Day 26- Back from the Peloponnese.

Hey guys! Sorry I have been A- wall. But I have been on a trip to the Peloponnese! It was amazing. I really think everyone reading this has to add Greece to their destination list and go NOW! Screw everything you see on the media that makes Greece seem like a scary place it is the best place to be! I think I will be making it a point to visit someplace here as often as I can when I'm older. There is too much to talk about right now so my brain is over clogged. I have been journaling and sketching all week so excuse the lack on information I put here right now. Instead, enjoy the photos and add these places to your bucket list!!

Corinth Canal, put in place by Trikoupis.

Entry to the Theatre of Epidaraus

Sunset outside Agamemnon Hotel (A great hotel in Nafplion, Greece)

There was a great running trail outside the hotel that Danny and I ran one day and watched the sun rise... not the best idea because we hiked through the paths of Mystras later that day which took FOREVER.

Mystras with modern day Sparta at a distance.

Mystras: an amazing hike of medieval houses, palaces, mansions and monasteries. 

This is Sparta? So the movie 300 had me hyped up for the most amazing site visit ever, but sadly because of the economy of Greece all funs for archaeological efforts go almost everywhere but here! This photo shows most of what has been recovered in Sparta, and modern Sparta at the distance. There isn't much left at this Acropolis because a lot may have been used to build Mystras which is not too far. What is left is beautiful. 

Collumn in Olympia reconstructed by the Germans to show the scale of Zeus Temple.

We also ran the 200m of the original Olympic Track! (I did not come last!)

A fallen column of the temple of Zeus as a result of the earthquake that destroyed most of the site. 

Contrary to a Greek that approached my friend. The conversation went like this:

Greek: Can I give you some advice?

Tiara *eager to learn from the greek* : YES! What?

Greek: You shouldn't smile as you hug that column, instead you should cry.

Tiara: Why?

Greek: Are you Christian?

Tiara: ....yes

Greek: You Christians destroyed this site! *walks off*

Tiara: *jaw drop*

... I simple walked away. Not all Greeks are like this... he just was obviously a little loose in the brain. He later laid on an artifact and when shouted at to get off he waved at the guard.. haha Not really sure what happened after that.

The Trikoupis Bridge. If your into architecture or engineering this is definitely something worth while to research! The way the foundation is designed is amazing. This bridge was actually thought of somewhere between 1875 and 1895 and wasn't built until 2004! The first person to cross it was the Olympic torch bearer of the 2004 Olympics.

Hope you like the photos! I am going to bed now finally. Let me know what else you want to see. I have a few sketched in my travel journal I will upload later :) Kalispera! (Goodnight)