We have been away 3 weeks today. And it's pay day!
Four seasons in one day today. The morning at Delphi was forecasted to be cold but was another beautiful sunny, warm day. After lunch in Itea (port of Delphi) a thunderstorm started to roll in. It hit just as our bus pulled out. A mix of sun and rain as we drove 4 hours. Temperature dropped to 13 degrees C. Now it is evening in Kalambaka and it is lovely and mild.
Delphi was amazing; both for the place that it is and its setting. Sheer mountains surround it to give it a dramatic setting. The Temple of Apollo where the Oracle gave her spaced-out ambiguous messages was excellent. Tina has received a message but she won't tell me what it is! We had another excellent guided tour. The museum was superb - better that Olympia's and that was great! As you enter the Temple of Apollo the words on your left are "Know thyself" and the words on the right are about moderation.
Posted a 2.6 kg package home. Heard from Kirsten that the first one had arrived already. Must have had a misunderstanding and posted it from Crete by air mail.
Around us there is snow in the high mountains - they are still skiing high up.
We stopped for a photo op at Thermopylae.
At the afternoon tea place I had my usual difficulty in getting milk. Armed with my "perfect" Greek I kept saying "gala, gala" and the woman behind the counter looked very puzzled. Finally she said "Ah, milk". What a waste of my Greek.
Staying night in very nice Hotel Divani, Kalambaka. Nice meal, stroll and noisy internet cafe.
Another excellent day.
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Have finally worked out how to do this!!!!!! But, I would hasten to say that it is a little more difficult than turning a shower off and on without flooding the ceiling.
ReplyDeleteHow much did you pay for that rug????!!!!!@@@@@@ you're meant to be my sister...someone with a vague resemblence to an intelligent human being...
Martin, must say i agree that it is beautiful to be a bloke when it comes to doing hand washing and other female tasks whislt on tour.
Have to say that i thought the overnight camp out in the desert would end in tears - what possessed you to even consider doing something like that!!!!!!!!
Everything well here, except you may want to know that kirsten has put your house up for sale on TradeMe - but she is asking a reasonable price...
Have a great trip - what is left of it...I understand that palmy North is opening a trailer park for the homeless
Your loving brother xxxxxx