Friday was to be our last day as a group and so I recorded breakfast
and Suzanne
Margaret
Mary
and Shirley, Clayton, Dimitri and Constantin at the other table
as Dimitri was ready
but the bus driver was injured and so we had to switch buses
before we could begin our journey to the old town encompassing the castle and the museum.
We continued our walk -- up and up --
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and a vault that Constantin led us through
where we saw beams
walls
and roofs made as he had pointed out in previous days
and an ad for a concert
as we neared the top
and saw the house with the pen and the sword
(which is mightier?)
and also some clever downspouts for rain
and doors with supporting beams
for the coat of arms
of this house
until we reached our destination
and noticed these boards who were sharing it with us
but quite a building it was
complete with these coats of arms
as we made our way into the museum
and past this plumbing
to see a remarkable mosaic
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together with these sculpture fragments
as we admired the view below
before entering the museum and admiring their collections.
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we noted one more roof
and then headed to town where most of the others left.
We stayed along with the Marshes and went to our new hotel, the Grotta, where we had this view from the balcony
as we ate the pastries they had prepared for breakfast
so that we could admire the view
while waiting for the rental car to arrive.
Once the rental car arrived, we headed out stopping first for gas
but no air or water
and made our way to Apollon where we were well comed
and so took the obligatory phone booth pictures
and noted the proper use of the water from the tap
before the water
lured us in
and we then posed for a family beach photo
before leaving the beach and getting these remarkable views from above
when we parked the car to follow the signs to the kouros at Apollon.
The kouros was absolutely amazing as we discovered from the side
and then from above
as we explored from all directions
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and then this one of Suzanne and me.
We drove on to a beach where there was a small church on the left hill and interesting rocks to climb on the right (both as you look at the water)
and a nice beach view
and so we followed the path
and noted an interesting collection of sculptures
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and so we grabbed a table
and studied the menu
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until the beer
and then the food came.
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noted one more sculpture
and set off across the trail into the cliffs. What we saw atop the peak will have to be left to the imagination since I (wisely) left my camera before climbing too far.
ON the way back, I found a small note of imperfection in this trash by the trail
as the others came back my way
and after admiring the formations
Suzanne gathered up her rocks
and we took pictures of the hanging grapes
and headed back to the Grotta where they had left a carafe of grandpa's wine for us to enjoy
even as we checked out the bed
and the views from the room
as the sun was beginning to make its way down.
So we had our drinks
and watched the sunset
and this reflection of the sunset
as the sun kept going down
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and we found our way to Apostolis
and Clayton and Margaret
and Suzanne and I settled in
as I showed how to take a profile photo
before the retsina arrived
along with our water
and our meals
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