This was the start of the Seeger Travel and we began at the base of the Acropolis ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190412 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190413 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190414 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190415 exploring the new Acropolis Museum which is not yet opened ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190416 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190417 but which is built on top of an excavation (and it is possible to walk atop the excavation and look down, an odd feeling). ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190418 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190419 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190420 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190421 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190422 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190423 After an obligatory phone booth picture, we left Athens ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190424 and went to the Gulf of Corinth where we were able to look down on the canal which had been constructed ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190425 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190426 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190427 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190428 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190429 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190430 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190431 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190432 before we went to the archaeological site at Nemea ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190433 where the main event was the temple in the distance ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190434 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190435 and we made our way through pieces of columns ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190436 and then explored the temple in deep and exciting detail ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190437 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190438 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190439 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190440 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190441 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190442 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190443 as our guide, Steve Miller, gave us a wonderful tour based on his 30+ years of work on the site ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190444 and we kept looking at columns in various stages of reconstruction (at about $1M per column) ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190445 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190446 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190447 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190448 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190449 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190450 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190451 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190452 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190453 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190454 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190455 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190456 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190457 which amazed the group ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190458 and Suzanne and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190459 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190460 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190461 and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190462 as Steve Miller told us more ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190463 about the base columns they first found ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190464 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190465 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190466 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190467 before taking us to the shop where we saw how their reconstruction was done. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190468 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Next we went to the ancient stadium ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190472 and entered the area where the athletes oiled their bodies and removed their clothes ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190473 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190474 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190475 before going to the field where the races occurred ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190476 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190477 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190478 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190479 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190480 and lining up for the race ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190481 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190482 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190483 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190484 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190485 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190486 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190487 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190488 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190489 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190490 while respecting the technology build to prevent false starts ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190491 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190492 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190493 and after the race began ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190494 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190495 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190496 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190497 I was able to record Ben and Sarah on the course ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190498 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190499 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190500 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190501 before turning attention to the tunnel from which athletes emerged ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190502 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190503 and the hill back to the bus ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190504 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190505 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190506 on which this lovely oleander stood. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190507

Lunch was at a local restaurant captured in film ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190508.MOV ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion// and image ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190509 before we had baked tomato and cheese ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190510 peppers ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190511 tsatsiki ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190512 wine ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190513 Greek salad ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190514 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190515 and burgers and fries (with a wonderful story about Yaya's fries) for the carnivores ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190516 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190517 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190518 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190519 with zucchini ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190520 and fresh fruit for the others. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190521

Back on the bus, we made our way to Nafplion where these pastries were waiting in the hotel room ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190522 which had these features ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190523 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190524 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190525 highlighted by movable shades in the shower ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190526 through which you could watch your room mate. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190527 But the view from the room was excellent ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190528 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190529 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190530 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190531 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190532 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190533 though I eventually had to wake Ben up ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190534 and eat his pastries ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190535 so that we could wander through the town squares ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190536 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190537 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190538 and take pictures of Becca and Shirley ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190539 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190540 and then a family photo ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190541 before we discovered the gelateria that Dolla had recommended ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190542 and as Suzanne held my gelato ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190543 I recorded this religious scene ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190544 and we then moved on to a photo of most of the group ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190545 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190546 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190547 and as I replaced Suzanne in the group ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190548 I was able to get a passerby ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190549 to take a picture of all of us ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190550 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190551 before we went to the evening's concert ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190552 and then had massive fish for dinner. ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190553 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190554 ../../../Sabbat/2008/06.24-07.03.08Greece/06.26.08ThroughNemeaToNafplion//P1190555