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Grecian Getaway – Day 7: All Good Things Must Come to an End

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Shimona from the Palace

The following day was to be the last of our tour.  After breakfast, we loaded our suitcases onto the bus and set forth for Veroia or Veria. Here, too, there was a Jewish community as early as the 1st century … Continue reading →

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Grecian Getaway – Day 6: Jerusalem of the Balkans, Madre de Israel

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Shimona from the Palace

There has been a Jewish presence in Thessaloniki (or Salonika, as it was known to its mostly Sephardic, Ladino-speaking Jewish citizens) for over 2000 years.  According to some researchers, Jews have been there since the city’s foundation, in 315 BCE.  … Continue reading →

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Grecian Getaway – Day 5: Seagulls, Dolphins and the Holy Mountain

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Shimona from the Palace

Our fifth day in Greece was dedicated to the Peninsula of Halkidiki. Setting off after breakfast on what was to prove yet another very hot day, we were bound for the coast. On the way, we stopped at Aristotle’s Park, … Continue reading →

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Grecian Getaway – Day 4: Water, Water, Everywhere…

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Shimona from the Palace

The following day saw us headed north-west, to the city of Edessa, known as “the City of Waters”, and famous for its waterfalls. The city is close to the border between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (or, … Continue reading →

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Grecian Getaway – Day 3: Meteora

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Shimona from the Palace

I am not so sure the following day’s activities were quite the best choice after an evening out at a taverna, after which I, at any rate, did not get to bed until almost 1 am. A four-hour drive to … Continue reading →

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Grecian Getaway – Day 2

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Shimona from the Palace

As I discovered the following morning, the buffet breakfast at the hotel was substantial and varied, including all the usual items one would expect to find on the breakfast table of a five star hotel belonging to an international chain, … Continue reading →

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Grecian Getaway

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Shimona from the Palace

It’s been decades since I last visited Greece – since I finished my first university degree in the Classics, in fact – and decades since I have been telling myself I must go there again. This summer, the dream was … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – More Questions Than Answers

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

It’s a common joke in Israel that people unwilling to await their turn to receive any service, simply go to the head of the queue and announce: “I just want to ask a question”.Well – I just want to ask … Continue reading →

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