What an incredible day! First of all let me tell you about the two pictures on the bottom right side of this post. The first is a picture of me on Mars Hill and the second is our whole group in front of the Pantheon. We were excited to have finally made it to this site.
Today we left the city of Athens and took about a 2 and 1/2 hour bus ride to the mountains of Greece. Specifically we went to the ancient city of Delphi. The setting was beautiful. I didn't realize that Greece had this landscape. We first went to the museum and then toured the excavated site. Delphi was a very influential place in the Greek world. Each city-state had a treasury here and therefore they were all invested in this place. The artifacts found here are amazing. The museum is full of these treasures. Dr. May and I were schedule to have a race in the stadium, but we were denied the opportunity. Apparently the stadium is not very stable these days and there have been problems with falling rocks from the mountain. It had just rained and they keep it closed for three days after it rains. While disappointed, Dr. May and I decided to agree on a tie. The picture above records this agreement. We only have one more day of sight seeing on this trip. Tomorrow we go to Corinth. This will be a great place to end the trip. I am really looking forward to this visit. Each place has it's own unique atmosphere and teaches me something new.
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your friend,
Melissa
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