Day 42 – 6th June. Olympia->Delphi

Day 42 – 6th June. Olympia->Delphi

Wake up was at 7am today, is a good time for most to be getting up. On the road at 8.30am where we drove for 4 hours to Delphi. We stopped at lunch time at a restaurant where they bring around all the food and you choose which one you want. Wasn’t a great system as it took ages and no-one really undertood how it worked, plus it was really expensive.

Graeme had a small slice of mousaka which was € 6.50 alone, then a surcharge for sitting ! of €1 each. Danni had the best choice of a plate of spaghetti bolognaise for the same price.
We also went to the view point that overlooked the valley- it was incredibly high and rocky, with an aquaduct running down the mountain. The channeled water is quite a feat of design!

On to another Amalia hotel- same chain as yesterday, a large sprawling hotel complex which is aesthetically very pleasing. And the first view we have had from our bedroom – YAY, it is at the top of the hotel, great and after 42 days! However, to keep us in line, still not one double bed on this tour, even though the TD has it on his request form. Dad reckons it is because we are traveling with a child, so no hanky panky needed !

When we arrived in the tiny town of Delphi we all felt abit car sick as the road was really windy all the way up. They dropped about 1/3 of the group at the Oracle, which are greek ruins – not much left and up a steep steep hill. We didn’t go as it had started to rain again and the bus wasn’t coming back for 3 hours. Instead we went back to the hotel and crashed out for an hour in a lovely cosy sleep. One difference with this Amalia hotel- the beds aren’t hard, one of the other women on the tour said she woke up this morning after sleeping on the rock hard beds and thought she had dislocated her shoulder! But this one is much better.

When the shops re-opened from siesta time at 5pm, we walked into the small main street to look around. Graeme bought a statue of ‘Winged Victory’. We had seen the original in the Louvre. It is a headless figure of a women that adorned the front of a statue of a ship. A greek farmer ploughed it up in his field and there are no clues as to how it had got there or where the head is. The original was massive and Graeme took a real liking to it. He also bought a small replica of a Greek helmet, similar to the pic of one I posted earlier.
We also saw a opal and gold greek style ring that I can strangely wear on the finger I broke- I haven’t been able to wear anything on it for years, but this ring fits perfectly- must have been meant to be huh?!