SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
If the almost complete omission of any pictures or
references to historical facts, museums, and archeological sites has not made
it obvious already, I am not the biggest intellect when it comes to my
travel. I can appreciate those things,
yet when it comes right down to it, I’d rather go play in the mountains than a
museum. One big exception to this was
time spent in Delphi.
Delphi was a last minute add on to the trip. My only knowledge of Delphi was the mythology
of the oracle who, upon hanging over a crevasse and inhaling magic vapors, could predict the future. That and the
scene from the movie 300 that bordered on pediporn. I had no idea there was an entire ancient
settlement there dedicated to the god Apollo, built with the spoils of victory of the
Battle of Marathon.
It’s impossible for me to even wrap my brain around the
magnitude of a project this was to complete in more than 1000 BC without the aide of long
haul trucks to transport materials and the heavy machinery to put it in it’s
right place.
One of the most impressive structures was the old
stadium. As my dad and I sat there
reading the story of the stadium and the events held there, someone behind us
made the comment that nowadays we build stadiums that last 50 years. This one had been stading for over 2,000 years and was in
good shape.
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