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Stoa of Attalos in the Athens Agora
The Agora in Athens was my favorite part of the two days that I spent in Athens. I was not overly fond of the city, but I did enjoy walkign around this set of ruins. My favorite part of the Agora was...
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Ios, Greece – Walk with Photos
Ios is an island of the Cyclades island chain in the Aegean sea in Greece. I went as a part of a week long sailing trip a few years ago. It was the first stop for us after we left Santorini and is...
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Kalambaka – Gateway to Meteora
Kalambaka is the Greek town at the base of the mountains that form Meteora. Although most people come here solely to see the monasteries up top, I found the town very cool. It is small and yet due to...
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Holy Monastery of Grand Meteoron
Meteora is a group of monasteries in central Greece perched on top of mountainous spits. The Holy Monastery of Grand Meteoron is the largest of the remaining active monasteries and one of the first...
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Doors of Santorini
Everyone raves about the blue domes of Santorini. The postcards all have them. The rounded blue domes in a sea of angular white buildings clinging to a cliff. Although they are amazing and this post is...
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Eccentric views of Mykonos
Mykonos was the last stop on my week long boat trip through the Cyclades. It is, like a lot of the islands in the chain, well known for being a party place. We were there a little after high season and...
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Holy Monastery of Varlaam
Meteora is a group of 6 active monasteries on top of rock pillars. The Holy Monastery of Varlaam is second in the row from top to bottom and also the second largest. I went without a tour bus and so...
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Holy Monastery of St. Stephan
On the far end of the Meteora chain of monasteries from Grand Meteoron stands the Holy Monastery of St Stephan. This one is quite a walk down the road, but worth it. The monastery stands at the edge of...
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Monastery of the Holy Trinity
Meteora in central mainland Greece is made up of six active monasteries atop rock pillars. The Monastery of the Holy Trinity typifies this very well. It sits on top of its own own small spike of rock...
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Meteora Monasteries
Meteora means roughly “above the clouds” and relates to the words meteorology and meteorite. This is such a good description of the area. The spires of rock near the town of Kalampaka once held many...
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Volcanic Activities
As already mentioned, I actually have been traveling lately. I spent two weeks in Greece. So you will have to excuse the approaching flood of pictures and stories around Greece. I will get back into...
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Phototour – Thira (Santorini)
Last week I showed a specific part of my stay in Santorini, the Volcano Tour, which I highly recommend by the way. This Monday I am showing off Thira, which is the main island in the cluster that we...
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Meteora Phototour – Monks above the sky
I had seen pictures of Meteora while planning the Greece trip. I thought it was too far out to get to reasonably. Despite this, I sprung and went up to see the site. It was really awesome, and the...
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Phototour – Ruins at Delphi
Closer to classic Postcard As part of my mad dash about the Greek mainland, I wanted to also see the Ruins at Delphi. From Meteora and Greek Orthodox Christian monasteries I traveled on a long bus trip...
View ArticleVolcanic Activities
As already mentioned, I actually have been traveling lately. I spent two weeks in Greece. So you will have to excuse the approaching flood of pictures and stories around Greece. I will get back into...
View ArticlePhototour – Thira (Santorini)
Last week I showed a specific part of my stay in Santorini, the Volcano Tour, which I highly recommend by the way. This Monday I am showing off Thira, which is the main island in the cluster that we...
View ArticleMeteora Phototour – Monks above the sky
I had seen pictures of Meteora while planning the Greece trip. I thought it was too far out to get to reasonably. Despite this, I sprung and went up to see the site. It was really awesome, and the...
View ArticlePhototour – Ruins at Delphi
As part of my mad dash about the Greek mainland, I wanted to also see the Ruins at Delphi. From Meteora and Greek Orthodox Christian monasteries I traveled on a long bus trip to Delphi and the Ruins of...
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