John Sheldon's photos

A friendly Naxian cat sits at a cafe table in Naxos town, island of Naxos.

Aliki Harbour on the Island of Paros.

Voulismeni Lake (Λίμνη Βουλισμένη) at Agios Nikolaos, Crete. In mythology, this lake was used for swimming by the Goddess Athena (Pallas Athena) - the patron goddess of Athens who established trial by jury at the Aeropagos. In folklore the lake is bottomless, or the mouth of an extinct volcano (despite being entirely sedimentary rock). The Pallas Athena story is more believable.

On the sea front at Naxos Town.

The church of Αγία Ειρήνη (Saint Irene) is picked out by the bright Aegean sunshine. The Island of Ios in the Cyclades, the area pictured is on the outskirts of the town of Ios, also known as Chora.

Was there anyone behind me also taking photographs?

The members of a tour are dwarfed by the ruins of the seating area in the amphitheatre of the Island of Delos, in the Aegean Sea. Delos was an immensely important religious centre 2500 years ago, and for hundreds of years before and after that time. There was an annual trip by ship from Athens for people who were ritually purified. The Ship probably had white sails as well as oars and was decorated with flowers. Once a floating island in mythology, it was anchored and became protected by the other islands that now circle it, the Cyclades. Delos was the birthplace of Apollo and his sister Artemis who, being born fully formed, assisted in her brother's birth.

Ekklisia Agios Konstantinos ke Agia Eleni. Εκκλησία Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος και Αγιά Ελένη Interesting two-directional cross on the church dome, visible as a cross facing east-west and north-south.

Interesting mixture of Greek and English in the signage. (Also a German beer sign.) The Marilena Restaurant is highly recommended, friendly and good food.