Pssst....I'm over here.: Patmos-John's Island Prison

My last weekend in Greece I visited the Island of Patmos, the place where John was inspired with the Revelation of Jesus Christ. It is a quaint little island very much similar to the Island of Hydra where I visited a few weeks ago. The photos in this post will hopefully give everyone an idea of what Patmos is like, and what I did while I was there. Sadly this will be my final blog post on my six-week adventure in Greece. I hope you have enjoyed what I have shared.

Found this shop with mom's name.

This is the view of Patmos from on top of its highest mountain.

These kinds of bell towers are all over Patmos and Greece.

The monastery had many frescoes like these. They each tell a different story. I had a fun time trying to figure out what each fresco was trying to portray.

This is the main courtyard in the monastery with a beard old priest walking by.

I saw several of these little tin can sized cars.

This is the fortress-like monastery from outside.

Patmos has these three functioning windmills. I didn't get to see them unfurled up close but I did see them working from a distance.

This mosaic of John and his scribe is located near the entrance of the cave where John wrote Revelation.

Tiny door!

Here is the entrance of John's cave.

Inside the cave was just like a Greek Orthodox church. However, on the right-hand side was the rock face and the holes in the rock where chains would have been anchored in.

Typical Greek restaurant seating...outside.

Book store.

The only utensil I had was my jack-knife to eat this watermelon. It made for a good meal.

This is a cruise ship that came into port while I was their. This was not the ferry...unfortunately.

The two sets of white buildings in the middle are religious buildings. The upper one is an Ecclesiastical school, and the lower one is where John's cave is located. The monastery is in the upper left hand corner of the picture.