Memory Mondsay

Memory of Samos Island, Greece 

Photo by Nikos Aliagas

 

Monday Multiviews

Scotland diversity

Sent by John from Aberdeen 

Mallorca, Spain

Sent by Maaria on 24 Mar, 2000

Narvik, Norway

Narvi is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

Sent by Pauliina on 20 Jul, 1988 from Narvik

Pythagoras Cave, Marathokampos, Samos, Greece

My travels

The Cave of Pythagoras is the place where the famous mathematician and philosopher was hiding when the tyrant of Samos, Polycrates, was chasing after him. It is located on the eastern side of Mount Kerkis, the highest mountain of the Aegean, at a distance of 3 km from Votsalakia beach, and its access is quite difficult.

There are actually two caves, one close to the other. It is said that Pythagoras was living in one of them and used the other cave for teaching. One cave is flatter and therefore more appropriate for a living. It has three rooms but you can visit only the two. It ends in two gorgeous steeps and if you walk a bit more, you will meet a spring from where it is believed that Pythagoras used to drink water.

Multiview Memories

Liechtenstein

Sent by my sister on 31 Jul, 1979 from Vaduz

Greece, Samos

Sunny greetings from Samos island

Sent by my son 2002

Sousse, Tunisia

My travels

Rodos, Greece 

Sent by my niece on 29 May, 1991

Corfu, Greece

Sent by niece on 1997

Cala Fornells, Mallorca, Spain

Sent by my sister-in-law on 22 Feb, 2000

Randoms

Picked from my card pile with the help of random generator :)

In the Train with Uncle Mac - A Ladybird Book by derek McCulloch, illudtrstion W.C. Watson

sent by Ske in Rotterdam,Netherlands

sent on 16 Jul, 2014

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,581 km

Postcardbook: Harmony. Photo Udo Hafke

Sent by Katja in Munich, Germany

sent on 5 Feb, 2014

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,752 km

Statue of Pythagoras, Pythagorion, Samos

Sent by my daughter and her family on their vacation to Samos in Greece, July 2019

Art by Ivan Shishkin, 1832-1898 (Russian)

Sent by Augustus in Hong Kong

sent on 10 Jan, 2020

travel time 21 days

distance travelled 7,928 km

Water vehicles

 The Tax Tower in Alkmaar, the Netherlands.

Sent by Gerrit in Alkmaar, The Netherlands

on 23 Aug, 2015

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,497 km

The Accijnstoren, meaning tax tower, is a tower in the dutch town of Alkmaar, built in 1622. All imported goods must be presented to the tower, the usage rights that were taken were an important source of income for the city. This square bell tower is built of brick with stone bands.

The ship is former inland freighter, the type is called Tjalk.

 Pythagorion harbor on Samos island, Greece.

My Samos collection.

 Yachts on the lake Galve, Trakai, Lithuania

Sent by Lidija in Sakiai, Lithuania

on 7 Aug, 2017

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 852 km

Traditional Greece - transport

Traditional Greek fishing boats Caiques on Samos island.

A caïque is a  fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Sea. It is traditionally a small brightly painted wooden trading vessel.

Greek Cats

Authentic Greece by George Meis

Samos cat  (My photo)

Journey...

Travel diary ready to go...

days one and two

 days three and four

 days five and six

 days seven and eight

 days nine and ten

 days eleven and twelve

days thirteen and fourteen

Books from my bookshelf,  Greek author Alki Zei. 

Petros' War/Ο μεγάλος περίπατος του Πέτρου/Tämä on sotaa Petros (1971),
Wildcat Under Glass / Το Καπλάνι της Βιτρίνας / Villikissa katsoo lasin takaa (1963)

Greek monasteries

Meteora, monasteries in the clouds.

The Monastery Evangelistria, Samos


The Holy Monastery of Archangel Michael Panormitis in Simi.

And one Mystery Monastery.

I just can't remember the place and the name of this monastery.

I hope somebody can help me with this mystery.