Around Lafka

Uncle Costas, Uncle Pannos and Aunty Aphrodite took us on a sightseeing drive to the other side of the mountain from Lafka, to places even dad had not visited before.

We stopped in a small valley that had been damed many years ago and visited the church of st geoerge that nestled on the bank of the dam.

We also visted the monastery for the church which was situated high up on the hillside. We walked around the very old church and visited the secret school room where boys had been taught greek by the monks during the turkish occupation, something that was against the law at the time. The monks make special rose syrup jam which they offer as a refreshment to visitors and dad bought a jar of it as he liked it so much!

We had a wonderful lunch in a local taverna surrounded by acres of worked farmland. I saw heaps of tractors so it felt a lot like home!

Till next time.
Leo