It was a relaxed day on the beach before heading out to do a bit of late afternoon exploration. For Father's Day, the boys got Marshall a massage at the hotel which was very sweet. We hung around the hotel/beach until around 3:00. We grabbed gyros quickly in Himare and then headed south to Porto Palermo Castle. A simple castle - and as Drake pointed out - crazy to believe this castle was built around the same time that Miami was founded.
We then headed to Old Himare which was fascinating. It was crumbling remains and old stone homes around the castle (some that had people living in them/cafes). It has origins dating back to 3500 years ago. It's pretty hard to believe such a historic place could be in such disrepair. We stopped in a cafe that served simple fare (we grabbed coffee/beer/Fanta) with a view over the Adriatic Sea. It was really cool.
We came back and hit the ocean to cool off a bit after being out in the heat. We took a taxi back to Himare to a place for dinner further down the shore. We walked around after dinner and stopped at a place for gelato to watch the end of a World Cup game. When we arrived at the taxi stand, we had the same driver as before. Ha. It was nice to have a lazier day, but still get to see some historic places.
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| Porto Palermo Castle |
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| Old Himare |
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| quite the view |
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| church |
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| Adriatic Sea (and the beach where we are staying down below) |
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| Cafe Butterfly |
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| above the valley |
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| Beach in Himare |
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