We took a walk along the waterfront before we left Thessaloniki…one more look at the White Tower and the great statue of Alexander.
White Tower -Thessaloniki
It was an 18 Euro cab ride to the airport where the check-in clerk rushed us on to an earlier flight to Athens. We are impressed with the smaller airlines (Sky Express and Aegean) that make regular runs between Thessaloniki and Athens (plus other destinations as well). During the 50-minute flight, the efficient flight attendants served water and a snack. Once back in Athens, the rental car reps met us for our rental car pick-up, just outside the airport. Here they are completing the paperwork and giving us last minute instructions.
Rental Car Pickup
The GPS made it easy to drive in the right direction for the 2-hour trip to Nafplio. We made a quick stop for gas – here you see our white rental car in front of the gas station.
The road way was excellent and the drive easy, but we had to stop every 30 minutes or so to pay a toll – around 9.25 Euros total!
Road to Nafplio
Monday was still the Easter holiday weekend and Nafplio was busy with many tourists when we arrived. One of the challenges of having a rental car is finding a place to park it. We took a wrong turn up a very narrow street with no outlet and had to back downward trying to avoid hitting people, parked cars and flowerpots along the way. Quite a harrowing experience! Helpful residents guided us to safety. We added a scrape to the side of the car…something we’ll have to deal with later!
A Street to Avoid!
Our hotel in Nafplio, the Rigas Pension is funky and probably not one we’d recommend but our room does have a nice balcony and a good breakfast.
Rigas Pension Breakfast
We were in Nafplio about 7 years ago and it’s more developed and busier than we remember. The alleyways are charming and the waterfront is nice.
Nafplio
Today is laundry day and we’re taking it easy…in recovery mode after dinging the car!🙁
