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The Church of Agia Sophia (Holy Wisdom), a smaller copy of the one in Constantinople. |
| An icon shrine. These are all over every city in Greece. I had never seen one until I came here. Before going to Mt. Athos I stopped in a shrine to the Holy Mother to light a candle and pray for a safe trip. I also prayed about my knee which had been hurting for weeks. I was worried about it because I planned to do a lot of walking. The next day it was completely healed, I had no pain at all. It had been a constant pain for weeks, but it took me a while to notice it was gone. I was in a museum and was walking carefully when I realized it didn't hurt any more, even when I twisted it or ran (luckily the museum was almost empty). After all the walking I did, even in Spain it never hurt again. |
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A very small church in central Thessaloniki. I couldn't find the name of it, but it was a beautiful little temple. |
| The dome inside the church. |
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Me looking out at the ocean from my room in Oranapolis. This was one of the nicest rooms I ever stayed in and it was only about 25 Euros. |
| Sunset over the Holy Mountain Sea taken from the port of Oranapolis. |
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Taken from the ferry on my way to Mt. Athos. This is the small village of Oranapolis with an old fort. |
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