Pilgrimage

This is the Monastery which, as is often the case, started as a pagan temple and then was converted to a Byzantine Church until the Crusaders came along in the 12th century. As you can see the scale is absolutely incredible.
Unlike the gorilla trek, this 1+ hour 'hike' uphill was not 'like' climbing stairs. It WAS climbing stairs - 800 of them give or take. Up and then back down. Think we need to start taking flatter vacations.
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