Off to Patras

"It never rains in Greece"

Our hotel in Patras

 Temple of Apollo

 Gulf of Corinth just past the pool at the hotel in Patras

On Saturday, we packed our bags and left after breakfast to go to the site of Delphi, where we saw the Temple of Apollo, the oracle, and an old theater. Our guide Penny said that the ruins are around 5,000 years old and were discovered in the 19th century. Wow! I can't believe how much history is in Greece. It's incredible. Even though Mr. Anderson said it has never rained the times he has been in Greece, it was steadily raining the whole time as we walked from the site at Delphi to the museum. Thankfully, we had some umbrellas. We went to the museum and saw many interesting things like the Sphinx that is described in the story of Oedipis.
We left Delphi and had lunch at another tavern place where I also had spaghetti again. The trip has been kind of tiring, and I kept dosing on the bus trip down to Patras. I had coffee hoping that I would be somewhat awake. We stopped at a little place that had sweets on the way to Patras. The ice cream I had was really good. By the time we got to the ferry boat to take us over to Patras, it was still rainy and really windy. I only stayed on the top of the boat for a few minutes to take a picture of the bridge that the first runner ran through that started what we know as the "marathon." The boat ride wasn't too long, and we got back on the bus to go to the hotel in Patras. I couldn't believe the view. Beneath the hotel, there's a pool and then a dock to jump off into the gulf of Corinth. This is definitely the nicest place we have stayed at so far. I don't know what the hotel in Tolon will look like.

There was some time before dinner, so some people jumped off the dock into the gulf of Corinth. It was way too cold for me, so instead, I picked up beautiful rocks by the shore and got my feet wet. This city, like Delphi, is very quiet and small. I love listening to the waves crashing outside our balcony. The food at dinner was much better than at the other hotels. We had a choice this time because it was like buffet-style. They also served delicious dessert and fresh fruit. Patras doesn't have any shops really, so I'm waiting to go to Tolon to find some other gifts.