Candles, candles!! All sizes, all prices. Outside Agios Dimitrios Church last Monday, Ayios
Dimitrios Day. He is the patron saint of Thessaloniki.
Just a little glimpse of some of the vendors and beggars on the church steps. Those are
balloon sellers holding the big colorful bundles.
Melanie and Chad standing along the waterfront in Thessaloniki in front of
Alexander the Great astride his famous horse, Bucephalous.
Downtown Thessaloniki. Melanie and Chad (and some unknown guy) in front of the remains of the Galerius Arch, named of course, for the Roman Emperor, Galerius, who had a palace here around 300 B.C.
We asked this shepherd if we could take his picture. He was crossing the road with his flock
and his dogs as we were coming down the mountain from Meteora. It's quite a common sight
to see shepherds tending their flocks. There are lots of goats and sheep in Greece.
Melanie, Chad, Barbara and Dennis with the Great Meteora behind us.
Chad and Melanie in front of the Great Meteora. It was very foggy the morning we were
there, but it made for some great pictures when you got a glimpse of sunlight.
A stray cat on the edge of a rock with the fog rising up behind it.
Sorry, if it seems like we overdo the Meteora thing, but honestly, every direction is a photo op!
A great look at one of the rope ladders, which used to be the only way to get inside the monasteries. I'm pretty sure they'd have fewer visitors if everyone had to get up and down via the ladders!
A lovely garden at the Rousanou monastery, which now houses nuns. (I'm
actually not sure what they call the women. )
Melanie and Barbara at the entrance to Rousanou.
Our most recent trip to Athens. President and Sister Charles invited the senior couples to the mission home for lunch and a meeting. We got to meet the Bells, who are the newest senior couple in the mission. Sister Charles is at the near end of the table and President Charles, at the far end. Bell's are by Sister Charles. The Smith's are behind me. Elder Harris was there recuperating from his foot surgery.
The long-awaited day of Fotis Stillo's baptism. Members of the Branch, his family, the
missionaries, and Sister Charles. We had a great evening for the baptism.
Elder and Sister Johnson with Maria, Fotis, Irini and Georgia Stillo.
We wanted to share pictures of the ethnic costumes from the Oxi Day Parade with you. They come from all the different regions of Greece, as well as the different islands. We thought they were very beautiful and very interesting. We can't give much more detail, as we didn't know which ones came from which area.
Candles, candles!! All sizes, all prices. Outside Agios Dimitrios Church last Monday, Ayios
Just a little glimpse of some of the vendors and beggars on the church steps. Those are 
Melanie and Chad standing along the waterfront in Thessaloniki in front of 
Downtown Thessaloniki. Melanie and Chad (and some unknown guy) in front of the remains of the Galerius Arch, named of course, for the Roman Emperor, Galerius, who had a palace here around 300 B.C.
We asked this shepherd if we could take his picture. He was crossing the road with his flock 
Melanie, Chad, Barbara and Dennis with the Great Meteora behind us.
Chad and Melanie in front of the Great Meteora. It was very foggy the morning we were
A stray cat on the edge of a rock with the fog rising up behind it.
Sorry, if it seems like we overdo the Meteora thing, but honestly, every direction is a photo op!
A great look at one of the rope ladders, which used to be the only way to get inside the monasteries. I'm pretty sure they'd have fewer visitors if everyone had to get up and down via the ladders!
A lovely garden at the Rousanou monastery, which now houses nuns. (I'm 
Melanie and Barbara at the entrance to Rousanou.
Our most recent trip to Athens. President and Sister Charles invited the senior couples to the mission home for lunch and a meeting. We got to meet the Bells, who are the newest senior couple in the mission. Sister Charles is at the near end of the table and President Charles, at the far end. Bell's are by Sister Charles. The Smith's are behind me. Elder Harris was there recuperating from his foot surgery.
The long-awaited day of Fotis Stillo's baptism. Members of the Branch, his family, the 
Elder and Sister Johnson with Maria, Fotis, Irini and Georgia Stillo..jpg)
