From Ruins to Revelations-Delphi

Day Four of our Greek and Turkey pilgrimage found us leaving the hotel after breakfast for a drive to ancient Delphi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

On the drive, our guide told us about the area. The Oracle of Delphi was a priestess of the god Apollo and gave prophecies at the sanctuary of Delphi. The site was first settled during somewhere between 1600–1100 B.C., but reconstructed several times due to natural disasters. What we would see today dated from approximately 330 B.C.

Before we arrived at Delphi the bus passed through the village of Arachova, a town nestled at the foot of Mt. Parnassos. From my seat in the bus I had a limited view of the narrow streets lined with traditional stone buildings, but I noticed that in a few places that if the bus windows were open I could have reached out and touched those buildings!

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Not long after that we arrived at the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, which houses the relics that have been discovered at the site.

Museum

Once inside the museums, our guide did a good job of giving details about the relics, but the building was very crowded. We were on a schedule, so she cut the inside portion short and led us outside to follow the see the monuments, including the Athenian Treasury and Temple of Apollo.

Athenian Treasury

All too soon it was time to return to the bus. On the way back to the hotel we stopped at a restaurant for lunch. My moussaka, a Greek and eggplant layered casserole, wasn't particularly photo-worthy but tasted great (which is really all that matters, right?).

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