To the Peloponnese with Papou

Trip Start Sep 07, 2008
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Trip End Dec 09, 2008


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Saturday, November 29, 2008

When I make the list of the top ten days of my entire life so far, today is going to make the cut. Godiva and I had both tried to no avail to find a tour group that would be able to take us to Corinth so she could see the building of the Bema where the Apostle Paul was brought to trial as told in the New Testament. Finally we decided to hire a private taxi for the day through Famous George's taxis, the same company that helped twice with the logistics of the BibFem Four visit. This decision made all the difference in the world. Famous George sent one of his best drivers, who I'll call Papou ("grandpa" in Greek) for his gentle, kind style of tour guiding.

First Papou took us to the Corinth Canal. We watched a tug boat slowly dragging a bigger tanker through the canal, and Papou took pictures of us on the bridge. On Sunday, a handful of students came back to this bridge to bungee jump into the canal!

Then we made the stop Godiva came for, ancient Corinth. Godiva marveled that we could walk right up to the carved marble of the ruins on the site and touch it. So we took pictures of ourselves posing on a fallen column capital. Before we even reached the Bema, the rain started. First it sprinkled. Then it showered. Then it poured. But we were undaunted, and Godiva got her shots of the Bema to take back to her church group.
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