Palamidi is the Venetian fortress (I told you that the Venetians made everything!) that's near Nauplion. (Which is, by the way, pronounced Nafplion. Just so you know.) (Apparently it's also sometimes written as Nafplion. I didn't know this.)
Palamidi is a very cool place. Our trip leaders dropped us off here with instructions to catch the bus in an hour- which we blatantly failed to do. I think we were there for something closer to four hours.
Essentially, it's a big fortress on a hill with a whole lot of bastions. A bit like a large jungle gym for history nerds. Or non-history nerds. We spent most of the afternoon climbing into cisterns, prisons, underground tunnels, on parts of walls, on rocks, and on cliffs. It was very windy. We were occasionally scared for our safety.
Inside a guard tower! I told you, it's like a playground.
Josh, pointing towards freedom. Gina looking bored. (This is a reference to the fact that statues of Kolokotronis generally have him "pointing towards freedom"- it's probably funnier if you were there.)
Palamidi is the Venetian fortress (I told you that the Venetians made everything!) that's near Nauplion. (Which is, by the way, pronounced Nafplion. Just so you know.) (Apparently it's also sometimes written as Nafplion. I didn't know this.)
Palamidi is a very cool place. Our trip leaders dropped us off here with instructions to catch the bus in an hour- which we blatantly failed to do. I think we were there for something closer to four hours. 
Essentially, it's a big fortress on a hill with a whole lot of bastions. A bit like a large jungle gym for history nerds. Or non-history nerds. We spent most of the afternoon climbing into cisterns, prisons, underground tunnels, on parts of walls, on rocks, and on cliffs. It was very windy. We were occasionally scared for our safety. 
Inside a guard tower! I told you, it's like a playground. 
Josh, pointing towards freedom. Gina looking bored. (This is a reference to the fact that statues of Kolokotronis generally have him "pointing towards freedom"- it's probably funnier if you were there.)
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