Nafplio

Our slightly shambolic entry to Ancient Corinth was matched by our exit, I'm embarrassed to say. First they did not take cards, and they had to ring around the village to find an ATM machine so we could pay them, then it transpired that there was no bus out on a Sunday so the owner's husband offered to drive us the 10km or so to the main bus terminal so we could catch the bus to Nafplio, which was very nice of him. Then to top it all off as he drove away I realised I still had the room key in my pocket. They must have thought we were completely useless, which would explain why he said good luck so intently once he had come back to get the key...

The view from Acrocorinth

Incredible 2km long walls

The castle above the town

 

Nafplio is all about narrow streets, hill top castles, clear seas, restaurants, bars and shopping. We went swimming in the fairly chilly but really very nice Aegean Sea, eaten octopus and fried fishes, wandered the alleys and climbed up hills, and trekked to nearby bays and explored tiny churches.

The obligatory view from a hill castle

A super meal up in the hills

Fishing boats

On our wanderings we saw this on the beach. We laughed for about half an hour.... Turns out that "Vergina" is a town where Alexander the Great's father and son are both buried. And it's probably not pronounced the way I think it is. Still funny though.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Right now we are on a long bus journey north to Kalambaka to see the monasteries in the sky. It's the first rainy day so it's a good day to be on a bus looking out the window at fields of solar panels, snowy mountains in the distance, lots of olive trees and lots of hills. Looking forward to seeing if the north is very different to the south and perhaps, if we're lucky, getting into the snow.