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The Corinth Canal Roadbridge

July 9, 2014 - Leave a Comment

The Isthmus of Corinth ~ Στον Ισθμό της Κορίνθου

Τόσα, άπειρα πέρα-δώθε, επί σειρά ετών, στη διαδρομή με την οποία απέκτησα τελικά μια σχέση μίσους-πάθους και ποτέ, μα ποτέ, μέχρι πέρυσι το καλοκαίρι, δεν είχα περάσει από το δρόμο εκτός Εθνικής. Ναι, ναι αυτόν με τη βυθιζόμενη γεφυρούλα! Και εντελώς μεταξύ μας, το τελευταίο πράγμα που περίμενα ήταν να μου φανεί όμορφο το συγκεκριμένο σημείο! Αν δεν έχετε σημαντικό ταξίδι μπροστά σας, υπάρχουν ταβερνάκια παύλα καφετέριες παύλα ζαχαροπλαστεία(!) δίπλα στη γέφυρα, απ’ όπου μπορείτε να χαζέψετε τα «σούρτα-φέρτα» των σκαφών και να φιλοσοφήσετε περι ζωής και ατέρμονης κίνησης, τα ζεστά καλοκαιρινά απογεύματα…


The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the Greek mainland, near the city of Corinth. The word isthmus comes from the Ancient Greek word for “neck” and refers to the narrowness of the passage. It’s been known since ancient times as the landmark which separates the Peloponnese from mainland Greece. To the west of the Isthmus lies the Gulf of Corinth and to the east the Saronic Gulf.

It is rather hard to believe that, for the crazy number of times I have traveled back and forth on the Athens-Corinth national highway {motorway A8, part of the E94 Εuropean route}, I had never—ever—followed the more scenic, alternative route of Isthmia that includes a submersible bridge! There are several little places (serving food, snacks, sweets and ice-creams) by the submersible bridge to chill out at and enjoy the vessels passing through, several times a day…

Here’s a bit of trivia from Wikipedia: “The canal consists of a single channel 8 metres (26 ft) deep, excavated at sea level (thus requiring no locks), measuring 6,346 metres (20,820 ft) long by 24.6 metres (81 ft) wide at the top and 21.3 metres (70 ft) wide at the bottom. The rock walls, which rise 90 metres (300 ft) above sea level, are at an almost-vertical 80° angle. The canal is crossed by a railway line, a road and a motorway* at a height of about 45 metres (148 ft). In 1988 submersible bridges were installed at sea level at each end of the canal, by the eastern harbour of Isthmia and the western harbour of Poseidonia.

Although the canal saves the 700-km/430-miles journey around the Peloponnese, it is too narrow for modern ocean freighters, as it can only accommodate ships of a width of up to 16.5 m/54 ft and a draft of 7.3 m/24 ft. Ships can only pass through the canal one at a time on an one-way system. Larger ships have to be towed by tugs. The canal is nowadays mostly used by tourist ships; 11,000 ships per year travel through the waterway.”

*The motorway bridge has walkways on both sides (as well as parking spaces on both directions of traffic) and offers a vertical view of the canal from higher above.

