Greece Experience Tours

After my " first day in Athens " I was all ready to get out of the city and explore the Argolis. At 9.00 am I met my guide and driver, Spyros, in the lobby of the hotel. He would prove to be a very good source of information and a wonderful conversation partner. The goals for this day were the Corinth Canal, the citadel of Mycenae, the harbour town of Nafplion and ancient Epidaurus; important historical sites on the Peloponnese peninsula. My plan: to fine-tune a day excursion from Athens to the Argolis for my ‘Greece Experience’ group tour (May 2019). On the way to Mycenae, Spyros stopped at the Corinth Canal for a photo shoot and a coffee break. At that very moment the sun came out on a day which - according to the weather forecast - would be rather wet, so we kept our fingers crossed that this pattern would continue during the day. The Corinth Canal separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland. Periander already proposed to dig a canal some 2700 years ago, but actu...

In my previous blog post I explained how it all started , and now we are on day 2, my first day in Athens. After a good night sleep and a daring breakfast (for a gluten free person), I exited the hotel and walked in the direction of the Metaxourghio metro station. The night before, Denise and I - when we were on our hotel tour - passed a fantastic Greek bakery, and now I had to pass that bakery again, oh my! I wish they also had some gluten free products! I quickly continued my journey. Using the Athens Metro system is easy, a bit like London, but then even more simple. You have to study the map carefully to spot the station where you start and the station you are going to. Then you check to see if you need to change lines in order to reach your destination. Always look for the name of the last station on the line to take the right train. When you get on - if you can fit in that is (don’t be polite, or you will be at the station forever) - keep an eye on the station where you ne...