11/19/19-11/21/19 Tolo Greece and the Mani Peninsula Greece

A quick and easy two and a half hour drive on the toll highway from Patras to Tolo left us with enough time to stop by the ancient city of Korinthos

After Olympia, it was a little bit of a let down. We’re spoiled now😜

Ok, driving on to Tolo now. It’s only two hours from Athens and a huge destination for Greek summer vacationers. However, it’s only 72 here, that’s cold to Greeks and the town is basically closed. Here’s Tolo on the map.

It’s very nice weather here, (72 degrees with 80% humidity) and they are harvesting oranges, delicious when they’re this fresh

Our Airbnb is absolutely beautiful, a stone home overlooking the bay and ocean✔️

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Walking tour of Tolo, it’s 90% closed for the winter, unbelievable how things close here. In the US, snowbirds would flock here, the weather is perfect.

Ok, quick half hour drive to nearby Nafplio, Rick Steves favorite town in Greece. Quite lovely and I’m sure the happening place in spring, summer and fall.

Today a driving tour of the Mani Peninsula, it’s full of hotels, apartments and Tavernas, the majority closed for the winter.

Beautiful place, mainland Greece, mountainous and rocky. We spent the last two weeks driving around the mainland over 1,100 miles. I’m going to provide a few comments here from a 30,000 ft view.

Greeks have their own driving rules, one of which is passing is ok anywhere, city center or one lane roads, solid double white line it doesn’t mater, they will pass. No speed limit is followed. Go as fast as you want where ever. 😳

Parking, wherever, whatever, just turn your flashers on, triple park, sure, sideways , ok. Whatever goes, anytime, anyplace 😳

Church’s, Greeks are Greek Orthodox and the church’s are beautifully maintained everywhere. Greeks go to church every Sunday

Shrines, these are for multiple reasons. Someone died here, someone almost died here and they stop and pray. They have lit candles, religious pictures and pictures of the loved one who passed. There are thousands of them on the roads and city’s. They are everywhere.

All in all, a wonderful time visiting mainland Greece. I’ll bet it’s hot and humid here in the summer. The sea water is still like bath water.

Ok, turning in our rental car tomorrow, staying in a hotel in Athens for three nights and then flying to the Greek isle of Crete for 10 days 😎

Ciao Ciao👍