In the northern Greek city of Ioannina, we caught a ferry to a small island in the middle of Lake Pamvotis. The island is home to about 90 families, along with an Ottoman Mosque built by renegade Ottoman governor Ali Pasha, who was beheaded in the 19th century for trying to create an independent state with Ioannina as its capital.

	Ioaninna seen from the lake.		Approaching the island, with the mosque in the center.
	A closer view of the mosque.		Closer still...
	Arrival at the island.		Our ferry docked at the island.
	A restaurant near the dock, where we had great spanakopita for lunch.		A typical house on the island.
	With only 90 families, the streets were very quiet.		Bells decorate the side of a house.
	Closeup of the bells.		Giant pots decorate a small wall.
	Ali Pasha's mosque, at the far end of the island.		An old house is now the island's most picturesque cafe.
	Susanne sits among the wildflowers.		Wildflowers were in bloom everywhere on the island.

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