Corinth

Today

Temple of Apollo, Ancient Corinth

Such a beautiful and exhausting day. We started off at 8 AM and took the bus to Corinth. We stopped at the Corinthian Canal (which I had seen over the weekend), and then continued to the ancient city of Corinth to visit the archaeological site and museum. Corinth is known for it's long history of disasters such as earthquakes and invasions; most of what we saw were remains from the Roman rule of Corinth so we noticed a lot of Roman architectural features such as arches. In the museum we saw many statues and a lot of pottery (as usual). It was nice that the museum was small because it was easier to see, understand and stay focused on everything. I enjoyed this site because it was similar to the Agora we visited yesterday--you could see and walk around most of the ancient Roman city of Corinth--from roads, stoas and temples to baths and fountain houses.

This was one of my favorite pieces in the museum. We didn't talk about it at all but I liked that he is wearing a crown made of the city.

Head of Tyche

After exploring and learning on site, we ventured up to Acrocorinth--the acropolis of ancient Corinth.

View of Acrocorinth from the archaeological site

We took a bus to the gates of the acropolis. At first it looked like we couldn't climb all the way up because they were doing work on site, but it turns out the sign only said "Danger," not "Do not enter," so while most of the class stopped at one of the first landings to enjoy their lunch, I ventured up to the highest point (building? castle?) and ate my lunch overlooking the sea, mountains and farmland...pretty spectacular.

View

Just for reference, I was leaning against the front wall of this castle. This photo was taken 2/3 of the way up to the top.

Lunch spot

I sat there for awhile and then hiked up the neighboring hill for another excellent panoramic view. So many panoramas...I'm not sick of it though and will definitely miss them when I return to the flat, snowy wonders of Michigan.

Afterwards we bussed down to the sea and had beach time before coming back to the bustling wonders of Athens.

Beach time!

I know that yesterday I said we were also visiting Perachora today, but the teachers decided to give us more time to explore Corinth, which I am thankful for.

I am completely exhausted. We decided to wait until the weekend to go to the Greek dance performance.

Photos of the Day

Sheep and goats at the gate to Acrocorinth

Crack

Just your average lunchtime view

Lesson of the Day
At the end of the day, it's well worth the hike.

The Count

Glasses of wine drinken: 98
Archaeological sites visited: 11
Archaeological museums visited: 8 in Greece, 1 in Italy
Castles climbed: 3
Photos taken: 3158

Tomorrow

• Morning in Pireaus
• Kolonaki (fancy neighborhood nearby) for the Friday afternoon market and exploring
• Synagogue and Chabad?
• Dance performance?