I overslept in the morning, but it wasn’t bad; I was able to leave for the train station at six o’clock.

I bought a few snacks for the trip, and the train left on time. The railway here is operated together with the Italians. There are very comfortable, air-conditioned wagons on this line. Since there were very few of us after a few minutes I sat somewhere other than where my ticket was for, because I wanted to travel against the direction of travel and on the right side. From here, the best view is of Mount Olympus, which we traveled by for a total of 2 hours, stopping at only 4 major places.

In the middle of nowhere, at Palaeofarsalos, you must change to a bus, because the railway leading to Meteora (I think) is being renovated. Thus, after another one-and-a-half-hour bus ride, we arrived at 11:30 with the 7:15 departure in the morning. The bus driver interpreted the concept of the dividing line quite loosely, but he drove very well.

Third day, Monday, June 26, Thessaloniki

Fourth day, Tuesday, June 27, Kalabaka – Second part