Corinth, Canals, and Castles oh my!

On our way to Corinth we watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding on the bus. It was funny how being in Greece and experiencing Greek culture made me notice new aspects of that movie. We stopped for lunch at the canal and saw a bridge that went underwater intsead of raising up to let ships pass. We were all easily amused by it. :)

Then Roula took us to the highest point above the canal on a pedestrian bridge. We saw signs that offered bungy jumping, and some people were seriously considering it, I was not one of them. For some reason I've always felt like sky diving would be a better idea than bungy jumping. 

Kristine, Sam, and Me

After the canal we went to the ancient city of Corinth. Here there was another Temple of Apollo. The unique thing about this temple was that it had monolithic columns, meaning that the huge columns are all one solid piece.

We also saw a Roman forum (in ruins of course) and when we were about to get on the bus to leave Joe told us to come look at an ancient theater across the street. So some of us tromped off through weeds to the theater.

Roman forum

Ancient Theater (really ancient)

Then we headed to our new hotel in the city of Nafplion. This hotel was cute and privately owned too. I loved that about Greece. How all the tavernas and hotels we went to felt homey and unique, instead of like a link in a giant company chain.

Me and Kelly out of her hotel room

Another cute thing about this hotel was that in one of the planters was a mommy cat with a new litter of very sweet kittens. And most people know I'm not the biggest cat person, but come on they were just cute!



We were all pretty tired when we got to Nafplion, so it wasn't a surprise when Joe mentioned a hike up 999 stairs that not many people jumped with excitement. But a few of us realized we might only be able to do this once in a lifetime, so we weren't going to miss out just because we were tired.

Liz and Berry

The Castle of Palamidi is a fort that was built during the Venetian occupation in the early 19th century. The 999 steps it takes to reach the fort is quite the work out, believe me.

But once up there you realize your burning muscles were totally worth it. The views are breath taking, and you feel like you're on top of the world!

Kelsey, Kristine, Me, and Liz on top of the Castle