Meteora, Greece

I received TWO postcards today. One was from Finland

and the other one from Greece!

Lenia put the two stamps (above) on her card and I love them too.

I especially like the one with the Greek dancers!

This is a private swap card from Lenia, who is studying

in Athens, Greece, although she is from
Cyprus.

This is a very unusual place and I had never heard of it

until I received Lenia's card.

These are actually monasteries built upon the rock towers!

Meteora, which means 'suspended in the air' is a 'forest' of conglomerate

rock towers which have been eroded into fantastic peaks

where medieval monks uilt monasteries. In 1988, UNESCO declared

Meteora to be a World Heritage Site.

I was so intrigued by the postcard that I 'googled' the place

and read the fantastic story of these monasteries.

Thank you, Lenia, for such a great postcard!