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This afternoon having explored the tourist sights in Ioannina we now had leisure time on our last day walking around the town, looking for souvenirs, and for something to eat.
Ioannina is quite proud of its two Mosques and they feature heavily in the tourist shops. This is surprising considering Greek nationalism and historic hostile relations with Turkey over Cyprus.
The old quarter is walled off by large fortified walls and a watch tower with the Greek flag.
Just inside is the Synagogue and the old Jewish quarter. The Synagogue is closed to visitors as we had learnt having just visited the Ethnography Museum (see previous entry).
Looking for food there are also 1 Eu kebab shops, This is misleading as each item costs 1 Eu so the final bill can be higher.
Many of the restaurants were empty as this was low season, maybe the Euro crisis, and this is not a well known tourist area for Western travellers. Perhaps in the evenings they fill up.
We found the city Orthodox Church but it was locked so we couldnt see inside. There were also signs to an Archaeological Museum but we werent in the mood for walking and had seen a lot during this trip so could afford to miss it.
For dinner we opted for a traditional Greek restaurant instead of kebabs or burgers. I ordered a seafood dish for 6.50 Eu ($10). Having been spoilt by spicy Korean seafood this was rather bland and plain.
We then went back to the hotel to rest up before a final evening walk. I found a tourist baklava store so got some fresh baklava to treat myself and two boxes to take home for family and for people at work
After days of running around Ioannina was a nice quiet sleepy town to slowly unwind on our final day before my morning flight home tomorrow.
Ioannina is quite proud of its two Mosques and they feature heavily in the tourist shops. This is surprising considering Greek nationalism and historic hostile relations with Turkey over Cyprus.
The old quarter is walled off by large fortified walls and a watch tower with the Greek flag.
Just inside is the Synagogue and the old Jewish quarter. The Synagogue is closed to visitors as we had learnt having just visited the Ethnography Museum (see previous entry).
Looking for food there are also 1 Eu kebab shops, This is misleading as each item costs 1 Eu so the final bill can be higher.
Many of the restaurants were empty as this was low season, maybe the Euro crisis, and this is not a well known tourist area for Western travellers. Perhaps in the evenings they fill up.
We found the city Orthodox Church but it was locked so we couldnt see inside. There were also signs to an Archaeological Museum but we werent in the mood for walking and had seen a lot during this trip so could afford to miss it.
For dinner we opted for a traditional Greek restaurant instead of kebabs or burgers. I ordered a seafood dish for 6.50 Eu ($10). Having been spoilt by spicy Korean seafood this was rather bland and plain.
We then went back to the hotel to rest up before a final evening walk. I found a tourist baklava store so got some fresh baklava to treat myself and two boxes to take home for family and for people at work
After days of running around Ioannina was a nice quiet sleepy town to slowly unwind on our final day before my morning flight home tomorrow.
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