November 7, 2008

Epidavros and Nafplio

Again we woke up and ate the same breakfast. Again Russ had cereal, I had yogurt, and Didi and Helen each has a little of both and some tea. Then we took the tour bus to see the top of the Corinth Canal and walked over one of the bridges. It was a spectacular view from the top.

Then we drove about an hour to Epidavros, where we saw the Sanctuary of Askleipios. There was an amazing theatre where the acoustics were so good that you could stand on a stone in the center of the floor, where the orchestra would be, and the whole theatre could here you if you sang. One of the tour guides had her daughter perform a song a capella.





We then toured the museum and saw a statue of Askleipios with the snake. The snake continues to be used in modern medicinal signs. Askleipios was the god of healing. From there we continued onto Nafplio. We had about 4 hours to spend there.

We had lunch of gyros, greek salad, and roasted feta. Delicious. Then Russ and I climbed the "900" steps to the Venician Fortress of Palamidi that overlooked the city while Didi, Helen, and Pam shopped. The town of Nafplio was the most beautiful city we had seen in Greece. The colors were amazing and the town was so laid back. Quite a picturesque spot.







It was then time to return to the boat in Corinth. We were exhausted from our late night the previous night. Seems that 3 hours of sleep only takes you so far. So it was off to Heinrich's lecture, dinner and then bed.