We started with a very crazy wild ride in a taxi ride from the hotel to the bus station. We then experienced Greece’s transportation system by taking a three hour bus ride to the mountain city of Delphi. Upon arrival we took a 20 minute walk back to the Delphi museum and archeological area. The actual town of Delphi is located along a road in the mountains of central Greece. At the Delphi museum we met Penny (on the left below), a tour guide that Rick Steves recommended in his book on Athens. She was great, knowledge of ancient history as well as the current climate of Greece and the world politics that affected ancient Greece history. We spent about 3-1/2 hours with her touring the museum and the Delphi site. It was well worth the money and effort to take a bus for three hours each way. |
The Delphi Museum |
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The road from the city to the Museum |
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Museum Entrance |
Museum Cafe |
Museum Cafe |
Museum Locals |
Penny, our tour guide, and Carol |
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The Museum |
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Delphi City Model |
Delphi City Model |
Bronze Charioteer |
Bronze Charioteer (Notice that it still has the glass eyes - Very Rare) |
Bronze Charioteer Complete Model |
Acanthus Column of Dancers |
East Pediment of the Temple of Apollo |
East Pediment |
Lion's head rain gutter |
Sphinx of Naxos |
The story of Antinoos |
Statue of Hagias |
Melancholy Roman |
Melancholy Roman |
Twin Kouros |
Twin Kouros |
Twin Kouros |
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Treasury of Siphnos |
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Ancient Delphi |
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The Sacred Way |
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Notice the detialed carvings in the stone |
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Tempale of Apollo |
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Tresury of the Athenains |
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Very tightly fitted stones |
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Roman Forum |
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Tholos |
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Sanctuary of Athena |
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