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The first realization in Delphi is that the view is breathtaking. This is what we got to look at from our hotel room.
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The second realization in Delphi is that everything is up. And up. And up.
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The payoff of going up is the view, of course. What we didn't know, at this point in the trip, is that the remainder of our sightseeing in Greece was going to be via stairs and hills for the next 11 days.
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Olive groves cascade through the Pleistos Valley to meet the Corinthian Gulf.
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We naively walk toward Mount Parnassus, not knowing yet that the ancient site is ABOVE modern Delphi.
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Treasury of Athens.
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Delphi was the home of the treasuries for the City States. Their priceless objects were considered safe in these mountains.
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Catching a quick break after completing the first few vertical levels.
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Temple of Apollo in the background.
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Temple of Apollo
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Vastness of nature and man, as measured against huMAN.
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The stadium at the very top of the site.
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Evya and Matt are dancing on the theater stage.
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The stone from which the Oracle pronounced her prophesies.
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Rock climbing on ancient walls? Sure, why not.
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The missing statue is most likely housed in the museum, so Evya stepped in to fill the void.
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The unusually round Thonos in front of the Temple of Athena.
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Right now, they are thinking that it looks cool down there, but if we GO down there, then we have to walk back UP afterward.
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But of course we had to go down there.
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The museum at Delphi houses the art and statues excavated from the site.
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Evya fancied the lionhead drain spouts.
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Evya was drawn to the model of what Delphi might have looked like, before it was ruins.
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Ice cream, to celebrate a day well climbed.
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Allyndreth wrote daily reports on our excursions. She fully embraced the task, donning the proper wardrobe for a correspondent from ancient Greece.
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