adventures in greece, athens, delphi

Nico and Jimmy eye up the goods

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After being picked up at the airport by Jimmy, we had dinner with all the family on Alex's side. They prepared lots of traditional greek dishes and many desserts as well. It was a nice treat to have a home cooked meal the first night in Greece.

fallen columns, being labeled for reconstruction in delphi


alex exploring the ruins of delphi

we drove our huge tour bus through this little town, which actually had a ski shop for the nearby mt. parnassos, or "parnanny" as we call it.

the night before, hanging out with spyro, nico, cleo, jimmy, and other family members.

stacy and dina at the temple where the oracle used to tell the fortunes for all the people seeking answers to their questions about life.

DELPHI in greek letters

signatures of all the paid slaves used in the construction of delphi

amazingly fitted rock was everywhere

delphi

intricate stonework was seen throughout delphi. as was hundreds of tourists.

there were numerous feral cats in greece, but the tourists made sure they didn't go hungry. I know we fed a few.

stadium seating at an ancient track

theatre

statues and the naxos bluestar ferry

everyone trying to catch some zzz's on the ferry

statues from the museum in delphi

alex in santorini

after a quick stop in naxos, we head to santorini. on the way back, we stayed in naxos for three nights.

naxos

our ferry was named the naxos, in the background is the incomplete temple of apollo.

blue waters of the aegean sea

appetizers in fira

the restaurant we ate at is on the left. I walked a little along the path and took these pics.

cousins in greece

fira, santorini

saganaki, fried cheese

tomato pancakes

mythos, the greek beer

hey honeybunny, sweetie pie, and other phrases from our very talkative waiter. he spoke like seven languages and claimed to have been drinking from 3 until 7 that day.

fira on thira

the santorini campground, we had the place to ourselves. but, we heard the thumping of the clubs in fira until about 5 in the morning. then the traffic noise and roosters started.

acacia

breakfast with grapes growing overhead

the trail from fira to oia was mainly a cobble stone path.

stacy and dina happy to be hiking!