oh well, enjoy enjoy.
These first three pictures are from the Orthodox monasteries built in the cliffs of Kalampaka . The 24 monasteries form the community Meteora, which means 'suspended in air'. The rock cliffs shaped by wind and water over the years were beautiful, and you couldn't help but wonder at how the monks first made there way onto these cliffs to build their chambers. These monasteries are what are called ''living monasteries" and it simply means that they are still actively used by monks who live there through the year or weeks at a time. I got to talk with a visiting monk...he said that he comes to these monasteries for 4 or 5 days at a time a few times a year...the history on those cliffs was beyond overwhelming.
Also there were a large number of goats being led around by two or three dogs freely grazing when and where they liked...even if that meant walk down the middle of the road against traffic.
The mountains of Austria, Northern Italy and Greece were all too lovely.
On the ferry cruising the Adriatic Sea with no land in sight, only water and sky.
More tomorrow
until next time-> corrine
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