Aldemar Olympian Village

... at the campground and do nothing for another day hoping that it would be OK to move tomorrow, stay at the hostel and do nothing, or cycle in the rain. Olympia is a small town with only one site, so it was discouraging to think of staying and spending money with nothing to do. <br><br>The debate took us until lunchtime with time and patience both running short. Finally we decided to set out. But upon leaving, I ...

The sun shone down on us lightening spirits and reassuring me that we CAN get through this and continue on (or at least reassuring ME). I must not get so devastated from only rain. I guess it&#8217;s just one of the signs that we are both starting to get a bit tired. <br><br>But today was to be a fun sight-seeing day. Seeing the remains of the temple of Zeus, the temple of Hera, and the ...

... can&#8217;t continue like this. What&#8217;s the point if we can&#8217;t see what we want of these countries? Winter is settling in. No matter how mild it is in comparrison to Canada, it&#8217;s not meant for cycling and camping. <br><br>The areas of Turkey we want to see are no better for temperature and rain. I even looked to Australia and it&#8217;s full of thunderstorms this time of year ...

... tape again!<br><br>Hopefully Brian&#8217;s starting to learn that everything doesn&#8217;t need to be in &#8216;brand new&#8217; condition to be functional. But I love him for caring so much. I go too much the other way. I would rather things be rickety and worn than new. There&#8217;s quite a few things on my bike being held together with duct tape which are asking for ...

... so that travelers could make their way safely to the competitions. The agreement to universal truces was only broken 3 times during the 1,000+ years that the ancient games were held. <br><br>Seeing the ruins of the ancient Olympic complex was amazing. There were the remains of the two enormous temples- one for Zeus and one for Hera as well as the ancient stone tunnel the athletes used for entry into the Olympic stadium. The temple of Hera is where today&#8217;s modern Olympic torch is lit ...

... 1896 in Athens and continue on the cycle that we all know love and cherish (except they started as only summer games and winter games were added in the mid-20th century). People from all over Greece would venture to Olympia for the games, and at that time all wars were to stop and all Greeks were to unite under their common nation while the games were being held. For this reason, there are more temples (and larger ones) built on this site than others that we had visited ...

... sculptures of Apollo though in an incomplete state now. We crossed the Patra bridge to get to Central Greece. It had somehow reminded me very fondly of a more familiar Tsing-Ma bridge in Hong Kong - somewhere closer to home, closer to my culture, closer to my heart. I took this picture when we made the stop near Patra bridge. I could not ...

... my time in Greece has been exhausting and unrewarding as always. My new goal is to earn back the money I've spent here and then leave, but saving money is a slow process. I think I'll be successful at that. I believe Gandhi was successful with his brahmacharya vow. And I think I'll still have honor in 2007. We'll see. peace, Modern O. Thanks to Yeorgos for the ride! "The deeper the search in the mine of truth the richer the discovery of the gems buried there." - Gandhi

... fantastic views over the town, port, sea and mountains. Then into town and toured the narrow backstreets and hidden squares. This town has much to offer, despite the rather busy traffic in parts. I found an internet cafe to update the last 2 1/2 weeks of journal entries and it was soon time to find a camp spot. View of the fort from main town square Looking down ...

... exempt from taxes, statues in their honor, and free food for life. But if a competitor was caught cheating them and their city would have to pay a fine. This money was used to build a bronze statue of Zeus to display by the stadium with the athletes name to disgrace them. The stadium itself was huge. They were all different sizes in that time since the races only depended on who got there first and not times. There were no ...