Fedriades Delphi

... societies whose appellations are made up of three Greek letters &#8211; Phi Beta Kappa, for example. <br><br>Lunch at the Amalia Hotel in the new village of Delphi was tasty,and another good opportunity to begin some new friendships. With the political parades in Athens there were difficulties in getting all the tour group back to their hotels and we found ourselves dropped off at Syntagma Square after a circuitous ride through the city to drop off others. We ...

... admit. At that moment, two trail bikes whizz across an unseen track right in front of me. The first fine drops of rain feather my arm. That's it - the magic is well &amp; truly broken... who needs to see some more old ruins anyway?! I decide to turn around &amp; hope to get down before it starts in earnest.<br>On the way, I loop across to what I think is Mt Parnassus and do a little dance of ...

... Don't. So decide to press on to Delphi, now we on this road. Most spectacular approach into heartland of Greece: massive mountains on all sides! Huge perspectives; staggering roads.<br>As we head up to the ancient seat of worship and myth, sun legendarily breaks through!<br>Find magnificent camping - views down to Gulf of Corinth. The ancients called this the 'navel of the world': you can see why.<br>Museum a must; well-presented artefacts &amp ...

... 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 ...

... on the edge of the mountain and eat some delicious greek meals in the breathtaking view. Wake up in the morning, and go walk on the streets. It is not so hot early in the morning and you'll find it even more pleasing than in the night. If you go there in winter, keep in mind that in Parnassos, which is higher in the mountain, you will find the best greek location for winter sports. <br>

We encountered a pretty funny sign at the Athens bus station on our way to Delphi - free smoking. I decided that meant you could practically "smoke for free" by just going into the waiting room. Delphi, the home of the famous Oracle, is a sleepy little mountain town based on tourism and was very much like Banff. But this time of year it was very quiet ...

... of the hotel, which worked out better than it sounds. Beautiful Basil was our program representative for this trip, and she sat in on both classes as our guest. I was especially proud of Groom, Disney, Blink Blink, and Chopper, who led excellent peer facilitations and really showed off to Basil what they've been learning. Later we all hoofed it together to the taverna for the last dinner I am hosting out of the program entertainment fund. The rain was dumping in buckets by the ...

... had to roll. I found this to be troubling at first but soon remembered that the record of Christianity in the Americas and the South Pacific was not dissimilar. The main difference was that Muslims apparently can appreciate beauty and so they at least left the torso and limbs undamaged. By the way, statuary of the Roman era could be a little different because the Romans would carve one regally or militarily clad torso and then just mount the new ...

... fields of crops along the sides of the roads. It reminded me very much of home. The only real bad part was that it was raining and cold and we were not prepared for it. When we arrived in Delphi we visited the Sanctuary of Apollo, the Treasury of the Athenians and the Archaelogical Museum. One of the places that was my favorite of this part of the trip was the Stadium where some of the early Olympians ...