Me and my best friend at cocktail hour!
Agia Efemia, a pretty little village where we stopped for lunch on our tour of the island.
A view of Fiskardo, a resort where, apparently, the rich and famous moor their floating gin palaces!
The church of St Gerasimos, the patron saint of Kefalonia. Here followeth a brief history lesson!When he first came to Kefalonia he spent 5 years living in a cave! This church was built around it, and the cave can still be seen, but it looks as if it's used more as a mini storeroom nowadays!
The body of St Gerasimos is guarded and protected in aglass and silver sarcophagus at the monastery he founded. The body has never decomposed! After his death he was exhumed twice and found to be intact, thus leading the church to ordain him as a saint. Apparently the body is actually displayed at certain times, but only to those of the Greek Orthodox persuasion.
The altar screen in the monastery church. The high altar in Greek Orthodox churches is so sacred that only priests are allowed to see it or go near it. Hence the highly ornate screen.
Myrtos beach, supposedly the most photographed beach in Europe. Access to it is via that zig-zag road that can be seen on the right.
Melissani lake. We were rowed around it and into the cave. It was once completely underground, till the roof caved in!
Finari lighthouse near Argostoli the island's capital.And now just 3 pictures of where we stayed. As you can see it's quite high up... a half mile relatively steep hill down to the village!
The pool bar in the evening.
The view from our appartment.
The pool! Taken in the early evening, so no people to spoil the view!
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