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Today we went to the island where the peloponesian wars were fought. It is now known for raising chickens. Of course it is known for more than just chickens (agriculturally there are olives, lemons, oranges, strawberries ...) but a very long history attaches. I can only list a bit .. Corinth used to be part of the Ionian sea, but it dried out. It then became a "pleasure center" - trading, entertainment , sex, ancient creatively with wine. Corinth produced the best wines and raisins in Greece, according to Kostas. It continues to be known for ceramics. Many temples were built to Apollo and Zeus in neolithic times and the Corinthians didn't use marble as in Athens, but were not afraid to use more lifelike coloring and painting on their statues. Corinthians were the world's artists, they didn't have military. The Spartans however were militaristic. The Corinth Canal is good because the two seas come together - the Ionian and the Aegean. If you look towards the Ionian, that is where Helen of Troy's baths used to be. This canal is interesting because the bridge doesn't raise when a ship comes by, it lowers! Corinth is also known for its marble, ceramics as well as bricks. Also the industrial and agricultural production of oil and lemons. There are two separate and amphitheaters and the first one picture is Roman second one is Greek. The Roman amphitheater was made of cement, the Greek of marble. The sheep and lamb run wild here, eating the herbs that are available. That's why the lamb taste so good up here I was told. However the restaurant we went to had no lamb ... We were told it was being saved for Greek Easter! And apparently the Greek Orthodox stop eating dairy and meat during Good Thursday and Good Friday. So Joey and I had two forms of meat (Greek lasagna and pork chop), but Kostas had salad as did we, and Greek yogurt toast fried potatoes and gorgeous strawberries and oranges for dessert! It is spring, and the brilliant red poppies are in bloom. We stopped for pictures while Kistas harvested some fallen lemons by the side is the road - and we stopped inside the Church of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary .. All decorated for Easter! Now, the whole reason we headed to Corinth today was because there is a healing, medicinal water that is high in minerals and salts, I guess like the Dead Sea, and Kostas wanted me to put my leg in the water since I had him drive all around Athens yesterday for a heating pad to continue my treatment while on vacation. But by the time we got there it was too late for me to get out of my pants, take off my shoes and socks, and get in the water, dry off and get re-dressed. So Joey ran down to the water's edge, I took a picture, and we took off like bats out of hell to get back to the ship on time. (I told Kostas that if we missed the ship, his pay for today would be used for a ticket to meet the ship in Mykonos tomorrow. But we just made it back in time. Kostas got paid.
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Tom Turner Thanks Vicki and Joe, Really enjoying, vicariously, reading and seeing your adventures. Happy you made it back in time for your ship as I suspect Kostas was as well! Happy travels. Tom
Lotte Clever thanks Vicki for a bit of Art History. Sounded really interesting.
Eda What a great synopsis of this adventure! I am sorry that you were not able to 'take the waters' . I was curious to learn if it might have helped but i guess getting to the boat on time was just a little more important.
JJ Santos Great pictures! Awesome to see those historic sites!
Judith I really appreciate your entries and pictures.