Saturday, October 29, 2011
The Meteora of Greece
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Meteora of Greece
I started working closely with Greeks since 2001 when I went on board my first commercial vessel, transporting oil cargo from Middle East to Southeast Asian countries.
During snack time or meal time, my Greek chief cook will always tell me about stories of Greek civilization. I never tire hearing it because I was interested in knowing the rise and fall of one of the greatest civilization this Earth could offer, and that is, the Greek culture.
Meteora? I heard the word, but never comprehend clearly back then. My chef just told me that it is a great place to commune with nature and pay homage to the priests and monks or the monasteries atop of those stone mountains that are rarely visited by city dwellers due to the hurly burly of city life, especially in Athens.
When my second Greek ship, a container one, from the same shipping company (Tsakos Shipping and Trading, S.A.), anchored at Piraeus shore, I asked my new Greek cook (he's from island of Crete-that's where the company's founder lives or the Family Tsakos) about it. He told me that it is far, so, if I want to visit it, I have to live in his country (no pun intended).
I was fascinated before, as of today, regarding Meteora.I really want to explore it one day. It's on my 'bucket list' now.Note: This is not pertaining to the second album of the rock band Linkin Park; but I've read that they based the name of their sophy album from it. This is all about the place where I can be closer to the gods and goddesses of Greece and the mystery behind those amazing rock formation.
Meteora Greece c/o Lana542001
During snack time or meal time, my Greek chief cook will always tell me about stories of Greek civilization. I never tire hearing it because I was interested in knowing the rise and fall of one of the greatest civilization this Earth could offer, and that is, the Greek culture.
Meteora? I heard the word, but never comprehend clearly back then. My chef just told me that it is a great place to commune with nature and pay homage to the priests and monks or the monasteries atop of those stone mountains that are rarely visited by city dwellers due to the hurly burly of city life, especially in Athens.
When my second Greek ship, a container one, from the same shipping company (Tsakos Shipping and Trading, S.A.), anchored at Piraeus shore, I asked my new Greek cook (he's from island of Crete-that's where the company's founder lives or the Family Tsakos) about it. He told me that it is far, so, if I want to visit it, I have to live in his country (no pun intended).I was fascinated before, as of today, regarding Meteora.I really want to explore it one day. It's on my 'bucket list' now.Note: This is not pertaining to the second album of the rock band Linkin Park; but I've read that they based the name of their sophy album from it. This is all about the place where I can be closer to the gods and goddesses of Greece and the mystery behind those amazing rock formation.
Meteora Greece c/o Lana542001
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