Bodhgaya is a pleasant town situated at the shores of the Niranjana river.
There is, however, one thing that sets this place apart from all others: here, under a Bodhi tree, prince Siddharta achieved enlightenment and became “the Buddha”.
So, Bodhgaya is one of the holiest sites for Buddhists and there are monasteries from just about any Buddhist country.
Very interesting to visit, - but exploring rural India is just as rewarding!
Pylos nowadays is a small, pleasant place with a huge fortress and an interesting museum. Pylos is very strategically situated with a huge natural harbour, where the famous battle of Navarino took place. Here, in 1827, a European fleet (England, France, and Russia) destroyed the holed-in Egyptian fleet of Muhammad Ali, who came to the aid of the Turkish Empire in the Greek war of independence. More on the battle of Navarino at Wikipedia. In the picture you can see part of the small opening of the huge bay with Sphacteria island to the right. I took this photo using a ...
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