Earlier today Stuart and I took a rather super Race Across The World style “let’s get up & see where we can get to” day trip.
Angus had suggested Corinth so we looked where it was on the map and off we dashed.
Tubes, trains, quite a bit of running, and a crazy high-speed taxi drive later (blowing the budget) it turned into a fabulous day out featuring a 19th-century shipping channel, some impressive archaeological ruins, & a commanding 575-metre-high mountain fortress.
The frighteningly deep Corinth Canal slices Greece like an overconfident cheese wire. Nero started it. The French finished it.
Ancient Corinth serves up its columns aplenty; Apollo still has seven marble ones left his at his temple, and St Paul submitted his as a letter to the Corinthians.
And to finish the day off we climbed a mountain. Yes, the Acrocorinth has great views but it’s a lung-busting climb.
History, drama, and mild exhaustion.
We deserved a beer.
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