Blogs from Pylos, Pelopennese, Greece, Europe

Agréable visite de ce site commencée à la fraîche le plus tot possible Pour une fois il y a quelques bus de touristes mais en nombre raisonnable Nous profitons de chaque recoin du site, du grand stade, des musées où se trouvent quelques statues et vestiges des accessoires sportifs Les descriptions des épreuves sont un peu effrayantes en particulier le pancrace : un combat ou tous les coups sont permis et où le vainqueur est celui qui n’abandonne pas Après midi farniente au bord de la piscine de l’hotel... read more

" At various points in our lives,or on a quest , and for reasons that often remain obscure , we are driven to make decisions which prove with hindsight to be loaded with meaning " Sri Swami Satchindananda. Our holidays are a long time in the making. We start early with the planning to fit in with the time we have which is limited. Whilst I still have mudane work to contend with we have to be meticulous in our planning. We only have a certain amount of time and have to try to pack in as much as we can. We start off with the places that we consider must see and then work through the ones that seem worth a visit. Throw in train times under the tunnel, a visit to Athens and it ... read more

Ancient Olympia and Patras Peloponnese Peninsula 29 to 30 June 2013 After leaving the Kato Allissa Camp site with its 100 year old olive tree, we headed north up the western coast of the Peninsula, heading towards Ancient Olympia (not to be confused with Olympus in north Greece). For over 1000 yrs Olympia was renowned as a religious and athletic centre. Though it flourished in Mycenaean times, its historic importance dates to the coming of the Dorians, at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC. They bought the worship of Zeus. The 1st Olympian Games, the forerunner of the Olympic Games took place here in 776 BC but was banned in SD 393 by Emperor Theodosius 1, who took a dim view on the pagan festival!! The site had a training pavilion, a stadium where the ... read more

Here begins my first blog post of my travels to Pylos, Greece! I would try to roll out the drum rolls and fanfares, but since I’ve actually been in Greece for almost two weeks now and have been travelling since June 3, this first post is a little too tardy to merit much applause. Either blogging is not for me, or I didn’t have much to write about while in California and have been much too exhausted this past week to do anything other than dig, eat, and sleep (I bet you can guess which option I prefer). I will hopefully be a little more prompt with my posts in the future, but if not, I should be able to manage once-a-week updates with pictures and a few words about my adventures. Truthfully, if I ... read more