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(FYI: pictures added on 7-January! Updated with smaller-sized but more photos on 14-January.)
We arrived safe and sound (and on time) in Athens today. Chartered busses picked us up, along with 120 other conference attendees and families at the Athens airport. They shuttled us to the small ountain town of Kalavrita in the Peloponnese region of Greece.
Along the route, we stopped at the Corinth Canal. Emperor Nero began construction of this canal in order to allow ships to pass between the Saronic and Corinthian gulfs. Before the Corinth Canal was finished (final construction was completed between 1882 & 1893), ships wer unloaded on one shore of the isthmus, dragged 4 miles across a paved slipway, and refloated & reloaded on the other side. The canal is about 75 feet wide, which is too narrow for most modern ships today, but freighters still use the canal. It's really impressive to think how this was carved out in the 1800s. (picture to be added soon!)
We continued the winding mountain roads to Kalavrita, settling into our youth hostel after a long day of travel. Once we get our first night's sleep since New Year's Eve (which was spent packing), we're sure to feel much better!
Until tomorrow...
the youth hostel room
adorned with photos of football (i.e. soccer) stars. Don't ask about the smell in the room - we weren't able or willing to identify it.
Greece's Flag
Map of GreeceCopyright notice.
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