Day 15 of the Odyssey
started with some Tchaikovsky as Terry got in some last minute practice before
we left for Corinth and then Mycenae
The ruins at Corinth
The museum is full of
beautifully preserved and very impressive statues
A piece of mosaic floor
They have been restored,
very sympathetically
Classic decorated Greek
pots
Glass and pottery so
well preserved
Dionysos, god of wine,
capped with grapes and vine leaves
Ancient armour on a
figure
Functional jugs
A vessel for storing
wine or oil
A statue of Irodis, said to be one of the builders, and, according to our reading of the inscription, a lover of wine. The third word looks like “peripatetic”, so perhaps he didn’t stay very long. But he obviously made his mark
A sculpture of a lion eating grapes
A sarcophagus in the
courtyard
A richly decorated frieze
Taking a rest from the
heat in the corridor of marble – one of the statues was still painted in natural colours
A shepherd with his
lamb. Could this be an early Christian reference? Perhaps; it is labelled “Hermes the lamb-bearer”. It is from the Roman period and came from the Forum
Asklepios, the god of healing
The contents of a
sarcophagus; a man buried with his pots and oil
The temple
Remains of the old town;
excavation is still ongoing
We came upon this prayer
group from the USA. This is said to be the site at which Paul spoke to the
Corinthians, so it has a lot of meaning to Christian groups
Early Corinthian columns
The walled city on top
of the hill
Blood red poppies
Tiny harebells
The ants were enormous
and Terry, who got bitten, says it was extremely painful
It is possible to imagine how the city must have looked when you see such good excavations
An orb, cracked. Presumably
this was for storage of some liquid and it is beautifully carved
More superb carvings
It was time for some lunch. Across the street, this Taxi was parked with its sign on the roof at the back of the car. There must be a logical reason, but we couldn't think of one; many of them are like this. Perhaps the Greeks believe it is best to tell you it was a taxi, after it has passed
A cool beer and a cheese
and ham toastie with some crisps
Do I look good in this?
Of course you do, but perhaps it's too expensive? (Gun fight at the Corinth
corral)
A final view of Corinth
We were to return to
visit the city on the hill on our last day, only to find it closed
Greece is covered with Oleander
bushes in many different colours
We arrived at our hotel, La
Petit Planete, in Mycenae. It is the last hotel on the road up to the ruins
Our peaceful room, with
its balcony and silent air conditioning
The bathroom. The sign
above the loo is an instruction not to flush the toilet paper (“Do not drop paper in toilet seat”), but to put it
into the bin. We saw this everywhere in Greece. Difficult to obey!
A panoramic view from
our balcony
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2015
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