Blogs from Kalamata, Pelopennese, Greece, Europe

1 EKIM 2022 CUMARTESİ Güzel bir sabaha uyandık Azıcık kahvaltıdan sonra deniz işimizi çözmek için yine bir sürü yol katettik Ne var ki plaj çok büyük ve oturup bir şeyler yiyecek bir yeri yok… Çaresiz tekrar Kavouri plajına döndük tekrar lokantamıza kurulduk Dünkü programın aynısını tekrar ettik … İyi gidiyor. Deniz sıfırlamamızı sağlıyor .. Bir süre girip çıktıktan sonra otele döndük Biraz dinlendikten sonra, Katakolo limanını ziyarete karar verdik. Katakolo limanı, koca gemilerin yanaştığı bir liman Bu nedenle turist araçları devamlı yakındaki Pyrgos şehrine adam taşıyor.. Liman fazla kalabalık değil fakat Pygos tan da limanı ziyaret etmek istiyen bir ton turist otobüsü kalkıyor… Biz kafamıza göre, bir balık lokantası bulduk .. b... read more

The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing… ~ Greek Proverb HE SAID... Today we were travelling southwest from Nafplio to Kardamyli (via Kalamata). We woke early and headed down to Hotel Agamemnon’s bright, open and relatively empty breakfast area. I started the day with Greek yoghurt and muesli, fresh bread and jam, and many cups of tea. We were leaving Nafplio, and there was more than a hint of sadness in the air. We climbed the hotel’s wide spiral staircase to our first-floor room and relaxed on our small balcony for one last time, looking out over the picturesque Argolic Gulf. The boats moored below us were bobbing up and down in the breeze. The morning sun was catching the brickwork of Bourtzi, the small island fortress in the middle of ... read more

Reminder: the panoramic photos at the start of the blog change every 7/8 seconds and give a larger and clearer image than when viewed with the other photos. Also, there are more photos below the text if you want to skip the diary details; and if you double click on any of the photos you will get an enlarged, clearer image. You can return to the text anytime. Sunday 2 June: after a very early (7.30am) and surprisingly comfortable flight from Birmingham we arrived in Kalamata at 1pm local time. It's a small terminal at Kalamata Airport and they were handling just one plane at a time. So we breezed through Immigration and Customs and, as the Hertz desk was next to the exit from Customs, we were on our way quickly and efficiently. Our hotel ... read more

today is a day trip to this ancient site. the highlight was viewing the spot where the Olynpic torch is lit every two years. a chic greek fashion model or someother noteworthy and beautifyl woman takes on the role of a goddess. Origins The Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions held for representatives of various city-states of Ancient Greece. Records indicate that they began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. They were celebrated until 393 AD.The Games were usually held every four years, or olympiad, as the unit of time came to be known. During a celebration of the Games, an Olympic Truce was enacted to enable athletes to travel from their countries to Olympia in safety. The prizes for the victors were laurel wreaths, palm branches, sometimes even food for life. The ancient ... read more

I neglected to mention we crashed early in Nafplio the day before which meant we did not get to enjoy as much of that city as we would have liked, it is clearly a place you could spend a few days in. We left Napflio at a bit of a leisurely time and headed out towards Sparta in a bit more of a back way which took us over the mountains rather than around them. A lot of hairpin turns but it wasn't horrible by any means. I have to admit that I initially mistook the exuberance of Greek drivers as meaning that anything goes so long as I was safe, plus I was foolish enough to think that the photo-controlled speed zones were not a real threat until I realized that when I saw the ... read more