{"id":1721,"date":"2014-06-06T09:31:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T08:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/merrington.net\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2014-06-06T14:15:20","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T13:15:20","slug":"patras-to-olympia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/?p=1721","title":{"rendered":"Patras to Olympia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patras is a very commercial port and we have had heard mixed reports. \u00a0We feel that although it isn’t a garden spot, the city is re-beautifying itself and there are some beautiful spots, but not close to the marina. There is a great ship chandler though and a few good restaurants nearby, there are plenty of cafe bars right at the marina.<\/p>\n

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There were two delightful spaces near the marina, a small green dog park with some great dogs visiting every day and a small amphitheater, \u00a0which features dance classes in the evening with a view out to the mainland.<\/p>\n

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Patras dance class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After much research, we decided to take a Ktel Bus from Patras to Pyrgos, a deluxe coach, for a circuitous trip of 1.5- 2 hours. \u00a0You get to see other sites on the way, but it isn’t a tourist bus. \u00a0You alight at a great bus terminal in Pyrgos and switch to a city bus to Olympia, the express bus goes in a slightly straighter line but takes almost as long as it seems to stop more often for passengers. Really cost effective, as a taxi would have cost about Euro125-150. The train does not seem to go into Olympia any longer and if you are going from Athens, it would be worthwhile to join a tour. \u00a0It is about four hours from Athens to Olympia. \u00a0It is beautiful and a worthwhile trip, with many rewards for those who visit. Next time I visit, I would like to spend the night<\/p>\n

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James at the Archaeological Museum, Olympia. A must see<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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My expectations for Olympia were quite different. \u00a0It was a Sanctuary and there were many resplendent buildings. \u00a0Here are some photos and we have more for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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Temple of Zeus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Hermes<\/a>
Hermes holding baby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"James<\/a>
James at the Stadium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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From Zeus and Hera and all the gods and goddesses we visited at Olympia, we have birthday wishes to my sister, Linda Doubek. \u00a0James and I hope your day is wonderful.<\/p>\n

More to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Patras is a very commercial port and we have had heard mixed reports. \u00a0We feel that although it isn’t a garden spot, the city is re-beautifying itself and there are some beautiful spots, but not close to the marina. There is a great ship chandler though and a few good restaurants nearby, there are plenty … Continue reading Patras to Olympia<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,7,41,9,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-2","category-dreams","category-greek-islands","category-history","category-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3VxXq-rL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1721"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1725,"href":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1721\/revisions\/1725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}