Day 42 Sunday 22/09 Metsovo 16 deg Cloudy - Judy here...After a leisurely breakfast of egg, homemade bread, jams, spanakopita and the best cup of tea in a while, we headed off to explore this quaint village which clings to a mountain side 1200 mtrs above sea level and is over 2000 years old. Our accommodation is new and extremely comfortable and built in the traditional style of the village, with lots of wood. We checked out craft shops, cake shops and coffe...

Day 41 Saturday 21/09 Thessaloniki > Metsovo 24 deg Sunny - John here...We left Thessaloniki for Metsovo via Dion. It was a straight shot down to Dion so I was then "conned" to drive up Mount Olympus. Road started good and progressively got worse to almost a goat track, so after driving 7km in an hour we were back to visit the town and it's archaeological site. The site had numerous temples to the Gods and was also supposedly the battle training field for...

Day 40 Friday 20/09 Thessaloniki 26 deg Sunny - Enid here...Walked to pick up our hire car, itching to get to the shops that we passed on the way, but, set off on a 200odd km all day round trip. Firstly to Vergina, where we saw the tomb of King Philip II 336 B.C., father of Alexander the Great. We were "blown away" by being able to see his tomb and the intact gold, silver plus bronze, iron, leather, pottery artefacts from this era found in his tomb. We took t...

Day 39 Thursday 19/09 Istanbul > Thessaloniki 26 deg Sunny - Enid here..., setting off bright and early to the biggest bus terminal we have ever seen. We boarded our Metro "Crazy Holidays" Bistro Club double decker coach, settled back in our front row seats for what turned out to be a most enjoyable 10 hour journey with valet service of refreshments. It was lovely to sit back, relax and watch the change in countryside unfold from Turkey to Greece. Saw our...