This morning we drove a few miles from the campsite to tour the ancient ruins of Corinth.
“Modern” Corinth, like many cities, we have learned, was built on top of incredible ancient ruins.
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| The most prized possession is the terracotta statue of Aphrodite's head from 300 B.C. the statue's on the right and left of her were from 4th century B.C. |
We spent an hour or so with a local guide who explained the history of Ancient Corinth. Norm and I are already getting historical facts confused, so I will just throw in some pictures of the ruins. As you can see, to the untrained eye,one ancient Greek temple looks pretty much like any other.
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| The stores of the Ancient City of Corinth |
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| There were several masses being performed here |
It was a gorgeous day with cool breezes and sunshine. We stayed until after lunch then drove 55 miles to stay just outside of Athens.
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| Pulling off the road for pictures and a break |
On the way we crossed over then stopped to take in the famous Corinth Canal up close and personal.
This canal is one of the most impressive engineering marvels in Greece. It is 3.9 miles longs cutting through the Isthmus of Corinth which saves a small ship (the only ones that will fit since it is only 72 feet wide) about 430 miles between the Saronic Gulf and the Aegean Sea. The first proposal for a canal was made in the 7th century BC, but was not completed until 1893, after several companies went broke trying to build it. It was finally completed by a Hungarian company that had actually done a lot of work on the Panama Canal.
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| The Corinth Canal is 3.94 miles in Length |
Now, as we near the city of Athens, we are experiencing REALLY crazy drivers! Particularly the motorcyclists! Weaving in and out, squeezing between buses and tractor trailers at break neck speeds; usually without helmets on!
We arrived at our campground outside of Athens and proceeded to tackle the problem of laundry. Most of us decided that doing it by hand and air drying was probably the easiest.
During happy hour we learned the details for the next day, (as we do every day) then we warmed up some leftovers and called it a day.
