For our lunch break we stopped at a beautiful seaside town where the dock came right up to the main road. It was fun to play "spot the biggest fish" because they kept getting bigger and bigger as we looked for them (in case you haven't noticed, we were pretty entertained). After a couple minutes of that, it was time to board our bus and head on out.
The monastery we went to was secluded far up in the mountains (I feel like most of them are) and was so pretty! This one was still running and so it was a nice switch up from the others we'd been seeing. I didn't see any monks, unfortunately, but I did see the founder of the monastery's, Saint Luke, body in a case (just like snow white's) that startled me upon entering the church. That was fun. Another thing I loved besides the view was a mosaic above an apse where a monk had scratched out Thomas's face because he thought he was undeserving. I thought it was telling of the monk's passion. Bottom line: I enjoyed the stop very much :)
After another two or so hours, we finally made it to Delphi, the "center of the world." According to mythology, Zeus let two eagles go at the same time, one flying east and the other west. The point where they met up was Delphi, thus the prestigious title of being center of the world :) This village is so beautiful and quaint because it's set up in the steep mountains on a hillside, overlooking a steep valley. So enjoyable! I love Greece! Yassou!
Random side note. While we were in Pompeii, there was an earthquake. How scary is that! Anyway, I think that's the first earthquake I've been in, so I thought I should mention it. Hope I don't experience anymore!
Nice description of the monastery. Was Saint Luke's body all decayed?? Eew!
ReplyDeleteI love the first picture--the lighting makes it really pretty. Are you & the girls making muscles in Olympia? Also, the last picture is very cute (nice water/castle? background, too).
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Mom