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    What's the best Greek soup for a sick friend?

    For a sensitive stomach during an illness, chicken broth with rice and fresh lemon juice squeezed in. Your friend will appreciate Greek mountain tea or chamomile tea as well, both with honey and lemon.
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    40 days at home after baby?

    It's the non scientific way of people recognizing that a new mother needs the time, space and focus for her body to heal, to bond with her baby, to deal with the the trauma of breastfeeding, and to allow the baby's immune system to develop a bit more before meeting the hoards of people wanting...
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    Where do I need to go in Thessaloniki?

    If you want to explore, until recently, a little known aspect of the city, get to know the history of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/30/thessalonikis-jews-we-cant-let-this-be-forgotten-if-its-forgotten-it-will-die To visit sites within the...
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    What was your favorite day trip from Thessaloniki?

    AFYTOS, village in Halkidiki. It's on the first leg facing the second leg. It's about an hour from the city. The village is full of Macedonian style stone houses and stone paved village streets. There are many restaurants that serve beachgoers and souvenir shops so, while the village itself...
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    What was your favorite day trip from Thessaloniki?

    https://www.perek.gr/en/restaurant : There is a restaurant outside of the Thessaloniki that is beautifully authentic and serves Pontic style pita. You can spend a few hours here with or without kids. The restaurant accommodates large tables so if you come here with extended family you will...
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    Where do I need to go in Thessaloniki?

    KTIMA PEREK: If you have a car, there is a restaurant out in the outskirts of the city. The drive from the city there is gorgeous and the surroundings of the restaurant are absolutely stunning. If I remember correctly, this restaurant is associated with a nearby Pontic village and the...
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