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Corinth In June
... and when I eventually found one, it was small and with just three tables on a very narrow street.
Still the people were friendly and kind.
Had I walked to the new seafront area I would have seen the large new bars, but I was too tired. Possibly there are also larger places to eat further into the town so next time maybe I should ...
By bus to Tolo, the slow scenic route
... not reach Tolo until 8.30 pm.
I had expected to take a bus directly from Tripoli to Naphlion, as I had made this journey a few years ago. Today though, I had to take a series of buses, the first being to Astros. I was given the choice of Astros and Astros Paralia, so chose to alight at Astros first. It was early afternoon so very quiet and peaceful and after a quick tour I took a ...
The Lion's Gate
Today we went back to 1600 B.C., a thousand years before the height of Athens' power, with a visit to Mycenae. We walked through the Lion's Gate that guards the fortress city, the oldest monumental structure in Europe. Triangular openings were used to relieve the weight of the stones. Exterior walls were built with 14,000 boulders weighing 5-10 tons each. This enormous scaled building was called ...
Mycène
... Athènes. On atterrit au camping de Mycène.
On a décidé avec les enfants de rester peinards aujourd'hui. Le camping avec sa piscine est sympa. Pendant qu'ils font classe, je pars faire les courses avec mon sac à dos à Fictia (2,5 km). La gérante de la superette reconnaît mon accent Français. Elle parle parfaitement ...
Making the most of the old and the new.
The journey that I take regularly still gives surprises. Among all the concrete that makes up Corinth, I came across an old railway carriage converted to a living space. By the old railway station which was close to the city centre and port, there are still carriages, and the old tracks. I remember when I came along those tracks, nearly 15 years ago, thinking how quaint they ...
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