Comedy of errors-

So we set out to see the sights just west of Athens.

We got to Corinth. I assume this is where fine Corinthian leather comes from, but I never saw any. We totally missed some Corinthian canal we were supposed to see and we ended up on a street filled with double parked cars. Not 3000 years old. Thanks GPS!

We finally realized ancient Corinth was down the road. Doh! Along the way, we missed ancient Corinth and ended up at Acro Corinth, an old fort on a hill. This was one of the best things we have seen, it was truly awesome. But we only got halfway up the hill. After we came down, we read you can see the whole isthmus from the very top. Oops.

After a quick lunch near ancient Corinth, we toured the ruins. Nice temple columns, lots of rubble. Since we were lacking sunscreen and the kids were fussy, I had us skip the back 40. Come to find out later, we missed the big theater where they had mock water battles in a flooded stage. oops.

Then we went to Myacea. This place is really old. It makes the Acropolis look brand new. Something like 1500 BC. We hoofed it all the way to the top, but again I cut us a little short. We did not hike down into a cave to see the cistern, which is probably best when dealing with little ones. oops again.

We did see a cool underground dome, the treasury. Apparently this was the biggest dome on earth for a thousand years. Basically a big hole in the ground.

We drove on as the kids slept toward some big old ancient theater. Epidavros or something. Once we got there, it was closed for reconstruction. Peering through the gate, it looked pretty lame anyway. Nobody was there but us and a horse. And some chickens. It did have a nice view of the ocean. Or sea. Whatever.

Tonight we find out we missed the theater. The one we were looking for was much much much bigger. oops. How many ancient theaters can there be in one crappy little greek town? We thought we followed the right signs... oops.

On the way back to town, we saw the canal. The interstate runs right over it, a deep cut in the ground to cross the isthmus. Pretty amazing, but not much else. Apparently not cool enough for some little brown historical signs.

We also managed to get near the acropolis at night. Then Andi says she wanted to go up again, since our ticket is good for seven days. Of course I never expected to hike back up that god forsaken hill again with two little kids, so I left the tickets in the hotel room. oops. Actually, I think they close at 8, so we will call that one a draw. We took a couple of pics from below.

Driving in this city is a mess. Total mess. Parking too. May be worse than Rome and Milan.

Overall, the day was terrific. It just sounds like we missed some stuff, but we saw a ton. And it was truly amazing. Drew was a total champ, and Ellie screamed her head off every time she thought she saw a bug. Camping will be fun with this one.

No beer, just some wine in a box with a screw top. No corkscrew...