Ingrid Opal Via
Ingrid Opal Via, born today to son Zach and much beloved daughter-in-law Emily. Everyone is healthy and happy, including the grateful new grandparents.
with apologies
Ingrid Opal Via, born today to son Zach and much beloved daughter-in-law Emily. Everyone is healthy and happy, including the grateful new grandparents.
Devoting a blog entry to the Byzantine city of Monemvasia will scarcely do it justice, but I’ll try. Monemvasia in the Evening We arrived at Monemvasia a few hours before sunset, and we went about exploring the town and taking… Read moreMonemvasia
The morning started with an early breakfast in Kardamyli before heading off toward the ultimate destination of Monemvasia, but with a planned stop at the Byzantine archaeological site of Mystras. Mystras is an extensive medieval city set atop and around… Read moreKardamyli to Monemvasia
Kardamyli is a small village on the upper west side of the Mani Peninsula. It is one of the oldest Greek cities, receiving mention by Homer in the Iliad. Road access to the village (and to most of the Mani… Read moreExploring Kardamyli
The Mani Peninsula is one of the three major peninsulas at the southern end of the Pelopponese. It has a long and somewhat violent history of inter-family warfare and piracy, among other things, and generally presented its inhabitants with a… Read moreExploring the Mani
After a single night in Dimitsana, we headed toward the Mani peninsula and the seacoast town of Kardamyli. The route took us through the Lousious River gorge, famous for its steep cliffs, beautiful clear river, and several monasteries and archeological… Read moreDimitsana to Kardamyli
If Delphi was the spiritual center of Ancient Greece, Olympia was its heart and soul. Nowhere were the Greek ideals of body, mind, and honor more openly exalted than at Olympia. The Ancient Olympia site and Archaeological Museum provide a… Read moreAncient Olympia
Today was a driving day from Galaxidi (which we hated to leave) to the mountain town of Dimitsana, with one very important stop in Ancient Olympia along the way—but that is covered in another post. The drive from Galaxidi follows… Read moreGalaxidi to Dimitsana
Just some doors.
One of our goals this trip was to visit Delphi. However, for several reasons we didn’t want to stay in Delphi, so we looked around at different towns that would provide access to Delphi and would be interesting to explore… Read moreExploring Galaxidi