Blogs from Monemvasia, Pelopennese, Greece, Europe - page 2

We flew from Samos to Athens, because a one hour flight was preferable to the 9 hour ferry that would have chewed up a whole day. So after a morning of swimming and recovering from the BBQ and booze the night before we arrived at a cheap hotel in a less appealing part of town and had gyros for dinner before retiring for the night. Next morning we caught a bus south. No need to see any of the ancient wonders that Athens has to offer, as we did all of that when we last visited in 2005 and I doubt it would have held Nathan’s attention for very long. Our next destination would be Monemvasia on the Peloponnese peninsula. Monemvasia is a very large rock, connected to the mainland by a small bridge. On the ... read more

Due to a general strike, my visit to Ancient Corinth (yes, the place where Apostle Paul wrote the letters to the Corinthians) was cut short. I did get to see some things from outside the perimeter though, like the ruins of a town located outside the city and also the temple of Apollo. The Corinthians were pagans before Paul converted them to Christianity, so temples and idols of the Olympic deities were still found among the ruins at Corinth. I was also able to see the walls of the ancient acropolis of Corinth (most ancient city centers are located on the top of a steep hill/mountain so that the city can see possible threats and also defend itself from outsiders. After leaving Ancient Corinth, I headed to the coast of the Peloponnesus to the walled city ... read more