Out of there

Well the strike ended I got to see many of the sites around Athens and headed out for Thessaloníki. So I sit here as the sun rises with a chilly wind blowing around. Who would have thought that the Paradise of Greece would have ever gotten this cold, well I didn't so it is a good thing I am from Nebraska and like cold weather although it would have been nice for some nice sunny days to walk around in. Well after they allow me to check in to my room here at Hotel Rex, I am back on the train towards Philippi for the afternoon. I was informed this morning that during the strike out in front of Parliament in Athens that they had riots and that the police quick reaction teams were called in to quell the violence. Well let me just say this if there was riots I didn't see any of them and I was watching the protest march out in front of Parliament for 40 mins or so the walked through the National Gardens right next to Parliament for about another hour the watched the Guards in front of the Presidential Home, just down the street a little ways from Parliament for another 30 mins or so while the changed over and never saw or heard anything remotely like a riot or clashing of the Titans just a bunch of people walking the streets with picket signs protesting the Government reducing their retirement benefits, raising the retirement age and refusing to increase their pay as the cost of living increases. Hey that sounds really familiar I wonder why that is :> Well I pray that all of you are having a much less exciting time than I am watching riots and sleeping on rock hard train platforms, but Hey I got to see the Acropolis of Athens so I guess it works out in my favor. God Bless each one of you.