<p>We wanted to be at our first monastery early so we can climb it's 400 steps while it's cool and before it gets busy. The Grand Meteoron is the oldest and largest. The climb is fine as there are many spots to stop and take in the spectacular views. And who do we meet but Jim and Jean, again! <br>
There were no roads in the beginning so everything was hauled up with ropes and baskets including the monks! There are many buildings including a church with beautiful frescoes, monks quarters, and an Ossuary. Hey Grandkids-see if you can figure out what this room is used for and Grandpa will show you the picture when you get home! The grounds are beautiful and peaceful, all this perched on top of a rock 400 metres high!>
Well it was peaceful until the busloads arrive; there must have been 10. Bruce is very intrigued by their maneuvers in the parking lots and on the narrow roads.<br>
We climb a tree-lined path to the small but beautiful Roussanou Monastery, inhabited by an order of nuns. We get a couple from China to take our picture with the Baden Outlook, our local paper that travels with it's readers all over the world.
We lunch at the Panorama Restaurant - self explanatory and delicious. We go back to our room to relax on our balcony. I catch up on the blog- love having WiFi in our room. We take a drive and stop at the same store as we did yesterday. Today a little girl who reminds us of Ava is playing in the doorway. I ask her how old and she says 3. The old lady remembers us and says yes this is her granddaughter Christina. The old lady helps us pick out the best chips and I ask her name-she gives me a big smile and says Christina! I ask to take their picture and she tries to get little Christina to look at the camera but she is very shy of the camera. She looks up with a huge smile when we drive away.
There were no roads in the beginning so everything was hauled up with ropes and baskets including the monks! There are many buildings including a church with beautiful frescoes, monks quarters, and an Ossuary. Hey Grandkids-see if you can figure out what this room is used for and Grandpa will show you the picture when you get home! The grounds are beautiful and peaceful, all this perched on top of a rock 400 metres high!>
Well it was peaceful until the busloads arrive; there must have been 10. Bruce is very intrigued by their maneuvers in the parking lots and on the narrow roads.<br>
We climb a tree-lined path to the small but beautiful Roussanou Monastery, inhabited by an order of nuns. We get a couple from China to take our picture with the Baden Outlook, our local paper that travels with it's readers all over the world.
We lunch at the Panorama Restaurant - self explanatory and delicious. We go back to our room to relax on our balcony. I catch up on the blog- love having WiFi in our room. We take a drive and stop at the same store as we did yesterday. Today a little girl who reminds us of Ava is playing in the doorway. I ask her how old and she says 3. The old lady remembers us and says yes this is her granddaughter Christina. The old lady helps us pick out the best chips and I ask her name-she gives me a big smile and says Christina! I ask to take their picture and she tries to get little Christina to look at the camera but she is very shy of the camera. She looks up with a huge smile when we drive away.
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We drive to an outlook to get some photos while the sun is setting. Our dinner at Gardenia near our hotel is very good. We take a walk around the town square. There are still families with young kids in the park and it's almost 10pm. Everything seems to be later here from getting up in the morning to bedtime. 
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