Day 7 Pylos, Southwest Coast of the Peloponnese

Looking south along the west coast.

Our hotel in Pylos.

Walled city at Methoni doth of Pylos.

Windy day at Methoni.

Main gate to the city.

Moat along the walls.

Bridge over the moat.

More moat.

More to the city wall.

Bridge and moat

Greek lesson.

Another castle at Koroni.

The village of Koroni.

Koroni.

Ruins at Messini.

This is a table with standard measures.  It is at the market place still in its original position.

Tow other standards measuring tables with different volume measures.

Close-up of oe of the measuring bowls.  You can see the hole in the bottom that you would unplug and have the grain fall through into your container.

Messini.  Entrance to a large temple.

Theater at Messini.

Messini

Messini, looking down at the stadium and a family tomb.

Gymnasium at Messini.

Stadium seating.

Thumbs up.

Colonnade  along the top of the stadium.

More of the colonnade.

Finally a latrine!  Complete with water running under it.

Entrance to the gymnasium.

Messini defensive walls.

Guard tower in the wall.

Another view of the city walls and guard tower.

City wall.

Archway at a monastery.

Pylos and its harbor.  This is where King Nestor sent his ships from to assist the Mycenaeans with the Trojan War.

West from Pylos over the mountains on the way to Sparta.

Fall colors on the way to Sparta.

Scenery on the way to Sparta.

More fall colors.

Spooky tunnel.

Terrifying tunnel.

You can tell we like this scenery.

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Scenery with fog.  We had the road to ourselves.