Travelling In The Peloponnese

With the crazy ferry schedule, Libby & I had to leave on the Sunday... to get to fly out of Athens on Friday. So, we had to tour around!

Goodbye Antikythera It's best not to be a nervous boat-passenger when you pass by this near Kythera We stayed at a lovely tiny little 'pension' in Gythio This is the remarkably intact ruins of the Byzantine regional capital Mystras Re-used architectural stone in a Mystras wall. Sunglass view of one of the many churches View from Mystras towards Sparta Libby in one of the passageways Fantastic brickwork remains Spiral brickwork dome in a side passage of a church Crenellated view to Sparta Ancient olive trees near Sparta Theatre remains in Sparta-- with lumbar support for the lower tiers. A escaped Cockatoo Squawky resting in the theatre of ancient Sparta Libby and Sach in Sparta The understated remains of the acropolis of Sparta Lions gate at Mycenae The North sally point tunnel through the cyclopean walls of Mycenae Cyclopean doorway Maquis flavoured chips-- a travelling staple of escaped ASPers View across Nafplio from the Venetian Kastro Corinth: finally relaxing after a difficult series of local bus trips & troubles Ancient Corinth: the state of art archaeological preservation Doric columns of the ancient Corinth temple Marble spire storage The speakers' platform St Paul addressed the Corinthians from State of the Art Archaeology: hiding all sorts of things in unmarked sheds Column view of ancient Corinth and the fortified castle One last view of Corinth....