Hotel New Olympia

... would entail completely replacing the grip shifts on both handlebars. Instead, I just covered the break with duct tape hoping that it would hold together. It did, but only for so long. <br><br> After some finking, the deralier would still shift between 2nd and 3rd, and I was able to manage it without too much grinding. Of course, the first obstacle was a rather large hill. Without a low gear, I had to walk it ...

... give an idea of scale. Six rows by thirteen of 20m+ towers. If only the gold and silver statue of Zeus still remained&#8230;<br><br>Also, there was the temple of Hera where the disk of the Sacred Truce was held. Every 4 years the games were held, all hostilities between regions were to cease. Outside Hera&#8217;s temple was the place where the Olympic torch was (is) lit. Still today the ...

... a train to Athens and catch a plane home. But then what? Drop into a different pit of dispair longing for lost opportunities and dreams just out of reach? Oh why won&#8217;t the sun just shine a bit?<br><br>The rain lightened to a drizzle so we ventured out to see the sights. But they decided to close early so we couldn&#8217;t. Wanted to go to the store and buy some Ouzo to drown our sorrows ...

But of course I didn&#8217;t say anything. I didn&#8217;t have to!<br><br>Setting out this morning, Brian&#8217;s foot kept hitting his left pannier. Seems that one of the major welds had broken through and the whole thing was twisting funny over the frame. <br><br> You may remember back in Scotland when Brian&#8217;s previous rack did this and we patched it up with string and ...

... were at the ancient stadium Jack challenged the kids to a race against me. (Yes, I have been running again...the last three days!) The boys ended up beating me, of course! Katie came along looking like the goddess, Nike Athena. Good fun! I had a wonderful run this morning through Olympia and along roads lined with olive tree groves. It was the birds and me at sunrise! I thought I could hear the voices of the ...

... which houses the Tomb of Agamemnon &amp; an Archaeological site. All these things are just so old, most from anywhere between 600 &amp; 300 B.C. We drove through to Olympia which is where we spent the night. 13/01 - First stop today was another Archaeological site which has the remains of the Sanctuary of the Olympian Zeus, this is where the statue of Zeus was ...

... JUSTIN: WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT IN YOUR OLIVE ORCHARD? Modern O.: I took the advice of my college friend, Lucas "Johnny" Seipp-Williams, and meditated. It was wonderful: a new experience! I sat on the dirt in the night, facing silhouettes of hunched-and-wise olive trees before a mountainous mound beneath the stars. My mind took over. I didn't steer my thoughts; they went where they had to. My thoughts focused on a small dilemma I have. And they put me to rest ...

... and a citadel. At its peak 42000 inhabitants were crammed in the city walls but wars and power struggles lead to its abandonment around 1820. Many of the buildings are now romantic ruins and very photogenic. Walking the whole site requires a level of fitness, so the devout catholics with their stilettos and D&G sunglasses only made it to the lower churches to make ...

... had to come out naked too. Apparently this started because some lady decided to dress up as a guy and train her sons, but when they won she got so excited her clothes fell off. After that, coaches had to be naked too. The games, along with all other pagan festivals, were banned in the fourth century A.D. when Christianity became the official religion. People left Olympia for good in the early 7th century A.D. because of earthquakes and disease. Excavation in the 1880 ...

Arriving in Olympia very early from the coast, we immediately went to race track (or the field that was the remains of it).<br><br>Kneeling down, slowly raising, and at the count of three - We were off, sprinting accross the field!<br>With both parties wanting to win the race ...