Yes, Mario, I have been there twice: the monks use two time systems. For their
daily work they have the normal Greek time, but for their services they do as
if they use the temporal hours: the night services are longer in winter time
than in summer time. Karlheinz
4. BYZANTINE HOURS
NOTE :
Dear Roger,
This is a more public expression of enthusiasm
for your Ottoman Sundial. I very much enjoyed
looking at your PowerPoint via...
http://www.walkingshadow.info/Ottoman.html
The dial looks splendid and I don't think the
re-orientation is a distraction.
I have some comments on the
I would never have had a reason to visit St. Louis, and am very glad to have
had the excuse. The botanical garden is, I think, the most beautiful garden
I have ever visited. As the Guide Michelin would put it ca vaut le
detour. And if you ever do make the detour to the Missouri botanical
