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Corinth In June
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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
... 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 ...
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 ...
The Corinth Canal
... finished by the Greeks 1893. It was enlarged after damage suffered in the Second World War.
We didn't have to wait very long and entered behind a tourist ferry and an Italian superyacht. We had to motor at 7kts and with current and wash from other two boats against us were able to make about 6kts over the ground.
At 1030 we exited and entered the Gulf of Corinth.
We'll let the pictures tell the story.
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Up and down the mountains, lots of switch backs
... and Ermioni. We (I mean John) parked at the Port and we found a taverna for dinner. We chose the oldest restaurant in the city and sat outside under a covered patio. Kathy had a greek style beef stew and John had a baked lamb dish with cheese. Both were very nice. As a part of the fixed price menu, we both enjoyed a greek salad and more ouzo. John finished his ouzo pretty quickly and snuck a few swigs of Kathy’s. She didn’t mind J After dinner, ...