点评:What an amazing day with Dimitri! We departed Athens to see the unbelievable Corinth Canal & remains of the ancient ship transfer system across the isthmus overland by Roman slaves— grooves that still scar the rocks where the ships were hauled! Then we went to the ancient port of Corinth to see where Saint Paul had departed for Ephesus and dispatched Phoebe with a letter to the Romans. Quite a moving sight to see where baptisms had been performed and where he hid overnight before departing to Ephesus. We then enjoyed a brief ride to see the ancient Corinth fortress followed by a visit to the Church of Saint Paul established on a site of his preaching near ancient Corinth. The large mosaic there glistened in the sun amongst the beautiful trees and landscape of Greece. We concluded with a wine tasting in the Greek hills, where we toured the facility and then enjoyed some white wines and red wines, some of which had been stored in barrels and some in clay pots. We especially enjoyed a red wine whose taste changed from semi-sweet to dry after a brief munch of dark chocolate dusted with paprika. Everything was made so much better with Dimitri’s running commentary of the areas visited, both historical and current. We especially enjoyed his sprinkling of Greek mythology & the Greek gods and how that affected the sites that we saw. Highly recommend your spending a fabulous day with Dimitri learning about this special, magical historical and biblical place! It was completely moving and so very very fun! Dimitri is wonderful and we feel so blessed by our grand day with him!
翻译:和迪米特里一起度过了多么精彩的一天!我们离开雅典,去参观了令人叹为观止的科林斯运河,以及古罗马奴隶当年用陆路将船只从地峡运过地表的遗迹——船只被拖拽的痕迹至今仍清晰地刻在岩石上!之后,我们前往古老的科林斯港,探访圣保罗当年启程前往以弗所,并派遣菲比携带信件前往罗马的地方。看到曾经举行洗礼仪式的地方,以及圣保罗在前往以弗所前夜藏身之处,真是令人动容。随后,我们驱车前往参观古老的科林斯要塞,之后又前往圣保罗教堂,这座教堂建于圣保罗当年在古科林斯附近传道的地方。教堂里巨大的马赛克镶嵌画在阳光下熠熠生辉,与希腊美丽的树木和风景交相辉映。最后,我们在希腊的山丘上品尝了葡萄酒,参观了酒庄,并品尝了白葡萄酒和红葡萄酒,其中一些是用橡木桶陈酿的,另一些则用陶罐装着。我们尤其喜欢一款红酒,它入口即化,从半甜转为干型,搭配撒有辣椒粉的黑巧克力,口感更是妙不可言。迪米特里对沿途景点的历史和现状的讲解,让一切都变得更加精彩。他穿插其中的希腊神话和诸神的故事,以及它们如何影响我们所看到的景点,更是让我们津津乐道。强烈推荐您和迪米特里一起度过美好的一天,探索这片充满历史底蕴和圣经故事的神奇之地!这趟旅程令人感动,也充满乐趣!迪米特里非常棒,我们很荣幸能和他一起度过这美好的一天!