Re: FF2: Filling in the Suburbs
Posted: 01 Mar 2024 15:08
Heading south from Ptolemaida and then east to Thessaloniki today. Not a lot to say for much of it, just shots of Greek countryside, motorways and bridges...
Another of those coal-fired power stations.
Plenty of pylons too, understandably.
Starting to get used to the look of PM's Greece - plenty of detail, I like it.
Getting close to the drop-off point now.
There's the farm. Vaguely remember it from the Balkan tour.
BayWa-tch? Mudwatch, maybe.
It's not far to Thessaloniki, but we might as well haul something.
Okay, here's Thessaloniki.
It could be said to be the 'capital' of this ProMods region, I guess. It has everything you need as a trucker but unfortunately not a lot of character.
Perhaps that's just how the city is, or it could be just the lack of suitable assets for Greece when it was made. French and Italian architecture don't really fit Greece as well as they do, say, Croatia or Spain. Or so it seems to me.
Time for another change of skin.
Makeover complete, we snooze in the Mercedes dealer's car park.
Interior view. Not a ton of space. Longer trips are probably better with a larger cab. Comfy mattress though, good enough in a pinch.
Picked up a load of bottled water. It's time to mix things up a bit - we're off to Bulgaria next time. A ferry can be seen in the background at Thessaloniki's port. We'll be heading over there soon when it's time to go to Cyprus.
Our first stop will be Serres to the northeast of Thessaloniki.
We'll get there and then continue over the border into Bulgaria next time.
Cheers! Krigl
Another of those coal-fired power stations.
Plenty of pylons too, understandably.
Starting to get used to the look of PM's Greece - plenty of detail, I like it.
Getting close to the drop-off point now.
There's the farm. Vaguely remember it from the Balkan tour.
BayWa-tch? Mudwatch, maybe.
It's not far to Thessaloniki, but we might as well haul something.
Okay, here's Thessaloniki.
It could be said to be the 'capital' of this ProMods region, I guess. It has everything you need as a trucker but unfortunately not a lot of character.
Perhaps that's just how the city is, or it could be just the lack of suitable assets for Greece when it was made. French and Italian architecture don't really fit Greece as well as they do, say, Croatia or Spain. Or so it seems to me.
Time for another change of skin.
Makeover complete, we snooze in the Mercedes dealer's car park.
Interior view. Not a ton of space. Longer trips are probably better with a larger cab. Comfy mattress though, good enough in a pinch.
Picked up a load of bottled water. It's time to mix things up a bit - we're off to Bulgaria next time. A ferry can be seen in the background at Thessaloniki's port. We'll be heading over there soon when it's time to go to Cyprus.
Our first stop will be Serres to the northeast of Thessaloniki.
We'll get there and then continue over the border into Bulgaria next time.
Cheers! Krigl