Second Stop
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| Meteora!!! | ||
Kastraki
15 June 2006 | ||
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| The town below the Meteora rocks | ||
View across
15 June 2006 | ||
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| ...to the Megalo Meteora monastery and the Varlaam monastery... | ||
Between the Rocks
15 June 2006 | ||
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Afternoon
15 June 2006 | ||
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| The sun getting to even better angles... | ||
Found a pension...
15 June 2006 | ||
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| ...with a nice view... and you can spot the needle.... In Kastraki, which is closest to Meteora.... | ||
Needle
15 June 2006 | ||
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| ...with a climber on it... | ||
Good morning
16 June 2006 | ||
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| ...and what a view to welcome us.... | ||
Monastery Garden
16 June 2006 | ||
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| At the Rousano monastery... | ||
Rousano
16 June 2006 | ||
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| Flags in the air at the Rousano Monastery | ||
More Views
16 June 2006 | ||
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| over Meteora.... | ||
Even more views
16 June 2006 | ||
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| ...on an amazing day.... | ||
Yet even more views
16 June 2006 | ||
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Rousano
16 June 2006 | ||
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| ..and the other monasteries at the east side.... | ||
James Bond
16 June 2006 | ||
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| Climbed up the monastery to the left.... | ||
Kalampaka
16 June 2006 | ||
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| Underneath Agia Triada.... | ||
Cable Car
16 June 2006 | ||
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| Still used to get things over there.... | ||
Meteora
16 June 2006 | ||
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| ...many very political exhibitions in Meteora and how important Greece's religion was in the fight against both the Turks and in later times the Nazis... | ||
Propaganda
16 June 2006 | ||
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| Maria helping against the Italian army... | ||
Monk Skulls
16 June 2006 | ||
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Monastery
16 June 2006 | ||
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| Getting very hot.... | ||
Red stone...
16 June 2006 | ||
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| Typical way to build these monasteries.... | ||
Saying goodbye...
16 June 2006 | ||
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| to Meteora from a distance... Truly a magnificent sight... | ||
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