Day 6 in Greece.

 First thing in the morning we took the bus tour to a paint shop where Byzantine artist carried on the ancient trade of painting the icons, of the saints and gods, adorned many of the images with gold and silver leaf. Meticulously painted the images to resemble how they were done ancient times. The artist use a rod with a large ball on the end to steady their hands to make the detailed strokes with the very fine brushes.

We bought a small souvenir one that we had signed by the elder monk that was carrying on the family tradition .