Meteora 1998

Jo-Ann
22.7.98 - Started early to drive to the monasteries, just as well because all the tourist buses come in force.  Visited three monasteries - St Stephens, St Nicolas and Grand Meteora.  You have to cover your arms and legs, so they give you these pull on skirts - gross! Finished about 2pm stopped and had lunch in a lovely family restaurant, in Kastraki.  Went home and had a three hour sleep.  The boys played game boy.  Got up had tea rang home.


Christian
Day 27 - Today we went up to the monasteries to have a look.  The first monastery we went to was a pretty big one and had lots of old paintings.  The last two monasteries were just about the same as the first one, they all had old paintings on the walls.  Mum and dad saw some icons which they wanted to buy.  An icon is like a painting on a rock of Jesus or Mary. It is illegal to take original icons out of the country and you can be put in jail for it.  After that we went back to the hotel.


Joshua
Day 27 - We went to the monasteries on the mountains.  When we got to the first one dad wasn't aloud to go in because he wasn't dressed properly.  Mum had to wear a smock, which is a long skirt and we went into the museum in the monastery.  Then we went to the second monastery but this one was smaller and you had to walk up lots of steps before you got there.  Then we drove to the last one and all of the people were lined up and it took a long time before we got there.  We looked at the skulls and where they ate dinner and when we got back we had lunch and the food was nice.  Then we went home and had a rest for three hours.  After that we went shopping and had tea.