. The Burton Holmes lectures;. d in crevices and fissures. GRECIAN JOURNEYS 11 ■So that is Megaspeleon ! we exclaim. Not yet. ourguide replies; a moment more. Another turn. Yes,that is Megaspeleon. Were we not out of breath with exer-tion, wonder, and surprise we should undoubtedly inquire, How came it there .^ What holds it there .^ Whydoesnt it fall Who lives and, above all, Why has the world of travel never heard of this before ? I am convinced that there are very few, even amongthose who may be called chronic travelers, who would notlook blankly at you when you ask them, Have
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. d in crevices and fissures. GRECIAN JOURNEYS 11 ■So that is Megaspeleon ! we exclaim. Not yet. ourguide replies; a moment more. Another turn. Yes,that is Megaspeleon. Were we not out of breath with exer-tion, wonder, and surprise we should undoubtedly inquire, How came it there .^ What holds it there .^ Whydoesnt it fall Who lives and, above all, Why has the world of travel never heard of this before ? I am convinced that there are very few, even amongthose who may be called chronic travelers, who would notlook blankly at you when you ask them, Have you been toMegaspeleon ? We felt like discoverers as we approachedthis imposing pile, this relic of the greatness of Greekmonasticism. Behind it a rocky wall reaches skyward fora thousand feet ; from the foundations of the structure theredescends a giant staircase, a series of narrow terraces, onwhich are the farms and gardens of the monks. The monksapparently have less need of plows thanof parachutes !—for should a pious. FISHKRMKN FROM TIIK OF CORINTH
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