Pylos Life

A side street in Pylos

Pylos is a small town on the west coast of the Greek Peloponnese. It's absolutely gorgeous, with temperatures in the high 70s during the day and the 60s in the evenings and clear skies. It has a small bay with islands surrounding it on several sides, and shares the bay with some other small villages. There is also a large Ottoman Turk fort and castle near the southern tip, which I promise to explore soon so you can see it.
We're staying at the Hotel Karalis, where I have a balcony overlooking the wharf and a really nice roommate named Veronica. Everone on the dig is pretty nice. We spent some time exploring the
town yesterday after our work was done digging and after class. The stores and shops are all very small, but everyone is very friendly. There's a small beach in town, but there are supposedly bigger ones a short distance away. The nightlife is awesome, not in the typical college way of course, but the Greeks enjoy spending their time sitting outside of cafes, smoking and talking for hours. I think I'm going to try to emulate this way of life (the talking for hours with good company, not the smoking) ; there's no more beautiful place to do it.

The view from my balcony