It usually takes us a few days to recover from jetlag so we haven’t wandered far from the hotel. Today has been an especially good food day! Our favorite thing for breakfast is yogurt (Greek of course) and thick local honey.
We tried Bougatsa, a tradition inThessaloniki, flaky phyllo pastries for lunch. One with spinach, mint, and dill. For dessert a Bougatsa with custard cream – sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar (not shown).
Dinner was at Restaurant Argofageio (Greek for slow eating). It was a 10 minute walk from the hotel – a tiny place with only a few tables..
The Greek salad was enormous and delicious;
…and the special soufflé with puréed potatoes, minced meat and corn was a specialty of the chef. Larry’s calamari was tender and served with a lemon sauce. We had the nicest meal there!
Outdoors seats at the restaurants are packed on a Thursday evening and we can see that preparations are underway for the Greek Orthodox Good Friday celebration.
The shop windows are fun for browsing!
The weather has been chillier than we expected and a bit rainy at times. We walked a while along the water front, back to our hotel, the Electra Palace.
We hope all is well! Best wishes from us!