GEJ Adventure: Corinth

THE GREAT GEJ (Greece, Egypt, Jordan) ADVENTURE BEGINS!!

Fab 4 at the airport

 

We arrived in Athens after 18-19 hours. YAWN. (This includes waiting at airport, connecting flights, and time in the air) Mike and I woke up a little before 7AM EST to begin our adventure and we didn't arrive in Athens until 2AM EST the next day. Probably didn't get to sleep until 2pm EST (or 8pm local time).
WE WERE  UP FOR 31 HOURS.

We booked a tour to Corinth for our first day since it's best to just jump right into the action! (We also planned on our hotel room not being ready yet so it worked out well!) 

After stopping at the hotel to drop off our bags, we grabbed a bite to eat for lunch and then had an hour drive to Corinth. We were all super tired, and most of us nodded off on the car ride over.

Our first stop was the Corinth Canal. It's an artificial canal in Greece that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It's about 4 miles long. 

Corinth Canal

We also stopped at Acrocorinth. Here we saw an ancient castle on a 575m high rock. Its elevated position enabled the military to monitor the isthmus of the Gulf of Corinth and protect Ancient Corinth below.  

Our final stop was Archaia Korinthos and the Archaelogical Museum of Corinth.   (Lots of ruins and artifacts from various excavations.)

It was a long and tiring day, but I'm glad we got to visit Corinth. We booked a private guide through Viator and it worked out great!