I thought I would add a few more photos of Greece to the ones that Frank posted last week.  The above photo is Agios Dimitrios Basilica.  The basement used to be a crypt that became a Roman prixon.  It is where St. Demetrious was matyred by the Romans.  He became the Holy Patron of the city of Thessaloniki.  Some of the parts of the original church that date back to the 5th century (frescoes, pillars, etc.) still exist, but much of the church was rebuilt after a fire in 1917.  The remains of St. Demetrius, once stolen by the Normans in 1185, were returned by the Italian government to the city in 1978 and have a place of honor in the church.

A pedestrian mall near our hotel in Thessaloniki.  The path leads to the Aegean Sea. Thessaloniki was founded in 315 B.C. and named after after Alexander the Great's half-sister.

Another view of the parade held on October 28 to celebrate Thessaloniki's liberation from the Ottomans 100 years ago.

A photo of me in front of The Church of Holy Wisdom - Agia Sophia.  The original church was built in the 4th century immediately after the triumph and establishment of Christianity by the Decree of Mediolanan in 313 and the 1st Ecumenical Synod in 325.  There are mosaics and frescoes dating from the 8th-12th centuries.  Frank and I attended part of a service on the Sunday that we were leaving but couldn't stay for the whole thing since it lasted 2 1/2 hours.

Side view of Agia Sophia