AKA the vow of silence game. Today we drove from our hotel for 4 hours to get to Meteora, a set of 6 monasteries in the mountains. They were breathtaking, the views that is. Aaron's favorite part of the sight were the mountains themselves. I was a little tired from driving so much. The hikes to each of the actual monasteries were all tough. It started to rain between our second and third one, so we knew it was time to say goodbye.
While at the monasteries, I was required to wear a wrap skirt (they provided) over my pants. Women were not permitted to wear pants of any kind. I was a little jealous that kids and teenage girls were still walking around in their jeans and shorts. Oh well, I'm an adult and have to obey adult rules.
The monks had their own ossuary. I felt like it gets looked over a lot since ossuary isn't a word you hear everyday and it was off to the side. Since I recognized it, we were able to enjoy looking through the door without crowds of people pushing us.
Aaron made me stop the car a couple of times so he could snap some more shots of the mountains. I spy a monastery!
After Meteora, we drove 4 more hours BACK in the original direction towards Itea, a small ocean city near Delphi. We spotted a hotel near the water and it was basically just us staying there. It cost 45 euros for our room....pretty nice seeing as it was right on the water and we got free internet in our room. I feel like we're really adventuring at this point. No real plans, no reservations....just a car and a tour book.
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