October 7, 2011 @ Delphi, Greece



Finally arrived after 8 hours delay!


Breakfast @ Hotel Varonos


View from our room


First time wearing my goddess outfit


Décor @ Hotel Varonos


Hotel Varonos


Who is the student?


Puerta Principal o de Milciades


Monumento espartano a Egospotamos


Tesoro de Sicion


The road on the other mountain looks like a snake


Bitte Nicht Beruhren


Treasury of the Athenians


Me @ Treasury of the Athenians


Field trip, so nice!


Esfinge


Stoa de los atenienses


Greek alphabet


The Temple of Apollo


Goddess Eva


Goddess Icy


Photo shotting session


Checking with director


In Greek mythology, Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle


The most important oracle in the classical Greek world


A major site for the worship of the god Apollo


Temple of Apollo


Ruins of Temple of Apollo


Temple of Apollo


FF @ Temple of Apollo


UNESCO World Heritage Site 393


Kitty & Me


The theatre


Apollo*s sacred precinct in Delphi was a panhellenic sanctuary


Every four years, starting in 776 BC[4] athletes from all over the Greek world competed in the Pythian Games


One of the four panhellenic games, precursors of the Modern Olympics


The theatre & Temple of Apollo from above


The theatre, seen from above


The mountain-top stadium of the Delphi sanctuary


Icy, Me & Kitty


Occupation e Mycenaean period (1600–1100 BC)


Most of the ruins from the most intense period of activity at the site in the 6th century BC


Lunch


Nice outdoor café for lunch


Archaeological Museum of Delphi


The original Delphi site


Some statue


Detail craft


The statue of the mythical Sphinx


Water fountain


East side of the treasury*s pediments


Featuring a theme from the Delphic mythology


Zeus intervense to settle the quarrel between Apollo and Herakles


For the possession of the prophetic tripod


Gold!


Icy


The east pediment of the archaic Temple of Apollo


Some statue


The column of the dancers


The original goddess outfit


Bottom of the column of the dancers


Marble statue of a smiling girl


Admire those archaeologists who put this back together


Model of the ancient Delphi


Beautiful stamps


Lunch time!


Mount Parnassus


Athena Pronaia Sanctuary


Me


Icy


Me


Yes we are hilarious!


The Tholos at base of Mount Parnassus


It consisted of 20 Doric columns with 10 Corinthian columns in the interior.


Three of the Doric columns have been restored


Agiou Nikolaou, Patra


A lot of nice sidewalk café


Good place to hangout


This is my favorite


A lot of the stores are closed due to the bad economy


Dimokratias Square, Patra


Neoclassical building


Catholic Church of Patra


Another unique café


After many many café we finally found a place that serve food!


@ the Big Ben


Parking ticket ;(


Hotel Kronio, Olympia


Our room 121


Simple but clean


The mountain-top stadium of the Delphi sanctuary