Tag: Greece
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The last of Thessaloniki
It’s still and quiet here in the monastery courtyard. A dog barks, swallows wheel above; peacocks scream and doves murmur; a cat passes. time to reflect, contemplate and meditate. Now to make my way North and home.
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Meteora… an incredible experience
Today was something I will never forget. These photos will not do Meteora justice. A three hour drive took us past a snow-capped Mount Olympus to Meteora in Central Greece. Home to 24 monasteries built on vertiginous precipices in the remote region of Meteora. In greek it means “between the earth and the sky”. Isolated…
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Thessaloniki … Cats, churches, monks and monasteries
So today I was out early in my usual search for coffee. Success; not Starbucks. I was on a mission to visit as many of the Byzantine churches included in the UNESCO list for Thessaloniki. I managed nine of the 14. They are rather wonderful. They date from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries and…
Escape to myself 