Travelling with knowledge: after the trip final
September 15th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Me at the Byzantine Church in Naxos
As this is my last piece about my summer holiday, I will write a summary of the trip after introducing a historic spot in Naxos.
Naxos is the biggest island in Cyclades and often referred as the capital of the archipelago. Many churches and towers as well as the castle show the substantial influence of the Byzantine era which somehow resembles the sense of Asian architecture. One church we visited was built around 13th century in the Byzantine Empire. The images are from the painting on the inner wall of the church indicating Christianity. The colour of the paint was so clear that it didn’t look more than 800 years old at all. I couldn’t help feeling that the older art gets the more beautiful it appears.
Looking back travelling with knowledge…
Greece was more than I dreamed. I did a little research of which partially I introduced in the last two pieces because I like to know the place I’m going. It doubles the enjoyment of a trip and it feels nice to be able to explain your travelling partner that which side of Parthenon’s decoration represents what battle in Greek mythology. Like this, I imagine the stories of Greek legends and why gods were everywhere in ancient Greek culture so to add more fantasy to my trip.
Most importantly I like to find out things myself. It fascinates me to discover a new thing. New knowledge also sets a next destination for further exploration. By travelling with knowledge like that, I will learn a little more about the place and people. Even after the journey is over, it sticks to my head with all other nice memory and makes me feel good every time I remember. It was such a refreshing trip I had this summer.
Paintings inside the church
