Pension Omorfi Poli
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Bye bye Athens hello Peleponese
We arrive in Pireaus to pick up our car and it is now around 12pm (so much for an early start). What luck though the car rental place has a ferry agent so we can book our ferry to Santorini. **** - all the ferries to Santorini are full for the first day of our pre paid hotel!!! (this won't be the last time that the spontaneous nature of our trip …
Corinth In June
... br>
I slept well though, as always here, and was able to eat breakfast at the hotel next morning before taking a taxi the short distance to the suburban railway station, from where I made the journey to the international airport, for my flight back to Gatwick.
So ended another trip to the Peloponnese, and a very sunny, colourful and happy ...
By bus to Tolo, the slow scenic route
... Astros paralia by the sea. This is the more touristy place, and in the hot sun, was lovely. I knew I could not stay long, so wandered along the jetty and back, then chose one of the cafe-bars with a large seating area and comfortable cushioned chairs, to enjoy a coffee until it was time to move on.
Next stop was Argos, a place I've been before, with it's ancient ruins and more ...
Back in time
... walk downhill to our hotel. Hooray! We find our gorgeous little pensionne. We are disappointed that we don't have sea view but we do have a lovely little shared courtyard. Our room is a stone space built into the hill. It is as though we are staying in a cool cellar. We get organized and find the amazing fresh strawberries that I bought from a stall in Athens. They are succulent and sweet. We sit in our shady courtyard and read and write until time ...
Making the most of the old and the new.
... built. I long for the day when I can take a train through the Peloponnese once again but at present it simply isn't practical - indeed I am very lucky to be able to come as far as Corinth.
So- back to the airport, where I have time to wait outside in the sun, enjoying a colourful seat, cool concrete, with a choice of facing the sun or being protected from it. Clever ...