tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post4713841718451160300..comments2024-03-28T21:02:40.709+02:00Comments on PlacesPeopleStuff with Character: The Leper Colony of SpinalongaDUTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-59588540519005604602021-05-22T08:36:24.739+03:002021-05-22T08:36:24.739+03:00It was a horror place! The people lived here lost ...It was a horror place! The people lived here lost their rights beside suffered with their disease.<br />Thank you for the information, Duta.Evi Erlindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013412353670682615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-62554570796393586992019-05-02T23:38:58.941+03:002019-05-02T23:38:58.941+03:00Thanks, Sheindel, for reading the post and leaving...Thanks, Sheindel, for reading the post and leaving a comment.<br />Despite the beauty of the setting and the trip iself - there's great sadness felt there.<br />DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-39101813197204270112019-05-02T16:41:42.155+03:002019-05-02T16:41:42.155+03:00Hi Duta, Such a sadness, and in the midst of suc...Hi Duta, Such a sadness, and in the midst of such a beautiful setting. Your heart of compassion for the people and all they must have experienced comes through. Thank you for sharing. shayndelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506811690843992800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-6073461729440034732016-11-17T01:15:00.398+02:002016-11-17T01:15:00.398+02:00Bica,
Welcome back to Bloggieland! The story and ...Bica,<br /><br />Welcome back to Bloggieland! The story and place of Spinalonga is a tough one.However, in life we have to face both the good and the bad, the soft and the tough, and learn our lesson from both.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-3501877011956758392016-11-16T22:56:01.441+02:002016-11-16T22:56:01.441+02:00So interesting, and moving, to see this. My breaks...So interesting, and moving, to see this. My breaks from blogging, and reading my favorite blogs, have become too long. I have always loved where you take us, DUTA...areas of the world that I will never get to see. How heartbreaking it is, to know how isolated these people lived their lives, when their disease was curable...if only that had been known. Thanks for this tour and introspective, DUTA.Bicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13502894081723323922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-51017248217121174492016-10-15T22:15:30.395+03:002016-10-15T22:15:30.395+03:00Red Rose Alley,
I couldn't be in Crete withou...Red Rose Alley,<br /><br />I couldn't be in Crete without visiting Spinalonga.<br />The priest was/is a kind of hero in this story. He was the last to leave the place after a vaccine was found and the remaining lepers were allowed to leave the colony. In fact he lived alone for some five years. He left in 1962.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-21434744525198616262016-10-15T21:56:47.524+03:002016-10-15T21:56:47.524+03:00Duta, this was an interesting post to read. It ma...Duta, this was an interesting post to read. It made me sad for the lepers that were isolated and living here. I once read where there was a Priest who lived among them and spent much time with them. He ended up getting the illness himself. What great compassion this man had. I bet this was such a emotional place for you to visit.<br /><br />~SheriRed Rose Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685747099912989862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-21825624305768768442016-10-09T20:26:37.958+03:002016-10-09T20:26:37.958+03:00Hi Linda,
I'm glad you like the pictures. As ...Hi Linda,<br /><br />I'm glad you like the pictures. As for the sad part - whoever visits the place or reads about it gets sad. There's no escape from sadness. After all, we're human beings and suffering of other human beings deeply affects us.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-33788596247715098432016-10-09T19:23:32.928+03:002016-10-09T19:23:32.928+03:00Duta, your photos are beautiful, and it is so sad ...Duta, your photos are beautiful, and it is so sad about the lepers. Thank you so much for sharing.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-57776879637500879582016-10-08T17:56:48.756+03:002016-10-08T17:56:48.756+03:00Kim,
They say the human spirit is harder than ste...Kim,<br /><br />They say the human spirit is harder than steel. It seems to be true in the case of the leprosy patients. They tried to live a normal life under unnormal conditions, to defy reality.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-30291351868370736272016-10-08T17:24:16.606+03:002016-10-08T17:24:16.606+03:00I can see why there is sadness in the air! I thin...I can see why there is sadness in the air! I think of the isolation they must have felt,,,,glad some got married etc. the human spirit is pretty tough I guessKim@stuffcould....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751822418137457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-79336901637867155972016-10-08T17:08:27.187+03:002016-10-08T17:08:27.187+03:00Haddock,
Precisely. After all those years...the t...Haddock,<br /><br />Precisely. After all those years...the tunnel is a depressing sight.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-28367468339279820862016-10-08T17:04:57.211+03:002016-10-08T17:04:57.211+03:00Bee Lady,
