Sunday in the home of the Corinthians--almost like church, right?😄 Attempts to construct a waterway here began as early as 7th century B.C., but the dream wasn't realized until 1881. As significant as it was to cruise down the canal, we found it equally fascinating to watch the roads disappear under the water to let the boats go by. There are no locks on the canal. Congrats to Dad for making this happen. It wasn't easy to arrange. We actually ended up phoning a fellow from a shipping company that has a boat that cruises the canal.
We have a car for the next few days so we can get to more remote places. The rest of the afternoon was spent hiking the Acrocorinth. From Greek myths to Franks, Venetians and Ottoman Turks this giant rock has stories to tell. Dad made it much farther up than I did. You know the walking is going to be strenuous when they give you a number you have to turn in at the end of the day! 1 Corinthians 13:7 Love takes everything that comes without giving up. Love believes all things. Love hopes for all things. Love keeps on in all things. You are Always in My Prayers. Love Mom. Nexus Note: There are very few MacDonalds in Greece. Instead the favourite fast food/burger place is Goody's Burger House. You can still get burgers and fries, but also food with a local flavour.
50 Comments
Gillian Brown
9/25/2016 05:10:44 pm
Sounds like a lovely way to spend a Sunday!
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 07:50:01 am
It was lovely. Now we are staying next to a vineyard by the water. Oh, and after all this I think my legs will be ready for our upcoming 5 km walk😄😄
Reply
Diane
9/25/2016 09:59:40 pm
It was lovely. Now we are staying next to a vineyard by the water. Oh, and after all this I think my legs will be ready for our upcoming 5 km walk😄
Reply
Mrs. Hickling kids
9/26/2016 05:59:27 am
Q1.
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 08:02:42 am
That is a bell on a small church inside the fortress of the Acrocorinth. The most likely purpose was to call people for worship. You still hear bells here all the time.
Reply
Dustin .W
9/26/2016 06:53:19 am
Is the water clear between the canon?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 08:04:30 am
The canal is man-made. The water is absolutely clear and blue-green. You can the rocks deep under the water. When the road came up you could see it well before it got to the top.
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 08:04:44 am
😄
Reply
Julia
9/26/2016 08:54:40 am
WOW!! that water looks really cool can you swim in it ??
Sarah
9/26/2016 08:57:53 am
Was the water deep when you were looking down on the boat? It looks like the mountains are pretty what do you think?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:14:18 am
The water is 8 m deep as boats need to go through it. The mountains were beautiful.
Reply
Sarah
9/27/2016 09:15:13 am
Ok that is not as deep as how high the monasteries are.
julia M
9/26/2016 08:58:20 am
WOW!! that bell looks cool
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:15:02 am
It was on a small church in the ruins of the Acrocorinth
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:15:29 am
We went up and down the canal in a boat.
Reply
Brian
9/26/2016 09:01:25 am
Q1: Was there chicken McNuggets at the McDonalds in greece?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:17:53 am
There are under 20 macDonalds in Greece and most of those are in Athens....and yes, they have chicken McNuggets. 😄
Reply
Alicia
9/26/2016 09:01:40 am
that bell is very big!
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:18:31 am
The picture made it look big...it is actually about the size of a football
Reply
Jenna
9/26/2016 09:02:03 am
was the stream nice
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:18:58 am
The Corinth Canal is very famous.
Reply
madi
9/26/2016 09:03:22 am
What's your favourite food you've tryed so far? What's the weirdest food you've tryed?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:19:36 am
Greek Salad. Weirdest....bread that turned out to be very, very crusty.
Reply
Bella
9/27/2016 09:08:40 am
Why was the bread very,very crusty?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:20:23 am
This Nell is in a ruins so it probably doesn't ri g too often. We here church bells here all the time though.
Reply
lex taler
9/26/2016 09:09:37 am
did you like the hike?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:21:41 am
Ray is a stronger hiker than I am, so I didn't make it to the top, but it was beautiful.
Reply
ava
9/26/2016 09:09:59 am
how old is the bell in the picture ?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:24:30 am
The bell wasn't part of the really ancient part so probably only a few hundred.
Reply
Bella
9/26/2016 09:10:23 am
Are thare any poinas fish inthe water?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:26:55 am
I hope not...I just came back from swimming off the rocks.
Reply
Justin
9/26/2016 09:10:28 am
Is there any fish in the water? And what kinds of fish?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:27:51 am
We saw fish in the canal and we saw people fishing. We didn't see what they caught but they sell a lot of sardines and bream in the market here.
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:28:57 am
We went in a boat. Ray is going to post a video. And the water is nice and warm in Greece In September.
Reply
madison
9/26/2016 09:13:38 am
where you in the boat or no? where where you going? did anybody still use the bell or no? if anybody dose whats is the bell for?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:30:01 am
We cruised the canal (up and down) in a boat.....the Bell was to call people to church
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:30:30 am
Warm in September...just came back from a swim.
Reply
cole
9/26/2016 09:14:08 am
my mom and i were talking and she wants to know what the clothes made of ?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:31:27 am
Every place we read it just says white cloth, but I think probably some kind of cotton. They grow cotton in Greece.
Reply
owen
9/26/2016 09:19:15 am
Did you go fishing?
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:31:47 am
No,but that would have been fun.
Reply
jordan
9/26/2016 09:20:06 am
was there cool fish
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:32:31 am
Yes, you could see fish. Ray bought a mask today to see if he can see some fish off of the rocks.
Reply
Diane
9/26/2016 10:32:52 am
Yes, up and down the canal.
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
Details
Ray & Diane HomewoodSharing the Blessing of Travel Archives
December 2016
Categories |