Last stop - Corinth

---

Location: Athens and Corinth
Weather: Sunny, 31 °C

As I had visited Athens before joining the cruise I selected to visit the Corinth Canal and the site of Ancient Corinth. The Canal was amazing; it is difficult to believe that it was made entirely by hand thousands of years ago, the rock has been carved so smooth. We stopped to take photos and have a coffee break - I had the worst coffee ever, smelt good, looked good but tasted awful!

I saw signs of the recent fires around Athens as we made our way to Corinth, all were very close the suburban areas. Lots of the vegetation in Athens in terms of street trees are Eucalyptus, they look great but not the best for a fire prone area.

The site of Ancient Corinth was good but I have to admit that each ancient city is starting to look the same! But the best aspect of Corinth was that there were no crowds - perhaps the heat and humidity kept everyone away. It wasn’t until I was in Corinth and the guide started talking about Saint Paul that I realised that this was the Corinth written about in the Bible - definitely a blond moment!

Amy

---

Photos

Corinth Canal
Mum and I kept seeing this boat in every harbour we visited - it was beautiful, we need to win tattslotto!

Temple of Apollo
Ancient temple in Corinth

Temple structure above Corinth
The sanctuary above Corinth was dedicated to Aphrodite, at one stage there were 1000 prostitutes working at the temple.

Roman columns
The Romans added to Corinth when they arrived in Greece.