Rodon Olympia
Kondili, Greece Olympia, Peloponnese, 84098, Greece
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... dacht ik nog "dirty boy" te horen maar dat sloeg natuurlijk nergens op..:-) Iig, ik was weer een beetje bij positieven en klaar voor het allemachtig prachtige Olympia! Wederom een hoop opgegraven potjes en pannetjes al of niet beschilderd/tekend met vieze plaatjes, heel veel beelden enzo, in het museum. Buiten een hele hoop oude stenen waar je, gelukkig, deze keer wél normaal in de buurt mag komen zonder dat iemand panisch wordt over te dicht bij komen... Nu doe ...
Ancient Stadiums And Steep Tolls.
... a hermit and bizarrely his remains lie in state in the church. The monastery has some amazing mosaics and gorgeous Byzantine architecture.
On the road again we set a northerly course up and over an exceptionally high mountain range heading to Meteora. Greece is amazingly mountainous and even has snow still visible on mountain tops even though it is nearly summer. The red of the poppies and yellow and purple of the other profuse wildflowers ...
To the Peloponnese
... countryside became greener and lusher. And more importantly, the rain stopped. We have been rained on incessantly for three days now and it was very nice to finally see some blue sky and sun. I don't know if it will last but the last part of our drive was better for it.
We will stay here in Olympia for one night, going to see the original Olympic site tomorrow before moving on to Mycenae. We arrived at our campsite here ...
OLYMPIA
... has one) between your cheeks (bottom) and walk about a metre and try to drop the coin into a glass. Dot was the only one to do it successfully. The Liz demonstrated putting the 50 cent piece as far from her feet as possible while only putting one hand down in a fixed place to support herself. Once the coin has been placed then you must stand up without falling. This performance was again repeated to retrieve the coin. Lots tried but ...
AT LAST I AM RECOGNISED FOR THE ATHLETE I AM
... br> Back on board and we decided to sit in the solarium and have a healthy lunch. I ate healthily whilst Barbara tucked in to a slice of pizza, a burger and some chips. Or was that the other way round? Whatever it needed a stroll around the decks to burn off the calories prior to our evening meal.
For the first time on this cruise we decided to take in a show as it was The Beatles Experience. Barbara had to explain who the Beatles were as I am ...


