Friday began early as we headed towards Delphi with a stop at the Friendly Stop
to stretch our legs from this bus
and take an obligatory phone booth picture
before heading on to Delphi where Dimitri and Shirley were setting the agenda
as Shirley wondered if there would be photographs
so a group picture was in order involving Shirley, Margaret, Clayton, Trevor, Lily, Danny, Sarah, Jane, Ben, Dimitri and Suzanne
as we looked out at the view of the surrounding mountains
before making our way
to the museum
where we first saw a friendly Sphinx
as our guide explained this frieze
and these pieces of walls
where we saw some original color preserved
as we alternated between sphinx
and frieze
and details
before returning to the Sphinx
and the maiden
with come final sphinx photos
before we entered the room with the twins
among other remarkable pieces
including the horses that Apollo, his mother and his sister Athena rode on
with this picture showing the excitement at finding the twins
as we moved on to see this fancy column of goddesses
and the lion down spout
with friezes
and more down spouts
that led into the room of statues of the gods
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Back outside we were ready to explore the sight and first saw this mosaic
before looking out at the gymnasium
as we made our way into the sacred ground
and past a few fragments
as we saw the view into the distance
and our path with the gymnasium below
before we came to the treasury of the Athenians
as we were overlooking the reservoir below.
We admired the wall and its markings
as we neared the Athenian treasury
which was documented
as we approached the front view and saw how small the entrance was
as we glimpsed our first view of the temple of Apollo
even as we walked past a mound
to the suitably noted
Rock of the Sibyl
even as Apollo's temple loomed
as did the mountains in the distance.
So, we kept walking past columns
and structures
and signage
as we made our way through it all
to the altar of Apollo sign
and caught an oversight of the temple
that we could see from many views
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We got back on the bus and went up to Mount Parnassas where at this ski resort
with the large outdoor chess set
we had this remarkable lunch with Mrs. Kertsikoff.
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Back on the bus, Ben napped
as we headed to the Hosios Loukas Monastery
arriving a bit late
but still able to see the outside structures
and a quick view of what was inside
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