The weather was getting better in the Southern Balkans beginning of May but it was cold at night and it did rain. Thessaloniki was a pleasant surprise.
The Thessaoloniki seafront
Bill Clinton statue in Pristhina (Kosovo)
Newborn statue in Pristhina
Dua Lipa mural
Where there are Albanians there is a Skanderberg statue
Weird tabletennis table
National Library of Kosovo
Lecture room inside the National Library
Huge Alexander the Great statue in Skopje (North Macedonia)
Huge King Philip II of Macedon statue in Skopje
View across the bridge in Skopje
Other view across the bridge
The White Tower in Thessaloniki
Alexander the Great statue in Thessaloniki
Umbrellas sculpture
Rotonda of Galerius
Frescoes inside the Rotonda
Lost Teddy
Up the hill
Church of Osios David
View over the Thessaloniki harbour
Octopus for lunch
The new and very nice metro
One of the new stations
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