Korfos & Nafplio

Sunday, June 15th: Korfos is a difficult little spot to get to. From Mycenae we caught a bus to Corinth and waited there for the one bus that would go to Korfos but it never came. So we ended up taking a costly cab ride there. But when we arrived at our hotel, Jonathan came out to meet us, so all was well.

He took us to a cafe for beers and we had the chance to catch up a bit. Then he led the long way up a hill toward a church that had great views of the town. Korfos is a little seaside town and it's very picturesque so the sight was fantastic. Unfortunately, I'd forgotten to bring along my camera, so I'll have to snag them from Jonathan or Ashley.

The three of us then headed to the beach for a dip in the Mediterranean, and we got to check that off our list. It's a bit chilly but since the day was hot, it was also welcome. Later that evening, Jonathan invited us to dinner with the rest of his excavation team and we had some interesting chats with the people there. At the end of the night, we had some time to ourselves once more and had great fun. Ashley and I got to try ouzo, which is revolting. But I couldn't leave Greece without having a taste.

Monday, June 14th: We got up early the next morning and eventually made our way back to Corinth and from there got a bus to Nafplion. This one's a city of a different flavour, somewhere between busy Athens and slow Korfos. It's very nice there and great for strolling. We went for gelato at Antica Galeria di Roma, which is owned by a Roman and naturally it was delicious (and very rich, neither of us could finish). Afterward, we took a taxi ride up to the high point of Nafplio, which is the Palamidi fortress. This is probably one of my favourite parts of the trip; the views were fantastic, and exploring the place was a lot of fun. We spent as much time looking around as we could and then took the 800-odd steps back down again.

We wandered the many streets and looked in various stores, hoping for souvenirs to catch our eyes. After a pleasant harbourfront dinner, we sat in another place with beers and watched a bit of the World Cup. Ashley's a big fan so we've been keeping up a bit. Thence to our hotel and we slept.

Tuesday, June 15th: The next morning, we got up a bit later than we'd hoped and walked to the Archaeological Museum. It was small but had a lot of really fascinating contents. We went back to our hotel, packed up and got on a bus back to Athens.

Didn't have much time to explore here but we did pick up that multi-site ticket and looked around one place, the Temple of the Olympian Zeus, which was mostly huge columns and a few small buildings. Tomorrow will be much more packed with sites. I'm very excited to see the Acropolis and the Agora.

There may be another post tomorrow, but we're planning on going to bed early because we have an early flight to Bucharest on the 17th. So, the next post may be from Romania. We shall see.

P.S. I finished Slaughterhouse-Five and have begun A Clockwork Orange. I liked the former and the latter is pretty good so far.