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List of items: 
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🔸 Golden wire Christmas tree from jumbo.gr 
🔸 Bottlebrush trees by House of Seasons/edelman.nl 
🔸 Christmas tree basket from Jysk
🔸 Wooden tree ornaments from Zara Home
🔸 Iron tree ornaments from Zara Home 
🔸 Nutcrackers by Inart
🔸 Small silver nutcracker by Alexandros Iliadis/A.I. Decoration
🔸 Candlesticks from IKEA 
🔸 3-wick candle by White Barn/Bath & Bodyworks from notino.gr
🔸 Silicone mariz spatulas from diafanostores.gr
🔸 Kitchen towel from Zara Home 
🔸 LED star curtain by Goobay
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Handcrafted nativity scene in a Buddha coconut husk purchased from a street fair in Budapest. 
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*️⃣ St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular monthly American children's magazine founded by Scribner in 1873. Its first editor was Mary Mapes Dodge, who continued her association with the magazine until she died in 1905. Dodge published work by the country's leading writers, including Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mark Twain, Laura E. Richards, and Joel Chandler Harris. 📚 [All info from Wikipedia]
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Αφού μεταλαμπαδεύσαμε τις γνώσεις μας στους αγγλόφωνους, είπα να σας γράψω και στα ελληνικά την παλαιά, την τίμια, τη χωριάτικη, την ιερή, της γιαγιάς τη συνταγή – και #μηφρικαρετεμετοσταχτονερο λέμε! 🍪🎄 #homemade #traditional #rusticrecipes #villagerecipes #greekchristmascookies #kourabiedes #kourabiethes #instafood #makeyourown
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To print the recipe from the blog: ➡️ click the link in bio kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ scroll to the bottom ➡️ click on the relevant pic (it's usually the most recent one)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #foodie #foodiegram #fooddiary #foodnetwork
Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothi Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothing bold, but I'm feeling adequately (and minimally) Christmas-sy! 🎄🦌🎁
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List of items: 
🔸 Rain deer from jumbo.gr
🔸 Golden wire Christmas tree from jumbo.gr 
🔸 Bottlebrush trees by House of Seasons/edelman.nl 
🔸 Christmas tree basket from Jysk
🔸 Wooden tree ornaments from Zara Home
🔸 Iron tree ornaments from Zara Home 
🔸 Nutcrackers by Inart
🔸 Small silver nutcracker by Alexandros Iliadis/A.I. Decoration
🔸 Candlesticks from IKEA 
🔸 3-wick candle by White Barn/Bath & Bodyworks from notino.gr
🔸 Silicone mariz spatulas from diafanostores.gr
🔸 Kitchen towel from Zara Home 
🔸 LED star curtain by Goobay
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Handcrafted nativity scene in a Buddha coconut husk purchased from a street fair in Budapest. 
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Music: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Licensed by: InstaShot – Creator: Rook1e
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #christmasdecorations🎄 #intags #christmasdecorationsup #christmasdecorationshopping #christmasdecorationsareup #christmasdecorationsmakemehappy #chrismasdecorations2022
In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, an old woman bakes a gingerbread man, who leaps from her oven and runs away. The woman and her husband give chase but are unable to catch him. The gingerbread man then outruns several farm characters in repetitious scenes featuring an ever-growing cast for the tale's effect. Each time he escapes, he chants a list of those he has steered clear of and bets he can avoid the next character too: “I've run away from a little old man, a little old man and the old lady, and I can run away from you—I can!”
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It all ends with a fox catching and eating the gingerbread man, who cries as he is devoured: “I'm quarter gone! I'm half gone! I'm three-quarters gone! I'm all gone!” 🦊🍪 #homemade #gingerbreadspice #gingerbreadman #gingerbreadhouse #gingerbreadcookies #gingerbreadlady 
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*️⃣ St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular monthly American children's magazine founded by Scribner in 1873. Its first editor was Mary Mapes Dodge, who continued her association with the magazine until she died in 1905. Dodge published work by the country's leading writers, including Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mark Twain, Laura E. Richards, and Joel Chandler Harris. 📚 [All info from Wikipedia]
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #foodie #foodiegram #fooddiary #foodnetwork
👩🏼‍🍳🍖🎄 Christmas #dinnerprep mode 👩🏼‍🍳🍖🎄 Christmas #dinnerprep mode 🔛 (cont'd) Have a very merry one, folks! 
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To print the recipe (in Greek as well) from the blog: ➡️ click the link in bio kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ scroll to the bottom ➡️ click on the relevant pic (it's usually the most recent one)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasmenu #porkroll #porkroast  #stuffedpork #christmasdinner #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #holidayseason #foodie #foodiegram #fooddiary #foodnetwork
