle elements each country has to offer.
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