More driving today. We went to some monasteries of note in a place called Meteora, which is near where we're staying in Kalambaka. The driving is very free form. It's like an interpretive dance at high speed. The parking is also rather creative too.
These monasteries are noteworthy because they sit on huge rock bluffs. I took a bunch of photos that I'll eventually post. (That means several weeks from now.) The only damper on the photos is that it was hazy again so the photos are not as spectacular as being there. The monasteries are functioning in that nuns and priests inhabit them. There are six main ones that open themselves to the public though there are several more in the area. All of them require that women wear a skirt to enter. They all have a rack of skirts in front for that purpose.
We had dinner a few blocks from our hotel and then we went for a walk. There's an interesting social phenomenon going on here. There are gaming clubs of sorts filled with men all over. But there's no corresponding place where women congregate. That lack of a corresponding place isn't surprising, but I find it odd that so many men go to these clubs and appear to have what looks like a very unentertaining time.
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