Meteora
Trip Start
Jun 29, 2008
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Trip End
Oct 01, 2008
Meteora,
Thessaly,
Greece
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Meteora is a series of stunning volcanic cliffs in the centre of Greece. In our zombie state we were forced to tour monasteries in Meteora for a number of hours before being able to go to our hotel. They were beautiful, perched on top of vertical pinnacles, built into the volcanic rock. No one really cared after the first Monastery though; everyone just wanted pool and/or bed immediately.
Despite this, I got a great first impression of Greece. Stunning mountain views, a Greek cheese pie, some dolmades and tzatziki and a large cup of Greek coffee made me feel fantastic. I think I really am addicted to coffee now. My body seemed to rejoice at having proper coffee for the first time in months. I've been drinking this nasty, chemically stuff out of machines sometimes, but it really isn't worth it. It's either that or pay $8 for a cappuccino in France. Prices are much more reasonable in Greece. Greek food is interesting and delicious. Slow cooked meats, eggplant, fetta, vine leaves, rice, potatoes, tomatoes, olives. I don't eat much Greek cuisine at home, so it is great to try some new things. Central Greece has a very Eastern European feel. France, Spain and Italy, and of course England, just weren't different enough. It's starting to move away from Western culture here, which is great. I want to see some more unknown. I couldn't keep my eyes off the mountains towering all around us as we drove. They seemed like they were out of a fantasy novel.
