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1649 – the hike from Filotheou to Karakalou
After a short visit to Filotheou we continued our trip to Karakalou and Kellion Timiou Stavrou. This part of the hike was 2.37 km long and it took me 40 minutes, mainly over beautiful monopati’s. I had...
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1650 – interior Protaton church September 2014
Thanks to my good friend Jitze Bakker I now can share his pictures of our Athos pilgrimage in September 2014. He was able to shoot some pictures of the interior of the Protaton. We thought we could see...
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1651 – Karakalou
On our trip to Timiou Stavrou we made a short stop at Karakalou, and I could say hello to the Dutch monk Pachomios, who we met last year when we slept in the monastery. We found Pachomios working in...
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1652 – the kelli Timiou Stavrou of father David – 1
In post 1300 I showed you our visit to this large former Ukrain kelli in 2012. Father David insisted to pay another visit to his kelli and on September 2nd 2014 we finally had the chance to see him...
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1653 – the kelli Timiou Stavrou of father David – 2
I mentioned yesterday that new roof was tested during the severe thunderstorm and that the roof was not without leakage. Here a picture of the church: and the dome The dome is painted with an...
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1654 – todays pictures from Athos and best wishes for 2015 plus 2014 in review
Courtyard Dionysiou 31-12-2014 Dear readers, We just got some pictures from my brother Herman from Athos today. Pilgrim Bas: up to his knees in the snow! Grigoriou in the snow Webmaster Herman in...
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1655 – recent pictures from Athos
Today my brother Herman (& son and friend Bas & sons) ended his Athos winter journey and he just sent me these pictures: Grigoriou in the rain and soon after in the snow 30/12/2104...
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1656 – more recent pictures from Athos in the winter – 2
This is how hiking on Athos in the winter looks like: step by step! A misstep can be fatal! The monopati near Agiou Pavlou: look at the tower that is being renovated! Wim, 2/1
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1658 – From Dionysiou to Paulou in the snow
This lovely cat followed us for a while on our way to Paulou/Nea Skiti on the first day of the year 2015.
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1659 – Entering Dionysiou in the snow
The last day of the year 31 december 2014. Coming from Grigoriou we walked to Dionysiou after it snowed all night (30/31th dec 2014). We did it carefully, step by step in sometimes 30 cm snow. It was...
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1660 – The day the colour disappeared from Mount Athos.
We arrived on the 30th of December at Grigoriou Monastery. It was already quite late in the afternoon but we decided to make the hike to Simonos Petras, the most iconic monastery on the peninsula,...
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1661 – A night at Grigoriou
After a nutritious dinner in the monastery in the company of the monks and half a dozen workmen, we could unwind and prepare ourselves for the next day. I decided to try and make some pictures in the...
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1663 – The peaceful beginning of the last day of the year
The snow had come as predicted. It was quite a pack. Icicles were formed during the night. It was not very cold. Around freezing probably. The visibility was quite limited. The mountainous backdrop was...
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1664 – The “battle” of Gregoriou
After service and breakfast the elder monks returned to their rooms. It still was the start of the last day of the year. The young ones lingered in the snow. When one monk started the fight from the...
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1665 – Strictly forbidden for women, female animals and vehicles.
Photo of the border gate by Dutch writer Gerard Koolschijn taken in the 1970ties. In his novel “Geen Sterveling weet” he writes about his walk to the border: Voordat de nacht viel, slenterde ik langs...
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1666 – Winter birds
Robins like the snow. They are not shy and sometimes it looked that they took pleasure in following us on the footpaths. Robin at Nea Skiti....
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1667 – animals in the summer
September 7th 2014 we arrived at Lakkou skiti. The day before a heavy thunderstorm hit Athos, which gave a lot of rain. A few hundred meters further we saw this crab on the road!It is a freshwater...
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1668 – Serious scientific restoration?
In 2016 the Russians on Mount Athos will be celebrating the 1000th anniversary of its documented history. The Athonite document on which appeared the first signature of a Russian Abbot on Mt. Athos,...
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