Thursday 8 November 2018

Korinthos

Korinthos (Corinth)
Big city half an hour north of Athens

site of
- the ruins of the city of ancient Kornith
where
- Apostle Paul  preached here and wrote his 'First and Second Corinthians' to the Christians of the city

Corinth Canal  6.4kms (4 miles) long.  You can bungy jump off that bridge (or one of the others), if you wanted to.  

Corinth is just under an hour an a half from Poros but not one of our favourite cities.  We go there if necessary to visit the hospital or shop at the big store called Jumbo.  Both are on the outskirts thank goodness.  We don't have to navigate through the one way streets and new pedestrian thoroughfares, a skill which even our GPS hasn't mastered.

We had to take a friend to the train station outside Corinth one Sunday and decided bravely to drink a coffee in the town, somewhere.  Sunday morning,  Shouldn't be too much traffic, no problem finding parking.  Yeh, right.  After glimpsing the sea at the end of one dead end street and the central square over the centre isle of trees and going round in circles we finally went the wrong way down a one way street and found parking near a street of coffee houses.


Fisherman's wharf
The little fishing boats had just come in and the catch was being sold on the wharf with a small crowd of onlookers



Pegasus
one of the squares has a huge fountain complex and a bigger than life size statue of Pegasus, the pure white, winged stallion of the greek myths
That's me sitting there




Ancient Greek on a grassy knoll
I didn't get close enough to find out who he was
and was surprised there wasn't an obvious plaque to tell me
So many ancients



Boat repairs on a vacant lot

After coffee we drove up into the hills to a small village taverna in search of a rustic Sunday lunch.




Village in the hills 
Tiny village, huge church and the sea on the far horizon

Not quite what we expected however.  The meat seemed to have been roasted at least a day before and warmed up.  The homemade sausage was full of gristle and an overwhelming herb.  We ate the cabbage salad, tzatziki, toasted (bread is toasted when it is stale) and washed it down with a litre of local wine (drinkable)



28 euros and a free dessert
The price was good and the semolina cake was free and fresh 
It wasn't a complete washout but we won't be returning


Too close to the edge  after a kilo of wine

14 comments:

  1. Love that statue of Pegasus!!!!!!!!

    And nice to see you.

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    1. I should include a few closer shots now and again

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  2. That's interesting about Corinth, I've heard of that canal. Nice to see all the photos.

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    1. The canak is imoressive but far more interesting when there are a few ships passing through. It is very narrow and the bigger ships need a pilot so they dont hit the sides

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  3. Finding a second rate restaurant is such a disappointment, but finding a good one is superb!

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    1. Indeed! We do have a favourite and we should have gone there. It's a family taverna also in a tiny village in the hills. We both agreed we wont be experimenting again!

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  4. It’s sad that after braving all you did you only got a second rate meal
    The views were lovely and at least the wine and cake were good

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    1. The views were terrific, unfortunately asll surrounded by plastic awning. The locals started coming in as we were leaving and we noticed they were all ordering something different - not the kokoretsi and kondosouvli. You obviously need to be in the know in this taverna

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  5. Soooooo... ya not recommending a visit to Korinthos (Corinth) then! lol At least the cake was free. *smiles*

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    1. No, not my favourite place!!! Yes, a piece of cake did help to right things....a little

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  6. Nov. 9th

    Thank you so much, for your Congratulations, on our 60th Wedding Anniversary!

    And for the "3 spits" to keep the Evil Eye away!!!!!!! I've heard of the Evil Eye in Jewish tradition, but never knew, it was in Greek tradition also. But then, I suppose it is in most traditions, in one form or another.

    Hugs..

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    1. The evil eye is still a strong belief here even amongst the younger generation. Sometimes I almost believe it myself. Strange things have happened

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  7. That's a shame about the state of the food, but it sounds like you went on a right little nz tiki tour to end up where you fid.

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    1. We had heard about the village and taverna a few times and it was a good chance to explore. Been there, won't be back! Tiki tour lol

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