Day 26: Sept 30th:

We (along with our three wonderful new travel buddies) awoke again to have some yummy greek yogurt. Once refueled, we gathered the troops and looked into car rentals so we could explore outside of the city.

We made our way through Athens' traffic in search of a way out so we could get to Corinth in Peloponnese. Driving along the water and the ports was really quite pretty. We had a couple of incidents in the modern city of Corinth, including trying to turn around in a narrow street, just as school was getting out for the day, and the street was flooded with hundreds of laughing Greek teenagers. They got quite a kick out of our predicament.

Upon arriving at our destination, we sought out the ancient city where Saint Paul had once traveled to preach. The city was impressive and in a way similar to Ephesus (another port city in Turkey) except that the actual ruins appeared smaller. There was a great view of the water which was a nice touch.

It was also nice to see Corinth with people who haven't been seeing a lot of ruins lately. They brought a green sense of awe to the day that was surprisingly refreshing!

We then made our way in the car to the beach. We had quite a little adventure getting there, passing through small villages, and seeing the largest grape bunches any of us had ever seen! (Pictures still to come. We promise!)

Like many other Greek beaches, the one we found was pebbly and beautiful. We still haven't found a beach quite as nice as the one we went to in Santorini. It's hard to beat the secluded, quiet, and clean beach with gorgeous scenery that we had.

From there we started to head back to Athens. We had a good view of the Ithmis Canal, which was quite impressive, when crossing between the Agean and Ionian seas.

Back in Athens we got some dinner (and baklava)and are now ready to tour Athens by foot tomorrow. Museums here we come!
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