Hotel Stadion Delphi

... erection of a monument which rewarded them with a prophecy which would in most cases have been favourable. Much like indulgences as Sue so cynically and astutely mentioned. Does commerce ever really change, or merely become more sophisticated in its practice?!<br><br>Being situated right on the precipitous mountainside meant that the site was subject to rock falls on a reasonably regular basis. There were parts of the site which were closed when we arrived for ...

... 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 ...

<br>Day 17 We decide to head south too. Even if wet, big city can offer many distractions, we reflect. Get robbed by motorway bandits (in booths!) Bit of a low-point this - not what you expect in Greece. Scarcely seen the sun: but road is very fast and smooth and it does begin to dry out the further we go. Hopes secretly rise... Just after Lamia, turn off to look for memorial to Leonides, heroic Spartan leader of 300 who held off massive army of Xerxes at ...

... there are some hot springs as well.<br><br>In the area there are a couple of campsites, although I don&#8217;t know if campsites are so popular nowadays since hotels were not very expensive, at least this year!<br><br>GOOD NEWS!<br><br>The house is ok! My God&#8230;we are at ease now, but still worrying as to what we shall find on the way home.<br><br>.<br><br>

... the cicadas are deafening.<br><br> <br><br> <br><br>The adjacent museum has been newly renovated and is extremely ...

Saturday morning we were up early and off to find the car rental. We had reserved a van so we could drive to Delphi to see the ruins where the Oracle once spoke her wisdom. After a short drive we were out of the city and on our way to Delphi. We had to drive through the mountains and on the way the weather changed from light rain to snowing in the ...

... a steady flow of pilgirms because it was known for having the most truthful oracle in the world. The sacred site itseld is vast and impressive, especially when you find out more about what used to lie there. But the calm setting of the mountains and the warmth of the sun made it a truly beautiful day - you could even hear a symphone of bells from the goats wandering the mountainside. We had lunch on a terrace overlooking the valley below, and headed ...

... crazy Italian drivers in Sicily? yeah, no contest for crazy Greek drivers! This taxi driver was going places I dont think cars should go and at speeds that cars should go! We arrived safe and sound though for the bargain price of 10 euros and our little voyage had begun. We dropped our bags off in the hotel, got the schedule for the night, and headed off to discover the city (and some lunch!) before the orientation meeting at 7pm that ...

... is the Stadium whose measurements are a duplication of the one at Olympia. At Delphi, stone tiers of spectator seats that were installed by the Romans, are still intact. <br> <br>Ancient Delphi is remarkably well preserved. It was stunning to learn the reason for this: the site lay entirely buried for centuries and the small town of Kastri sat on top of it until archeological excavations began in the late 1800's. The inhabitants of Kastri were ...

... temple. That's why the mediating women were called the Pythia. To the ancient Greeks Delphi was the center of the world because supposedly Zeus released to eagles from the ends of the earth, and this is where they met. So Zeus dropped a big stone there, and -Voila! - the earth's belly-button came to be. Every four years in ancient Delphi, the Pythian Games were held for all of Greece. The remains of the stadium here are still in good ...