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We rented a four-person bike to pedal along the waterfront
in Thessaloniki.
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| Kayak trip in Pelion, from Damouchari beach to Fakistra beach. |
I woke up,
had breakfast, and went for what was meant to end up as a walk. But later on in the walk we passed by a place
that gave kayak tours, and so we went on one. Our first stop was in a cove where
Greek women and children hid during WW II while their husbands and fathers were
in the Resistance. We saw engravings in the limestone, the latest from 1936
when the war started. Next we went to
see a couple of sea caves. One of them
was the biggest sea cave on that side of Pelion. In that cave I saw some stalactites
almost 70 cm long. Later, after we got home from kayaking, we went to see a 1000 year old tree that was
pretty short and stubby but very wide!
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The White Tower in Thessaloniki.
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Day 6 : Thessaloniki
I woke up very early so my mom could get
bright and early to her conference. After my mom left, my dad and my sister and
I went to see the White Tower. There was a very interesting little red panel
outside. It said that the White Tower used to be called the Red Tower because executions
took place on the White Tower’s top and the executioners let the blood run down
the sides. The reason it is called the White Tower now is because a convict white-washed the whole entire tower
in exchange for his freedom. Once we got
inside the tower you had to go up a winding tunnel to get to the top. At the
top of the tower you had a great view of the port, which gave the Thessalonians control over the port because of the high
vantage point.
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View of Thessaloniki at night.
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