How did they do that?

I never did get an adequate explanation of how the monks built these unassailable monasteries on top of these rocks. Our local tour guide who we met up with inside the monastery said that all the building supplies were hoisted by cranes up to the top of these pinnacles but how did anyone get up on top in the first place? They certainly didn't have climbing cleats or crampons back in the Middle Ages.

Day Nine (Sunday)

July 2nd 2006
Despite having a few too many glasses of Italy's cheapest and despite laying in a narrow bunkbed with another bed just inches over my head, my first time ever sleeping on a ship was quite restful. Getting up and using the toilet in the middle of the night was an adventure as the ship was bucking and rolling quite a bit. But there was plenty of hot water in the shower and nice clean towels when I ... read more

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more

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