We had no milk, so we walked to the local Mall for breakfast, then continued towards the city, hoping to find where we need to catch a bus next Monday. (We didn't, but at least now we know which way we should go.)
We walked along the waterfront, until we reached the White Tower, the symbol of Thessaloniki.
It was built at the corner of the city wall in C14, and is the hub for all tourist activities. We waited for the next hop-on-hop-off bus, and it took us through the crazy congestion and right up to the remains of the fortress on top of the hill.
The pop of Thess is over 1 million, and there is no subway system. There are also drainage works happening in the city and many roads are down to one lane. Add to this the locals' penchant for double parking, and it's all a bit crazy.
But we saw the Roman forum and gate, the markets (much more civilised than Hanoi), bought a SIM card for emergencies (as we have already had a few occasions when it would have been useful) and generally 'did' the city.
Back at the White Tower we boarded the Arabella for our 30 mins free cruise - but you had to buy drinks -
then climbed the Tower.
Then it was time for a bus ride back to the Mall, and home to cook dinner.
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