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A detour to Sparta (Sparti)
... oil was also used to make soap, perfume and for oil burners. Olive oil for oil burners was very expensive so they weren’t used frequently. Now days as we already know olive oil is the base of all Greek cooking and I am sure we have consumed a lot of it.
We went to Lidl, a supermarket very much like Aldi. We stock up on some supplies, bread, ham, cheese, tomato, drinks and of course chocolate and all so cheap. We say goodbye to Sparta. ...
Mysteries of Mystras
After arriving in Sparta and realising exactly what wasn't there, we started to re-visit our highlights in Lonely Planet and assess what to do. Under the 'Sparta' heading it does in fact say that there is little to see (why then are we here? Who knows) and that most people use it as a base to visit Mystras. Intrigued, I turn to the page titled 'Mystras', note that it's not highlighted (again, WHY is it not? Only the devil may know) and begin to read. It's not long before we turn ...
A week in Kalamata
... 8211; nice way to spend the evening.
Also had an afternoon on Bouca beach – this was my favouited beach in Greece – as the evening came all the locals came down with their bat and ball games, and picnics. Lots of them just go and stand in the sea up to their chests in groups and chat for ages guess it’s the summer alterative to sitting in cafes.
Driving aronnd Greece the roads have so many little shrines , with photos and offerings in glass ...
By bus to Tolo, the slow scenic route
You need patience when traveling by bus across the Peloponnese. The roads are fine, especially the new motorways; the scenery is wonderful and it is a good way to travel, so long as you don't mind the time it takes and are willing to wait a while for the next bus in the chain.
So it was that although I left Methoni at 8.30 a.m, left Pylos at 9.00 and was in Tripoli before lunch time, ...
Mystra
Dimanche ( encore une dimanche, ça fait deux dans la semaine!)Nous quittons Gythion en direction de Mystra. On choisit (malgré nous) les petites routes de montagnes. Nous n'avons pas de G.P.S. Mais nous avons une boussole ! J'aime bien les cartes. Compte tenu de notre projet, nous ne nous sentons jamais vraiment perdu. On visite !
Mystra est une ville ...