{"id":75,"date":"2025-05-20T14:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/?p=75"},"modified":"2025-05-22T01:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T01:02:41","slug":"day-5-corinth-and-mycenae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/?p=75","title":{"rendered":"Day 5 &#8211; Corinth and Mycenae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ahh, Wi-Fi! It\u2019s nice to be back! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we woke up we were docked in the southern Greece port of Laurium which is south of Athens. We met our new guide, Mariza, and dropped our cruise guide, Kari, at the Athens airport. We boarded a bus and headed for ancient Corinth, which was about 90 minutes away. Along the way, we stopped at the Corinthian Canal, that joins the Aegean Sea with the Ionian Sea across the Corinthian Isthmus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4701-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4701-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4701-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4701-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4701-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4701-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4701-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In ancient times, there was no canal, but a trail that allowed merchants to bring their wares from one side of the isthmus to the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrived at the site of Ancient Corinth, and as with some of the sites in Turkey, the size of it, and the volume of what has been found, is amazing. Included in the site is an ancient temple of Apollo, and the Bema (or judgement) seat, where people would be judged for their crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4733-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4733-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4733-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4733-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4733-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4733-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We found a shady spot and then I delivered my first devotional message of the trip based on 2 Corinthians 4:7-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u201c<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>But we have this treasure in\u00a0earthen containers, so that the extraordinary\u00a0greatness of\u00a0the power will be of God and not from ourselves;\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup><em>we are<\/em>\u00a0afflicted in every way, but not\u00a0crushed;\u00a0perplexed, but not despairing;<sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>persecuted, but not\u00a0abandoned;\u00a0struck down, but not destroyed;\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that\u00a0the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Several people after thanked me for the message, including two of the pastors who were leading the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Corinth, Greece Devotional\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NF5YzCK_mlQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4775-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4775-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4775-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4775-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4775-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4775-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Above: The raised platform where the Bema (or judgement) seat was.<br>Below: What remains of the Bema seat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4770-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4770-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4770-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4770-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4770-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4770-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4787-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4787-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4787-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4787-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4787-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4787-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4807-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4807-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4807-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4807-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4807-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4807-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From this site we could see the Corinthian Acropolis, the mountain fortress that housed more than 20 temples to the Greek gods and goddesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4794-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4794-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4794-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4794-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4794-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4794-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the time came to go, we boarded the bus and headed to Mycenae for lunch. We ate at a very nice restaurant, Kolizeras, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. I had postitios, a Greek dish with potato, meat, pasta and sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_134400-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_134400-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_134400-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_134400-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_134400-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_134400-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We also ordered Coke Zero and couldn\u2019t get a firm answer on what the Greek word on it was. Was it a name, or something like \u201cfriend\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_132835-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_132835-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_132835-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_132835-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_132835-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250519_132835-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After lunch we went to Agamemnon\u2019s Palace. In&nbsp;<em>The Iliad<\/em>, Agamemnon was a king of&nbsp;Mycenae who commanded the&nbsp;Achaeans (Greeks) during the&nbsp;Trojan War. Archaeologists believe there was a Trojan War, and many of the characters in Homer\u2019s epic were real, but exaggerated in Homer\u2019s tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agamemnon\u2019s Royal Palace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucked away in the mountains of Mycenae is Agamemnon\u2019s Royal Palace, one of several heavily fortified strongholds. The king lived in a palace with many rooms which served as a military headquarters and a centre of administration for the surrounding countryside. The Mycenaean&#8217;s were warriors, and weapons and armor have been found in their graves. They were also great traders and sailed far and wide. Their civilization reached the height of its power in about 1600 BC and eclipsed the Minoan civilization of Crete. Around 1300 BC the Mycenaean&#8217;s started to build huge defensive walls around all the major towns. The Mycenaean world was under threat from foreign invaders. By about 1200 BC the cities began to be abandoned or destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"92\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4856-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4856-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4856-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4856-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4856-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"96\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4887-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4887-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4887-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4887-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4887-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4887-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4887-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"97\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4884-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4884-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4884-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4884-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4884-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4884-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4884-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"98\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4838-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4838-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4838-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4838-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4838-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4838-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4850-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4850-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4850-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4850-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4850-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4850-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The red flowers on the ruins are poppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After we left the palace we went to see Agamemnon\u2019s Tomb. The door to this tholos tomb (beehive tomb) measures over 5m tall, the lintel above the door, which weigh over 100tons each! No one is certain that Agamemnon\u2019s was buried here, but it certainly is a tomb for a king. Oddly enough, after it was discovered, shepherds would take their flocks inside for shelter and light fires that darkened the walls. There is a stray dog named Hercules that guards the tomb from other dogs. 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These ruins are believed to be the seaport that Paul left for Syria with Priscilla and Aquila through, as described in Acts 18:18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4912-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4912-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4912-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4912-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4912-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.conovertexas.com\/turkeygreece\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4912-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After this we drove back to Athens for dinner and much-needed rest! Tomorrow, the Athenian Acropolis!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please leave comments and questions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahh, Wi-Fi! It\u2019s nice to be back! 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