Divani Meteora Hotel Kalambaka

... the monasteries. I'm not very interested in religious buildings but these monasteries are amazing. It&#8217;s well worth the trip to see them. The buildings and the views are amazing.<br><br>Afterwards, we flew back to the yacht in transit to Corinth. This evening we&#8217;re going to have our farewell dinner cruise on our way to Corinth. The food was great and it was a nice winding down of having our guests aboard.

... it was forbidden to speak Greek. There are about 6 at various places down the rock formations. <br><br>Now the bus was not due for another 3 hours and I asked Ian what we were going to do until then and he thought that it would be nice to walk down the hill to the next monastry I did not think that was a good idea as it was sheer cliff face and buses where hurtling up the road taking it all up and I was scared I was going to get knocked off the edge ...

... do need to shop around even a local that we spoke to last night in Athens said that they now only go out once a month instead of once a week as its so expensive. Global economy effecting everyone.<br><br>Went out for a lovely meal in a local taverna I had pastitio which is like a macaroni bake with mince and cheese very tasy oh and had fried cheese again lol Ian had stuffed aubergine it was tasty as well the we went back to the room for sleep sleep.

... outside rather than enter. Know we are missing some rare religious artefacts, but this is reckoned to be one of the most visited sites in all Greece, and there is certainly no let-up in coach traffic!<br>Lazy day in the camping afterwards. Brit couple in their 60's pass by with all the gear for climbing dangling from their belts: very impressive.<br>Weather shuts in somewhat... so, noses in books time.

... amp; engineering achievements of ancient peoples. Our guide from the bus explained to the group some of the high points of the settlement, then we were left to our own devices for 90 minutes to try &amp; take in all that met the eyes......temples, columns, theatre, old fragments of pillars, ancient inscriptions in stone, amazingly straight stone walls, marble steps/walkways, the stark &amp; sheer rock cliffs behind &amp; above the ancient elevated town ...

... want to buy us a hotel. He said I am just lonely and we can talk and hang out and then you can go to bed that's all I don't have any requirements. Well it is ****ing cold out and we are tired, but this sounds like ending up in a situation where they end up feeling like we owe them I told Raina. soo hmmmm.<br>"I Have a confession," he says" I am only half a man" ......."hhha HaaAAA!!" Raina Belts out.<br>"oh are you serious?'' She says Turns out he fought ...

... and then go up all those stairs to see this place. The funny thing is all women are required to wear skirts, so there was a troupe of college girls in skirts struggling through the forest.. pretty hilarious. One girl even slipped and fell on her ass in the dirt. Not gonna lie, I laughed my ass off, since she's the notorious *****er and complainer of the group. She actually gives up on walking before me, and she's got 2 good legs. <br><br>ANYway. Off to Delphi!<br><br>&lt;3 <br>

... and bread for just that purpose. Unfortunately, we were soaked and the rain wasn't stopping; so, we headed back down, changed into some dry clothes and had our lunch (wine and all) on the sheltered balcony of our room. Just as we finished eating, and after 36 hours of rain, the sky began to clear, offering us a totally different ambiance for this otherworldly place. We set out once again ...

... as the Vatican - and as important - though much smaller in scale. Imagine the destruction of the Vatican by earthquake, looting, erosion, desecration and neglect over centuries. That is what has happened here. We spent several hours at Delphi - and Karen spent a bit more time in the museum - then we moved on to the monastery of Osios Loukas, which was founded by a Christian man described as a hermit who was credited with being a ...

... route north towards Kalambaka. Once through Trikala, the mountains start closing in on us, and within twenty minutes we are approaching Kalambaka. Ahead of us we can see the iconic mountaintops on top of which the famed Orthodox monasteries of Metéora are located. We locate the Metéora road and within a few miles we espy our next lodging, Pension Arsenis. It is 17:20 , so it has taken around 3½ hours. We are given ...