Olympic flame immersed in historic sites in fourth day relay

Xinhua News Agency | March 27, 2008 | Copyright

Olympic flame immersed in historic sites in fourth day relay

By sportswriter Zhang Rongfeng

THESSALONIKI, Greece, March 27 (Xinhua) -- It's a journey of history in the fourth day of Olympic flame relay as the flame travelled in six cities in north Greece on Thursday.

The flame visited Naoussa, Skidra, Edessa, Giannitsa, Ancient Pella and Thessaloniki after starting from Veria in 9:30.

The flame entered the ancient town Edessa in drizzle, but the enthusiasm was not hampered in the "city of water". The town had 16 torchbearers as Mashinga Dimitra and Galani Evaggelia came onto the ceremony ...

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