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Tag Archives: orange tree
2131 – Living from land and garden: fruits and vegetables
This looks like Aloe Vera or another cactus-like succulent plant. Do they use for beverages or for medicinal uses? This wild spinach-like vegetable grows in the steep gardens of Simonos Petras. A small cornfield in the middle of knowhere reachable … Continue reading
Posted in food, monasteries, nature
Tagged artichoke, cactus, chestnut, cornfield, fig, fruit, garden, orange tree, pepper, pumpkin
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2073 -The courtyard of Pantocratoros
We spend the night in Pantocratoros. In the morning we allowed ourselves some time to wonder around the courtyard of Pantocratoros. I took the opportunity to take some pictures, that I want to share with you. An orange tree contrasts … Continue reading
Posted in 07 Pantocratoros, Trip 2019
Tagged Bas2019, bells, courtyard, katholikon, orange tree
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1676 – Oranges in a white world
Oranges, we eat them a lot but we never seen them growing on trees in Western Europe. The association with oranges is for us summer, not winter or snow. Nevertheless there were plenty of oranges, mandarin and lemons in Nea … Continue reading