Day 4 - Delphi

(Lindsey) Today we visited Delphi, where the ancient Greeks came from far and wide to seek advice from the oracle, who was a prophetess for Apollo on earth. A goat was slaughtered to determine if you were allowed to seek the oracle that day. If the goat shivered before being slaughtered, that meant you were allowed to seek the oracle. If the goat did not move, then you would have to wait until the next day to try again.

To your left is a temple dedicated to Zeus at Delphi. The columns were humongous!! I would have been afraid to enter Delphi...forget about those prophecies...they were ambiguous anyways! (Anna)







Next was the theater. The original purpose of this theater was not to host plays, but song contests. Over time, the competition extended to include dance and drama.

Lunch break!

 (Anna) It's not Greek cuisine without Ouzo and olives!

 I love them rice stuffed tomatoes!

 Whatever fish it was, it was DELICIOUS (though a little on the salty end). Nevertheless, they weren't kidding about good seafood around here...albeit it costs an arm and a leg....

 Can you believe we found a Hong Kong shop here??? In the middle of Greece?? We went in and the guy who spoke to us told his owner that he thinks we're Asian. Yes, we speak Chinese.

Lindsey doing what she does best, the fobby sign! =)  j/k...she's gonna come after me for saying that...

Last but not least, gelato!!  =)