The heat has returned unfortnately. This morning wasn't too bad but it was very humid last night and our walk to the cave was rough.
Last night we did a walking tour of Nafplion as a class and he pointed out some historical buildings/spots. Then we got dinner at this little taverna he suggested where you go into the kitchen and pick out what you want to eat. We decided on the saganaki, fried eggplant, and Greek Salad. It was delicious, as usual. Then we got gelato at that Italian place I went to three times the last weekend we were here. I got white chocolate and strawberry this time.
We went back to the hotel for a bit to freshen up and then we tried to find a place for drinks but everything was so expensive! So we ended up just going to a different taverna by the water and getting wine, only 2.50 for half a liter! We walked around a little more and then headed to bed.
This morning we went to Epidaurus, it was cool but again I was underwhelmed because a lot of it is either reconstructed or just piles of rocks on the ground. The theatre was really cool though. It is acoustically perfect (which interests me because I'm a nerd). You could hear someone rip a piece of paper and drop a coin all the way from the top! It was designed off of the golden ratio to be that way.
We then got into the bus and headed to Franchthi Cave where we had a picnic. They provided bread and we brought an avocado and some fruit to split. I also had some chips left over from the day before. This is when it got really hot. We had to walk 45 minutes there and back to the cave along the water but full of brambles. I was sweating everywhere. But when we got there it was shaded obviously so we got a break.
He offered us the chance to climb some of the rock into the cave and I did it! I felt like I needed a physical challenge and it felt great. I was a little worried because my birkenstocks are a bit slippery but it turned out fine. It was so cool to see where basically caveman had lived at some point. And our teacher loved showing off because he was one of the first to excavate there.
Well tonight we are beginning our celebration of Katie's birthday, she turns 21 tomorrow! I'm awfully sad about missing 4th of July at home, it's one of my favorite holidays. I trust everyone will have fun at home and want to hear everyone's plans!
More tomorrow!
Pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=181159&id=590541644&l=9470397c56
No comments:
Post a Comment