Carnival times

We went to Thessaloniki to see the carnival. The city was charming and the cuisine great. It was full of orange trees covered with oranges, blossomed peach trees and palms. In addition, I saw dozens of cats on the streets, miau meaw meaow! Everything was carnival and church candles. I think the churches were as much as the cats... or more, coming up in different styles and sizes behind *every* corner, no kidding.

Below: a few standard and a few out of the beaten track tourist pictures plus two bonuses: Emily the Strange and a lovely cat.

I really would like to add a few comments to the pictures, but now I'm too lazy :-)