[Day 1 (Athens)] [Days 2 (the Plaka) and 3 (Poros/Hydra/Aegina)] [Day 4 (Athens)]
[Day 5 (Corinth Canal/Epidaurus/Mycenae)] [Day 6 (Olympia/Patras/Gulf of Corinth/Nafpaktos)]
We stayed the night in Delphi and went to ancient Delphi first thing in the morning. We began in the museum. Of the few pieces we were able to see (much of the museum was closed off for renovation), my two favorites were a bronze statue of a charioteer and a marble statue of Antinous. The Charioteer originally had four horses and two slaves holding the horses (you can see part of what is left of one of the horses in the background of the second picture). Antinous was a youth famous for his beauty and a favorite of emperor Hadrian.
We then visited the ancient Delphi site. According to legend, Delphi was established as the center of the known ancient world when Zeus released two eagles from opposite ends of the earth and their paths crossed over Delphi. Delphi was known as a place for the worship of Apollo, though before him other gods (Gea [mother earth] and Poseiden) were also worshipped there. It became the site of the Oracle, whom people came from all over the known world to consult on personal and public matters. The site was entered through a small Roman agora where trinkets and votive offerings were sold to those visiting. The entire site is set in tiers up the mountain. The next tier is the Temple of Apollo (I'm in the third picture, but you have to look closely). The next level is the theatre, and at the very top is the stadium.
This wasn't the end of the trip, but this is all the pictures I have for now. The rest are still in my camera.
[Day 1 (Athens)] [Days 2 (the Plaka) and 3 (Poros/Hydra/Aegina)] [Day 4 (Athens)]
[Day 5 (Corinth Canal/Epidaurus/Mycenae)] [Day 6 (Olympia/Patras/Gulf of Corinth/Nafpaktos)]