geardrops [blog]

I feel like I should blog more, but trust me, my life is largely uninteresting.

Greece, however, was interesting. Once I have some photographs I’ll be likely to share those. Until then, however, content yourself with the concept of Meteora.

Thousands upon thousands of years ago, when the earth was young, the lands of present-day Greece were covered in water, which later receded (clearly). Those waters eroded the land in Meteora, leaving behind these steep cliffs of smoothly-polished rock. The cliffs alone are a sight to behold. I’m not one for staring at nature, but this is some pretty awesome nature.

Then, in the 1300’s, hermit monks built the first of the monasteries of Meteora.

During the Turkish occupation of Greece, these monasteries played a role in maintaining the culture of Greece and the Greek Orthodox faith. Inaccessible unless you were quite determined, they made a great refuge for the sons who were sent there to be kept away from the Turks. Thus, high among the clouds, they kept the culture alive.

How’s that for a fantasy setting?

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