Saturday, May 07, 2011

and of course, an old Byzantine church









And of course, right in the centre of market square is an old Byzantine church complete with frescoes, albeit badly damaged ones. I like it, in Greece, the new town gets built around the old churches. We would see this a lot in Athens, new high rises springing around old Byzantine churches. I like it that they are always opened and the locals can pop in anytime to say a prayer, light a candle and kiss an icon. I do go in, say a prayer and take some pictures. I'm tempted to light a candle and kiss some icons. It is not my tradition. This is the Eastern Orthodox tradition.

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