How Many Miles to Babylon? In the 1824 edition of "The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia" there's a description of the rhyme and the game, giving the distance as "six, seven or a lang eight". The rhyme was originally accompanied by a singing game in which two lines face each other, with one player in the middle. At the end of the rhyme the players have to cross the space and any caught help the original player in the middle catch the others. The game seems to have fallen out of use in the twentieth century. In literature In film In music How Many Miles to Babylon?
Nautical Club of Thessaloniki Nautical Club of Thessaloniki The Nautical Club of Thessaloniki () is a sports club based in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece. The club is commonly known by the acronym NCTH (ΝΟΘ). It was established in 1931 and is the oldest established yacht club in Macedonia and now it has sailing and rowing branches. It organises many sailing and rowing competitions such as Alexander the Great race and North Aegean Reggata and participates regularly in sporting events such as the Aegean Reggata and other international races. The club has about 600 regular and athletic members. The Nautical Club of Thessaloniki was founded in