Some sights are just so amazing that it is impossible to describe. Meteora is one of them. In the 1200 and 1300's some monks decided to build some monastaries on these granite pinnicles rising up out of the valley. Since each stone had to be hoisted up with an extensive pulley system you would wonder if this seemed like the smartest location. It turns out that this was an inspired decision since the Turks arrived in 1453 and this remained the only sanctuary for Christianity and Byzantine-ism, unaccessable to the Turks through out their rule. The pinnicles are amazing in themselves and the monisaries even more so. If you are ever in Greece, don't miss it!
A view of the Monastary of St. Barbara. What a great namesake.

Mom's shot of the family on the bridge overlooking the gardens of St. Barbara. There were a few stairs involved in this expedition.