I was in Hilandar a few years ago and I remember how the brothers were silent while working in the garden. The pictures in the article brought that sense of peace back to me a lot. Has anyone been recently?
My wife and I visited Hilandar back in 2018 and the quiet way the monks worked in the garden stuck with me too. Those photos of the same rows of vegetables brought it right back. Anyone been to Vatopedi lately? The kitchen garden there looked pretty impressive in the article.
Yes, Anna, I was also in Hilandar four years ago and I remember exactly that silence in the garden – only the shovels and the birds could be heard. I also liked the pictures in the article, especially the one with the old brother digging. What time of year were you?
Yes, Alexander, I am also glad when that silence in the Hilandar garden is mentioned. I was there in May a few years ago, when the basil and tomatoes were being sown. And you, have you tried their plum compote that they make in the kitchen?