👩🏼‍🍳🌰🎄 Christmas #dinnerprep mode 👩🏼‍🍳🌰🎄 Christmas #dinnerprep mode 🔛 
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To print the recipe (in Greek as well) from the blog: ➡️ click the link in bio kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ scroll to the bottom ➡️ click on the relevant pic (it's usually the most recent one)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasmenu #chestnutsoup #wintersoup #christmasdinner #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #holidayseason #foodie #foodiegram #fooddiary #foodnetwork
Αφού μεταλαμπαδεύσαμε τις γνώσεις μας στους αγγλόφωνους, είπα να σας γράψω και στα ελληνικά την παλαιά, την τίμια, τη χωριάτικη, την ιερή, της γιαγιάς τη συνταγή – και #μηφρικαρετεμετοσταχτονερο λέμε! 🍪🎄 #homemade #traditional #rusticrecipes #villagerecipes #greekchristmascookies #kourabiedes #kourabiethes #instafood #makeyourown
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Για να εκτυπώσετε συνταγή & αναλυτικές οδηγίες από το μπλογκ: ➡️ στο προφίλ πατάτε στο λινκ kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ σκρολάρετε στο τέλος της καρτέλας ➡️ πατάτε την αντίστοιχη φωτογραφία (συνήθως η πιο πρόσφατη) 
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[Music: I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day (Jazz Version) – Licensed by: Epidemic Sound – Creator: Ennio Máno]
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #fooddiary #xmas #christmasmood #christmasrecipe #christmasbaking #bakingseason #ourfoodstories #creativefoodphotography #seasonaleating
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I'm terribly sorry—it's time... *(Mercilessly) c I'm terribly sorry—it's time... *(Mercilessly) cue ALL the kourabiedes recipes*
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👩🏼‍🍳🍪🎄 #homemade #greekchristmascookies #kourabiedes #kourabiethes #instafood #makeyourown 
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To print the recipe from the blog: ➡️ click the link in bio kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ scroll to the bottom ➡️ click on the relevant pic (it's usually the most recent one)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #foodie #foodiegram #fooddiary #foodnetwork
Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothi Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothing bold, but I'm feeling adequately (and minimally) Christmas-sy! 🎄🦌🎁
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List of items: 
🔸 Rain deer from jumbo.gr
🔸 Golden wire Christmas tree from jumbo.gr 
🔸 Bottlebrush trees by House of Seasons/edelman.nl 
🔸 Christmas tree basket from Jysk
🔸 Wooden tree ornaments from Zara Home
🔸 Iron tree ornaments from Zara Home 
🔸 Nutcrackers by Inart
🔸 Small silver nutcracker by Alexandros Iliadis/A.I. Decoration
🔸 Candlesticks from IKEA 
🔸 3-wick candle by White Barn/Bath & Bodyworks from notino.gr
🔸 Silicone mariz spatulas from diafanostores.gr
🔸 Kitchen towel from Zara Home 
🔸 LED star curtain by Goobay
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Handcrafted nativity scene in a Buddha coconut husk purchased from a street fair in Budapest. 
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Music: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Licensed by: InstaShot – Creator: Rook1e
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #christmasdecorations🎄 #intags #christmasdecorationsup #christmasdecorationshopping #christmasdecorationsareup #christmasdecorationsmakemehappy #chrismasdecorations2022
In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, an old woman bakes a gingerbread man, who leaps from her oven and runs away. The woman and her husband give chase but are unable to catch him. The gingerbread man then outruns several farm characters in repetitious scenes featuring an ever-growing cast for the tale's effect. Each time he escapes, he chants a list of those he has steered clear of and bets he can avoid the next character too: “I've run away from a little old man, a little old man and the old lady, and I can run away from you—I can!”
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It all ends with a fox catching and eating the gingerbread man, who cries as he is devoured: “I'm quarter gone! I'm half gone! I'm three-quarters gone! I'm all gone!” 🦊🍪 #homemade #gingerbreadspice #gingerbreadman #gingerbreadhouse #gingerbreadcookies #gingerbreadlady 
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*️⃣ St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular monthly American children's magazine founded by Scribner in 1873. Its first editor was Mary Mapes Dodge, who continued her association with the magazine until she died in 1905. Dodge published work by the country's leading writers, including Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mark Twain, Laura E. Richards, and Joel Chandler Harris. 📚 [All info from Wikipedia]
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #foodie #foodiegram #fooddiary #foodnetwork

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