Greek Culture In Thessaloniki
March 28th, 2002
Lovin’ Thessaloniki
Greek culture and a big seaside city.
In Saloniki I finally connected with Elizabeth. From the bus station it was a long walk through the city to the youth hostel in town. The next morning, we saw the white castle and other archeological sites near the ocean . There was a fun market offering fresh and live fishes, displaying semi and fully-skinned meats, fruits, vegetables, grains, etc. At this point we were not up to par with the cultural siesta where everything closes at 1pm to 4pm and people mysteriously vanished. Where do they all go? There’s obviously some secret we don’t know about. During that time, we recognized an over abundance of female and male mannequins nude in store windows. Also, on television commercials and posted in the newsstands is the acceptance and celebration of the female body; completely exposed. Within 2 days of Thessaloniki, Greek culture was becoming clearer.
Welcome to my site and I hope you enjoy it. When I first travelled to Europe while I was in college I really had the time of my life seeing the many different types of cultures. The flavors of the food, the welcome of the people, the love shared across the world was so much greater than living in the United States ... 
