I spy with my little eye

Hi my lovelies :)

Just some pics I took from the other day when I was exploring Veria.

I love the old feel of the buildings, the cobble stone streets, and just the overall feeling.

xoxoChiika

beauty is all around us

Hey there my lil' sugar plums :)

Such a beautiful day today, the sun was shining, and a lil' fresh air always does the body good.  My cousin and I headed to Veria today, hot chocolate and chit chat at a local cafe :) Afterwards a stroll through the streets and the shopping district.

We stumbled upon this beauty and I just had to take a picture.  It's a free standing wall at the top of Mitropoleos and I've never seen anything like this.  I love the juxtoposition of

the turquoise rocks against the grey slabs of earth.

I hope you all had a wonderful day!

xoxoChiika 

cobble stone houses

Old town Veria 

city colors

If you're in the Veria area check out "elia city colors", an open concept bar/cafe.  My cousins and I regularly go to this spot for late night drinks.  The atmosphere is hip and modern...and the dj keeps the tunes flowin'.  I love the different color lights and not to mention the view...you can see the whole city lit up from where you're sitting. 

xoxoChiika

Veroia/Veria

In Veroia today you can see The Altar of the Apostle Paul, a modern monument the Vereans erected to remind them of Paul's visit to their city nearly 2,000 years ago.

Magnificent craftsmenship! Large slabs of marble frame the hand tiled images...small tiles, less than an inch squared, that were put together to create the murals, and the text.

Off to the side there is a little garden with benches, a fountain that's always running cool spring water, and pomegranate trees to provide some shade from the sun.

xoxoChiika

Bible Background

***it-1 p. 291 Beroea ***

A populous city of the province of Macedonia visited by the apostle Paul during his second missionary journey. (Ac 17:10-14) Modernly called Veroia, it was located in a fertile area at the base of Mount Bermios about 65 km (40 mi) WSW of Thessalonica. It thus lay some 40 km (25 mi) inland from the Aegean Sea.

It was probably about 50 C.E. when Paul and Silas arrived at Beroea after a nighttime departure from Thessalonica made necessary by mob violence. Beroea had a Jewish community and a synagogue in which the two missionaries preached. The readiness of the Beroeans to give ear to their message, and their diligence in examining the Scriptures in search of confirmation of the things learned, earned them the commendation found at Acts 17:11. A number of converts resulted from among these “noble-minded” persons, both Jews and Greeks. Paul’s work was cut short, however, by the arrival of fanatical Jews from Thessalonica bent on causing further mob activity. He sailed for Athens, leaving Silas and Timothy behind to care for the new group of believers in Beroea.—Ac 17:12-15.

Paul doubtless passed through or near Beroea on his third missionary journey, which brought him again into Macedonia. Among his companions at that time was Sopater, a Christian from Beroea.—Ac 20:1-4.