30/6/2014

Day 10

This morning we got up really early to have breakfast and to drive up where the cable car is. The mountain where beautiful! I won’t lie up on the mountains it was freezing! I have never been so cold in my life before. Even going further into the mountains it was cold. Then afterwards we went back down for hot chocolate. Proper Italian hot chocolate. Then as we were driving back down, we decided to go up a ski lift (that was awesome) and walked around on the top. The mountains where we were on is called the Ching a tora. People hike in the area, which I think they mad.

After walking around for a bit we had lunch at the restaurant at the top and had more hot chocolate. The only bad thing was I had a bit of altitude sickness, so in the end I was glad to be down.

In the afternoon after lunch we went clothes shopping. The shopping mall was amazing as I have told you before.

Tomorrow we head for Venice and then on to Paris.

The pass

The view from the cable car

View from the top

Me freezing

Italian bunker

28/6/2014

Day 8

This morning we woke up and after breakfast we walked into town to the Tourism Information. The weather was cold, cloudy and some rain.

We also watched runners run the finish line of a race. This race began at 11:00 pm the previous night on one of the mountains. Part of the route is running around a couple of mountains in the dark and end finish is in the town. This is a 24 hour race. The first couple of runners looked alright but the rest looked like they were in pain and glad to be finished with it.

After a while I got a bit board and wanted to explore the town. We went to a shopping mall which had everything in from food to hiking gear and kitchen things like coffee machines. Once we explored that and bought a few things we went to a coffee shop for lunch. Then in the afternoon the four of us went for a drive on another twisty road up to the Dolomites. We hoping to go up the ski lift on tomorrow (Monday).

A hotel in the town (Traditional building).

Cathedral

Boxed flowers

Dolomites

I took some great photos though.

24/6/2014

Day 5

The next day after a shocking breakfast and deciding we are never going to stay at that hotel again. We set off to Messinian Bay for two nights. It seems like the coast is quite near but actually it was quite a long drive down to the coast.

Messinian Bay is a sea side resort where the majority of tourists and Greeks come down in there summer holidays. Luckily for us the schools hadn’t broken up for the holidays so it was busy but not overly busy which it usually is. The beaches have either sandy or stony but the sea is this crystal blue and one can see the bottom. Sometimes it has different shades of blue depending on the time of the day. Mornings where the best having breakfast on the balcony and watching the water with all the fishing boats on it.

View from hotel

Mother coming out of the prison

25/6/2014

Day 5

This morning we got up and because of the time change I always had to double check that I wasn’t thinking South Africa time. So after a quick shower my sister and I headed down to breakfast.

After we had eaten something we headed off for the day. I think the worst part of the drive was the distance and the heat. My sister wanted to swim and I wasn’t to fased what I did. I just wanted some adventure. Our first stop on our day road trip was to a  castle that Turks built centuries ago. It was huge! Then we headed to a beach for lunch and a swim. The water was crystal clear and quite warm.

On the way back to the hotel we took a long way round by driving through a pass. We went through two passes. It remained me of the passes in America. Lots of forests and rivers. It was so beautiful! The windy roads with pine trees and rivers and waterfalls on either side of the road. As the pass winded itself up into the mountain one can see a few houses scared here and there and also the old village. The pass kept on going on and on and eventually landed up at Messinian Bay. Then we drove back to the hotel to rest before going to find some supper.

Castle court yard

Cross on the chapel

23/6/2014

Day 4

Next stop Ancient Olympia. After breakfast we took the long drove down to Olympia. This village houses the Ancient Olympia ruins where the first Olympics was first held. We arrived late afternoon and checked in at our hotel, which was called the Olympic Village Hotel. To be honest this wasn’t the greatest hotel. The rooms weren’t that great and there food wasn’t either.

After check in and a rest and of then use of there terrible WiFi. We went in search of a late lunch which consisted of ice cream and pastries. I was definitely not complaining. Then we headed for the ruins. It was so amazing how these Greeks built these magnificent structures. Then temples and even the first Olympic field were it was first held.

The place is quite big with a museum which is made totally out of marble, but the artifacts inside are amazing.

Once sightseeing was over we walked back to the hotel for supper. Then crashed early because we had another long drive ahead of us. Not sure about everyone else but to me the drives where getting a bit painful, lucky the scenery was beautiful.

So hears to out next town.

Walking through the park to get to the ruins.

Museum

Olympic arena

Entrance to the Olympics

21/6/2014 Day 3 We woke early and went down to breakfast after breakfast we packed up and headed to a town called Delphi! This town is beautiful! The houses look a mixture of Italian and Swish with Greek thrown in. To me it is really a place to chill and relax and not do anything for a while. When it comes to Greece all I think about is history and weird food. But there is more it Greece than that like for example Delphi.

Back of houses – Delphi

Delphi

View from Delphi

I like towns like this out of the main cities. Road tripping seems fun in Greece.Once we arrived we had fun finding our hotel since the streets are narrow and everything is on a hill, but at last we found it. Though we had to park a block away since there isn’t much parking in the town. Then we went explore and find some lunch, which is very interesting when it comes to understanding Greek since it is differently Greek!:)

I can’t really describe this place, it just has a beautiful village feeling. That one must go and explore to find out why.