Delphi
6-6-2000

Delphi....the place to find ancient fortune tellers.  The Temple at Delphi, (A Temple to Apollo) is another immensely popular site.  It is very, very well preserved.  The ancients would come from all over Greece to the Oracle at Delphi, where a Priestess would answer their questions.  Sometimes, one would have to wait months to see the Oracle.  Therefore many stadiums and theaters were built to keep the people occupied.
Delphi is nestled in a mountainous area, and the village was quite beautiful.  The site was very large, and required a lot of up-hill walking.


One of the more famous ruins at Delphi.


Here I stand, at the Navel of the World.  Zeus set free two eagles to fly in opposite directions around the world...where they collided  would be the center or "navel" of the world...and where I stood was the center of the world.


A great shot of the theater....taken from higher up the hill....what a hike that was!  And it was warm that day.


Here's a whole bunch of us in the stadium at Delphi.


I had to jump the ropes and sit in the Stadium.  Some German tourists were near by, yelling at me to get off the steps, but I pretended that I didn't speak English...or German! Ha Ha..and prayed that Kirk would hurry up and just take the picture!


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