Delphi

So this weekend we set off for Delphi! It was a 3 hour bus ride that passed by pretty quickly. It was 2 naps and a pit stop away :) When we got there it was midday but super foggy, rainy, and windy. Our hotel overlooked the rest of the other mountains and part of the sea but you couldn't see anything because the fog was so thick and low. We napped and explored the city later on that night for a taverna to eat at.

The next morning we walked down and went to the sanctuary where the Temple of Apollo is located. The famous temple that people traveled to consult the oracle for a prophecy. Where Alexander the Great went when they were closed and basically dragged the prophetess out and forced her to give him a prophecy and she finally told him "You're undestructable". We hiked up and around and it was a pretty good morning. It started out raining, but the clouds cleared up pretty soon revealing a clear blue sky. We went up to the stadium where people used to race and also saw an open air theater that people performed in. There was also a museum that exhibited much of what was discovered in the sanctuary. After that, we went to lunch and landed up at this taverna that is apparently one of the best places to eat in Delphi. It had a patio area that overlooked the mountains and sea so we sat there. They had the most delicious food. I had sphagetti bolognese and it was the best I've ever had hands down. It was just so flavorful and the entire restaurant just had a certain appeal and flavor to it. After that we went back to the hotel to catch a nap and then got up and go ready for dinner in a different city right outside of Delphi.

The next morning on our way back, we stopped off at a monastary and overlooked another valley. It was beautiful up there, just sitting on the wall and contemplating life. It's still so surreal sometimes that I'm actually here in Greece visiting all of these monumental sites and ruins. To imagine how people thousands of years ago used to live. To imagine what the sanctuary used to look like, just the grandeur and magnificent archaeological design is mind blowing. People would travel so far to consult the oracle at Delphi and to be able to see the few remnants that are still there is amazing in my mind.

Now I'm back at school and it's going to be a pretty busy couple of days, since we leave for Thessaloniki Wednesday afternoon and will be gone until Sunday evening. Lots of reading and writing to do! Work was going to have to come at some point right? :(