11/9/19-11/10/19 Galaxidi, Delfoi and Kastraki Greece

After a whirlwind four days in Istanbul, it was time to return to the airport for a short hour and a half flight to Athens, Greece. Flight was at 8:30 AM, so we headed out at 5:00 AM. Our driver delivered us safely to the airport and then, the usual Turkish issues began. After well over an hour we finally checked our bags and then proceeded to security, where they decided to hand check our bags😳 We finally made it to the plane and made the short flight to Athens.

The Athens airport is very sane, after Istanbul, and we met our rental car man and were quickly on the way to Galaxidi, a three hour drive. We checked into our lovely Airbnb and went for a walking tour. Old school Greek fishing village, lovely.

The view from our balcony

The village of Galaxidi, very busy on a Saturday afternoon

Not much industry here. At one time iron mining was big, and of course, fishing they are all closed now. Tourism is everything here.

Bright and early we head to Delphi, home to Ancient Greece gods, including the Oracle of Delphi.

Just a reminder where Delphi is located.

It’s a 35 minute drive up the hill to Delphi and we passed thousands of green olive trees being harvested. I love green olives with Gin😜

Delphi was extremely important to the Ancient Greeks. It is where they consulted with the Gods and from 700 BC till around 100AD, it was sacked more times than I can say. The scenery is spectacular here, unbelievable rugged and beautiful.

Hard to believe, but Delphi was “lost” for many, many centuries. It was “rediscovered” and made into the world famous archeological area it is today over the years.

After a quick picnic overlooking history, we drove three and a half hours to Kastraki, famous for its sandstone monoliths and monasteries. The view from our new Airbnb patio

Looks like some hills and steps might be in the forecast 😳

Ciao! Ciao!