Ypsilou means High and this monastery has it right. You get up there and it's like you're sitting on top of the world. From the tip of this natural pyramid hill top you can see half the island of Lesvos and a great deal of the Turkish coast. Everytime i've been there i've seen only one monk. He says there is another one but i'm not sure about it. He told us his story, he was from a big and poor family of the island. He was sent here because his family couldn't support him. But he got in trouble with the chief monk, that caused him to be sent in psychiatric clinic a lot of times. Since then he's into medication and when you talk to him you can understand that his mind isn't exactly in its place. I felt it's a pity because he seems to have a good heart. I guess if you have a lot of medication and no meditation then you might not apreciate living next to heaven...
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