Beautiful Paros Island!!

/ Ed Armstrong
The island of Paros is gorgeous! The afternoon sun made this church seem to glow! I absolutely love the blue and white colors that are so common in Greece!!

There are all kinds of shops with beautiful walkways. It is not loud, but peaceful and relaxing.

As I was taking the previous photo, this friendly woman ran out of her shop and asked me to take her photo! I was happy to comply. She has a beautiful smile and was fun to see her excitement.

Our group leader described how older marble is often re-purposed from previous buildings and made into a new Greek structure.

This wall was build from an amalgamation of repurposed marble to protect the city from pirates!!

This is a beautiful scene of the Aegean Sea from the island of Paros!

The previous view of the Aegean Sea was taken while standing in front of this beautiful church!

I love the vibrant colors in Greece!! It makes me smile to see such beauty everywhere!!

This is another section of re-purposed marble used to protect the city.

Some of these re-purposed marble are quite old!!

I am captivated by the blue color of Greece that are seen in so many places!!

We were inside a sort of dark church and our group leader was telling about its history. Unfortunately, she is blurry as I had to use a very long exposure to capture the design of the church.

Re-purposed marble was used to make this fountain. Water flowed from it until several decades ago.

We went into this church. The whole outside has old marble to build it. Services were going on when we entered, so no photos were allowed.

I liked the silhouette of the bells and cross of the church against the evening sky.

I liked the repetitive columns and arches in the church grounds!

At dinner, I had my first taste of ouzo!! I really enjoyed it because it tastes like black licorice!!

While eating dinner, we looked at this fantastic sunset!! Greece is such a beautiful place!!