As a last hurray for Meteora, we headed to the Monastery of St. Barbara of Roussanou. At least one of the monasteries deserved to be visited. For this one, housing nuns, I was required to wear a skirt. They were handed out at the entrance.
Afterwards, we drove all the way to Ioannina for lunch. Unfortunately, it was about 2pm when we finally arrived at the taverna and everybody was really hungry. Luckily, the buffet style place had something on offer for everyone.
Afterwards, we explored Ioannina, the Municipal Ethnographic Museum and took a boat ride to Ioannina Island in the middle of the lake as a surprise for the kids.
We camped right in town so we could have an early start into the mountains of Zagori tomorrow.
Good morning Meteora! How are you today? Still sunny I see.
We decided to visit one of the monasteries and take a look around inside. It might be this one
Up the stairs…
…and past the cat…
…to a view like this. Cars for reference is a nice touch
A bird’s eye view onto the road
Greek and Greek Orthodox Church flags
Some of these holes were inhabited in early times
The sun was too bright to look into the camera. To visit the inside of the monastery of St.Barbara or Roussanou, I was obliged to wear a skirt
Great view on the biggest monastery. You can see a throng of people going up.
This one has a line to the other rock.
In a great little taverna in Ioannina, with lots of Greek people stopping for lunch. It was about 2 pm and we were so. hungry. Luckily, the food was really good!
Tower and Gate of Ioannina Kastro
The old town is inside the fortification. It’s full of small, cobblestone lanes and cute houses
Trying to stay in the shade
One of the old mosques in the Kastro. This one houses a museum in a building further up.
Another great place to see canons
These lizards took a perch on this beautifully carved pillar/stone
No, not canon balls. They are too big for the canons. These are grenades, according to Flo.
Inside the Municipal Ethnographic Museum of Ioannina
The mosque, now a museum, housed Ottoman furniture in this room
Monekying around at the lake front, waiting for a surprise boat ride
Bye bye people still on land!
Minaret seen from the lake
Flo was stopped by the ladies from this shop. They were very good at their job, usually he doesn’t stop. They offered home-made alcohol 😉
Freedom for the kids
We passed another ferry to the island in the lake
Very happy folks
Riding on the shopping cart while the AoE was sitting inside
The campsite turned out to be right at the lake with trees and grass all around. Perfect for the kids!
A portrait on the stone quay wall
If papa is walking on here, surely I can do it too!
You must be logged in to post a comment.