{"id":7446,"date":"2016-01-01T14:10:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T22:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?p=7446"},"modified":"2017-11-03T12:24:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T20:24:36","slug":"day-seventeen-katakolon-greece-olympia-mediterranean-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2016\/01\/01\/day-seventeen-katakolon-greece-olympia-mediterranean-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Seventeen &#8211; Katakolon Greece &#8211; Olympia &#8211; Mediterranean Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After two days in Venice, the sixteenth day of the trip was spent at sea. The next port of call would be Katakolon Greece which is a drop off port for Olympia Greece site of the first Olympics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">View at sea from our mini suite on the MS Zuiderdam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7450\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-01.jpg\" alt=\"White clouds at sea viewed from Vista Suite on the Holland America ship MS Zuiderdam\" width=\"838\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-01.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-01-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/>It was all Greek to me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7451\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-02.jpg\" alt=\"It's all Greek to me\" width=\"838\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-02.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-02-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7452\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-03.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise and blue skies pulling int Katakolon Greece\" width=\"838\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-03.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-03-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our ship in the port of Katakolon, Greece.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7453\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-04.jpg\" alt=\"MS Zuiderdam tied up in Katakolon Greece\" width=\"838\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-04.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-04-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7454\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-05.jpg\" alt=\"Statue of a bull in Olympia museum, Greece\" width=\"838\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-05.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-05-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7455\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-06.jpg\" alt=\"Columns in Olympia Greece\" width=\"838\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-06.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-06-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nike Goddess of Victory statue in the Olympia museum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7456 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-07.jpg\" alt=\"Nike statue Olympia museum Greece\" width=\"838\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-07.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-07-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7457\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-08.jpg\" alt=\"Helmuts in Olympia museum Greece\" width=\"838\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-08.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-08-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sprinting at the site of the first Olympics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7458\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-09.jpg\" alt=\"Site of the first Olympic games\" width=\"838\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-09.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-09-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bronze statue of horse from circa 2nd century AD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7459\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-10.jpg\" alt=\"Bronze statuette of a horse in Olympia museum Greece\" width=\"686\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-10.jpg 686w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-10-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/>If you are in Katakolon Greece on a hot summer day, then you should of course refresh yourself with a frosty mug of <a title=\"Greek beer - Mythos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carlsberggroup.com\/Markets\/WE\/Pages\/Greece.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mythos beer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7460\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-11.jpg\" alt=\"Frosty glass of Mythos beer - Greece\" width=\"690\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-11.jpg 690w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Olympia-Greece-11-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After two days in Venice, the sixteenth day of the trip was spent at sea. The next port of call would be Katakolon Greece which is a drop off port for Olympia Greece site of the first Olympics. View at sea from our mini suite on the MS Zuiderdam. It was all Greek to me. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[]},"categories":[2692,4,3],"tags":[2553,2623,2564,2622,15],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7446"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7446"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8151,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7446\/revisions\/8151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}