Apollonia Delphi

... going to be fruitful and/or safe. From the sounds of it there was a noxious hallucinogenic vapour released from a crevice in the rocks which caused the oracles to speak in tongues and incidentally shortened their lives. There was process which those seeking advice, called consultants – rather the reverse of what this word means today – had to go through and this inevitably involved the payment of money or the donation of a goods as well as the ...

... place must have made on people all those generations ago: it has a definite aura about it. You almost expect a faun or satyr to come strolling around one of the bushes at any moment!<br>Way up on the tops, the sky is turning blacker by the minute. I think I spy the top of a kind of brown rainbow-arc cresting the summit. Perhaps the gods really won't want me to proceed? Am a little spooked by this, I ...

... Ruins of Temple of Apollo even more striking. The natural landscape alone is breathtaking: 8,000 years of recorded history inflates the impression manyfold. The things they assembled here, with their technology &amp; transportation, just beggar belief!<br>A glass of chilled retsina to watch the precious sun go down prompts reflection on the many centuries of human (and otherwordly) strife and struggle in this magical land. <br> Have really arrived, at last!<br>

... give us the latest news and pictures as they see it on TV.<br><br>I try to forget the incident for a couple of minutes, and I take a couple of photos from the round area until we get that phone call telling us that everything is ok.<br><br>Kamena Vourla is a tourist costal area. Both Greeks and foreigners visit it the whole year round. A few kms from this ...

... high with the Oracle" chariot sticker. The valley below is beautiful, full of olive groves and cypress trees ...

ARRIVED from Thessaloniki / Athens center of the world. this place was rad, crazy view from way up on the side of a mountain range. ruins of a whole little community -temples, a gym, running tracks, the works... walked around for most of the day then finished the bus ride to patra. stayed with a couchsurfer. DEPARTED to Patra

The next day, Audrey, Pat and I took an ealry 3-hour bus ride to Delphi. The drive there was beautiful as we were surrounded by mountains and valleys. In the middle of this scenic backdrop, Delphi is considered to be the centre of the earth - Zeus had sent to eagles around the world in opposite directions, and they met at Delphi. A rock stands there today to mark the exact spot of their encounter. Delphi is also considered to have divine presence, and ...

... You can imagine my panic at the one hour latedness. Somehow though, the gods of Greece were smiling favorably on our voyage because both of our flights ended up being late and we arrived literally within two minutes of each other and she found me at my baggage claim :) Not sure how that worked out, but yay. We headed out into the city via the shiny new metro system and snagged a taxi once we reached the main square. Remember that blog ...

... required of it by its surrounding. The Sacred path ends at the Theater which has a jewel-like quality in contrast to the enormity of Epidaurus (the latter seats 14,000 in contrast to 5,000 at Delphi). From the Theater, looking down toward the valley, the three restored columns of a tholos - a domed, circular structure - stand in absolute perfection between the ruins of two Temples of Athena.PHOTO_ID_R=tholosx-delphi.jpg] Further up the hill beyond the ...

The weather for our trip to Delphi could have been much better. It rained all morning and the entire time that we were there. In case you didn't know, water and marble steps are not a good combination. Delphi is most famous for the oracle that resided in the Temple of Apollo there. According to myth, Apollo liked this spot so much he took over the temple that had been there previously. In doing this he had to kill a snake that guarded the ...