a week in Argolis region, Peloponnese

After one days of travel (3 hours of boat, 2 hours by car), we arrived at Kiveri in Peloponnese in late afternoon. The rented air b&b is quirky, dark, and feels kind of dirty, we decided at 10pm, after eating in a seafood tavern, to move out of the rented house and move into a small apartment run by a french woman on the seaside. An absolutely exhausting day, we lost count of how many times we had moved our luggages.  

the new apartment in which we settled in

outside our apartment

visiting Nafplion

hiking up to the fortress

walk around the citadel

at the Argos market day, Emile carries his beloved apricots 

 at the Argos theatre, bigger (holds 20,000 spectators) and older (built in 320BC)  than the famous epidaurus theatre

amazing stone walk

a fountain and a former tribunal where Hypermnestra, the daughter of Danaus, the first kind of Argos, was tried. 

five days in Paros Island

3 hours by boat, we arrived at Paros, an island SE of Athens. We could not quite find any reference to Paros in Ming Ming's Greek mythology book, but the island next to it, Naxos, is the island where Theseus abandoned Ariadne after she helped him kill the minotaur. Dionysus wanted Ariadne and ordered Theseus to leave her there. Ariadne quickly fell in love with Dionysus and ascended to heaven. Despite the lack of ref to mythology, we find Paros absolutely charming and relaxing with its many small towns and villages to visit, the beautiful sandy beaches and clear water, and most importantly, with the amazing apartment mamiecath has found for us to stay.

our time in Paros mostly comprised of time at the beach, a visit to the nearby town/village, lunch at restaurants, and dinner at our beautiful balcony overlooking the mountain, beach, and water that made up the Greek Islands. here is the beach just outside our apartment.

a morning walk to the nearby fishing port

visiting Kostos: a small village that features many orthodox churches

an abandoned marble quarry 

lunch at Lefkes: the best Greek salad and fava that we have eaten in this trip

visiting the island's main port, Parikia. 

des mecs, aver des lunettes 

morning ice-cream stops boost our morale 

at a restaurant after playing at the golden beach: I have so much fun swimming and finding crabs and shrimps there that i did not take any pictures

visiting Naousa, a pretty tourist port