In my last post, I left you in the parking lot at the ruins in Philippi, as we were about to board our tour bus to go to Kavala, formerly, Neapolis, to have lunch at the port. Kavala is on the Aegean Sea. The photos above are of the port and the city. Neapolis is where St. Paul landed in Greece. With his first steps in Neapolis, he began the work of proclaiming the name of Jesus Christ in Europe.
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| An outdoor mural in Kavala which depicts the arrival of St. Paul in Neapolis. |
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| The restaurant where we had lunch. It is opposite the harbor. |
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| Some of the guys at lunch. |
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| Fr. Jim Statz, Diocese of St. Cloud, MN |
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| A side street in Kavala with a view of the aqueduct (originally constructed by the Romans) in the distance. |
After lunch, we again boarded the tour bus to return to Thessaloniki where we visited the Greek Orthodox churches of Hagia Sofia and St. Demitri. The Hagia Sophia is a smaller version of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, modern day Istanbul. Both at the Hagia Sophia and the Church of St. Demitri there were evening vesper services. As a result, we were unable to take photos inside the churches.
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| Entrance to the Hagia Sophia. We have just finished our visit and are waiting for the tour bus to take us to the Church of St. Demitri. |
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| Courtyard of the Hagia Sophia. |
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| The Hagia Sophia |
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| A little local color of Thessaloniki near the Hagia Sophia. |
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