Other worldly is a good way to describe Meteora & its towering sandstone formations. But,then, you see the monasteries built on the tops of these peaks starting in the 1350's and you are astounded! We're staying in the tiny village of Kastraki which literally is built next to the rocks. The views from our balcony is fabulous. There is a road that goes up to the 6 remaining monasteries (at one time there were 25). The views are even more spectacular. Then you climb approximately 190 steps to reach each monAstery. Before the steps were cut into the rock in the 1920's, baskets were brought up with a pulley system. There are only an average of 10 monks (or nuns) left in each. It's just beautiful. The food is simple, fresh & delicious-- especially the grilled lamb.
Just as the Inuit have 16 words for snow, the Greeks must have multiple words to describe the hardness of mattresses. Basically it's : hard, harder or harder still. I would say hardest but we have only been here a week. Maybe the Pelopponese will shift toward the soft side. Tomorrow we head to Delphi. I can ask the oracle.
View from our guesthouse
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