Three Days In The Life Of An Intrepid Traveller
By Helen Grubner. Filed in Uncategorized |
Saturday, 23 July 2022… Left my room in Olympia this morning, allowing a little time for a walkabout before catching the 11.30 hours bus to Pyrgos, arriving 12.15 hours.
On the Ktel Bus Company website, it states “Kathimerenes” (which literally means every days) there is a bus from Pyrgos to Kyparissía at 13.25 hours. Seemed like perfect timing, however… the man at the ticket office informed me Kathimerenes means Monday to Friday, not Saturday and Sunday! You figure?🤔🤔🤔
So, there was a bus leaving at 16.00 hours, travelling south to Kaló Neró before turning east toward Tripoli and onward to Athens. Kaló Neró being just north of Kyparissía, from there I was able to call a taxi to come and pick me up, to take me the last few kilometers, arriving at my Hotel just before 18.00 hours.
Sunday, 24 July 2022… Began my day around 09.00 hours with a walk up to the Old Town, the area beneath the Byzantine Castle which, unfortunately, is temporarily closed. Came across a lovely Cafe with a view… perfect place to have breakfast. Returned to my room for a couple of hours rest before making a 15 minute stroll down to Ai-Lagoudis Beach where I stayed all afternoon. Unlike most other places I have been, today there was no charge for the sunbed and umbrella… expectations are that you will buy at least a drink. With few tourists in Kyparissía, food and drink prices everywhere are very reasonable too.
Monday, 25 July 2022… I have just been reading online, a major fire broke out yesterday near Ancient Olympia. Residents evacuated from several villages, including Krestena. I passed through there on Saturday… a little too close for comfort!
I so enjoyed my time yesterday at the beach and with nothing better to do today, returned for another dose of sun, sea and salt air. These are lazy, hazy, not so sure about crazy, days of summer!
In the evening, walked back up to the Old Town for dinner at Arkadía Gefsipoleío Restaurant. As I watched all the stages of the sun setting over the Ionian Sea, I reminded myself to live every day like there is no tomorrow.
Tuesday, July 26th 2022 at 5:26 am |
Helen you are living in paradise…beautiful clear blue sky in every pic, out door dining all day. no queues at the bus station and basil growing like trees. XO
Tuesday, July 26th 2022 at 5:33 am |
Hi Jean, yes, wonderful Greece 🇬🇷 I haven’t seen rain or clouds really for 2 months. It’s a very different lifestyle here. When I left the restaurant last night, families were just arriving for dinner. When I returned to my hotel, a lovely Greek couple, dressed up to the nines, were just going out for the evening. Love that Basil. XO
Tuesday, July 26th 2022 at 8:19 am |
What a beautiful place and love the architecture of the new buildings. Olympia station where the two trees meet each other, what is the tree? It seems to be growing in many places you’ve photographed. So pretty. Xx
Tuesday, July 26th 2022 at 10:00 am |
I don’t know what that beautiful flowering tree is, however, I think you are referring to Oleander… one of the most poisonous plants. Grows everywhere in Greece 🇬🇷 white, all shades of pink and occasionally red. It is very beautiful! Xx
Wednesday, July 27th 2022 at 10:06 am |
Hi Gordon, this Blog covers Olympia and Kyparissía… both in the Peloponnese which is mainland, southern Greece. Slowly inching my way closer to Crete. H.
Wednesday, July 27th 2022 at 12:39 pm |
You couldn’t help but fall in love with these islands Helen.