As an autumn vacation, we made the cycling trip from Orhid (Macedonia) to Meteora (Greece). Out for the sixth time with Eye4Cycling. That actually says it all. And again, this will not be the last time. The coaching by Raymond and his assistant Peter was again excellent. It was our second time in Macedonia. Ohrid is becoming a familiar town where we have addresses by now. We had driven the first part in the opposite direction last time. Dan looks different again, especially because of the landmarks. The overnight stays are in such special and beautiful places that we loved coming back. We biked through a fairly unspoiled and untouched landscape. The same was true for the first Greek days. Quiet, calm, little tourism. A gentle run-up to the highlight: Meteora. A spectacular mountain landscape, about which Wikipedia says: Centuries of wind and water erosion (once the Thessalian plain was an inland sea) have given the rock formations their specific and difficult to negotiate appearance. Starting in the ninth century, hermits climbed up here, followed in the 11th century by monks expelled elsewhere. In the fourteenth century, monks began building monasteries. It became 24, of which six now remain in good condition. These, of course, attract many tourists, who are transported on and off by bus. Being early will keep you ahead of the large stream of visitors. We hadn’t really read up beforehand, which made Meteora even more surprising. To conclude, we walked around Thessaloniki for two more days. The second and busiest city in Greece. Not beautiful, but interesting because of its eventful history, for example as the birthplace of Atatürk (the architect of modern Turkey). We lucked out with our traveling party, like-minded sporty couples who, like us, liked to spend evenings looking for a nice restaurant with local food.