There are many sad places in the world....Bee Lady,<br /><br />There are many sad places in the world. It's in our own interest to look back sometimes and learn about the past It could help us with our future.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-72024866300860906822016-10-08T14:35:48.947+03:002016-10-08T14:35:48.947+03:00Wow, what an interesting place. So sad that peopl...Wow, what an interesting place. So sad that people were forced to live that way. When I went to Italy we visited the coliseum and I imagine it was the same feeling. Such an overwhelming feeling of sadness for the people of those times. <br />Cindy BeeBee Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818958787610823509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-63111674825164596002016-10-08T07:40:41.957+03:002016-10-08T07:40:41.957+03:00That tunnel of no return is so depressing.That tunnel of no return is so depressing.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-66560845853675646812016-10-08T00:53:20.013+03:002016-10-08T00:53:20.013+03:00Pam,
The blue of the water in this area is incred...Pam,<br /><br />The blue of the water in this area is incredible, but who could have enjoyed it?<br />Anyway the whole region is very beautiful and the nearby village of Elounda is now a popular, tourist vacation resort.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-60818782269845251082016-10-07T23:51:57.637+03:002016-10-07T23:51:57.637+03:00Very interesting and I can't imagine the trial...Very interesting and I can't imagine the trials and tribulations of the people there. I just re-read "Hawaii" recently and was alarmed again with the lepers treatment. I've been to Dachau and the leper colonies are probably just as horrendous. The blue water is gorgeous in your pics though! Thanks for your informative post!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158336083462589188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-57103718621895649312016-10-07T18:07:33.268+03:002016-10-07T18:07:33.268+03:00Sharon Wagner,
Well, one thing is to hear or even...Sharon Wagner,<br /><br />Well, one thing is to hear or even read about these colonies, another is to see the place with your eyes and give way to imagination.<br />I believe you're right; there is a lingering sad energy there.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-72880232085206795542016-10-07T17:19:23.826+03:002016-10-07T17:19:23.826+03:00I can only imagine that there is a lingering sad e...I can only imagine that there is a lingering sad energy there. I heard about these colonies in church my whole life. And always wondered about the unfairness of things. Sharon Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683868787160249441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-13571426460382922452016-10-06T22:24:54.487+03:002016-10-06T22:24:54.487+03:00Nikki (Sarah),
Despite the differences between a ...Nikki (Sarah),<br /><br />Despite the differences between a nazi camp and the Spinalonga colony, I couldn't help thinking of the first category. When I visited Dachau camp (near Munchen) and Terezinstadt camp (near Prague) I was surprised by the serene and civilized surroundings. Who could have known what atrocities went on there. There were of course rumours, but the inhabitants of the DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-9466339970218882062016-10-06T16:09:01.259+03:002016-10-06T16:09:01.259+03:00Oh Duta, I didn't know that such a place had e...Oh Duta, I didn't know that such a place had even existed. How sad to think someone had to be separated from society like that. Your last comment to Alicia is so right - deception to get people to go and do what you want - in the holocaust and in this leper society. Nikki (Sarah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13731200601840020130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-15198505820776850332016-10-06T02:03:34.464+03:002016-10-06T02:03:34.464+03:00Alicia,
Thanks for your wonderful comment. I don&...Alicia,<br /><br />Thanks for your wonderful comment. I don't think guilt has something to do with the beauty of the location.It seems,the beauty was more like a means of trying to mislead, to divert the thoughts of those unfortunate people.<br /><br />Those who were transported to nazi concentration camps were also unaware of what was going to happen to them as the camps were located on the DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-67847382806261698642016-10-06T01:04:28.049+03:002016-10-06T01:04:28.049+03:00It gave me chills to read your post and imagining ...It gave me chills to read your post and imagining where these poor souls thought they were going. Did some of them know? Did they have a chance to say their last goodbyes to loved ones? It's amazing the endurance and resiliency of the human spirit, that even though displaced they managed to continuing building a life.<br /><br />Several years ago I took a trip to one of the Hawaiian Islands Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196096131750922174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-68534136627957094222016-10-05T17:50:39.062+03:002016-10-05T17:50:39.062+03:00La Petite Gallery,
Yes, the disease is curable si...La Petite Gallery,<br /><br />Yes, the disease is curable since the late fifties. Survivors at the colony were sent home in 1957, only the priest stayed there five more years until 1962.<br />(Well. for your information, I'm not young. I'm at the beginning of old age, but I try , with God's help, to do my best).DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085364042461678579.post-27676339961361353422016-10-05T15:13:53.051+03:002016-10-05T15:13:53.051+03:00Duta, so very interesting. Hansen’s Disease, is cu...Duta, so very interesting. Hansen’s Disease, is curable I think.<br />How sad to have to live like that. Amazing photo's love your post's<br />wish I were younger I'd like to do the things you do.<br />When you are young do all you can, for old age really puts<br />a dampener on life. Live life while you are young.<br /> YvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.com