Delphi

On Saturday of our first weekend in Greece, they took us to another city called Delphi. In ancient times, the temple of Apollo was located in Delphi, and was its founding fame. We visited the site of the old temple which also had the old track from the Pythian games (Delphi's version of the Olympics) above it. A beautiful theater was also still at the temple's site. Afterwards, we went into a Byzantine monastery that is still in use for the Greek Orthodox church. It was located in the beautiful hills of Delphi. There are so many cool stories I learned from this place, especially regarding Apollo and some of the cool myths associated with him and his temple. Can't wait to share!
As of yesterday I only have 3 weeks left! Can you believe it??
Love you all!!!

Clock tower at the monastery
Lit candles in the church
The inside of the church located inside the monastery
The beautiful hills of Delphi

If I remember correctly, this is one of the roofs inside the front part of the church, what we would call the lobby area. We all laughed because Jesus looks like He is using the "Rock on" symbol.
Simply gorgeous
A treasure house at the site of Apollo's temple. It was used to house the lavish gifts people would bring to Apollo
The view from the site...auh-mazing
Looking down on the site. You can see the theater and the pillars where the large temple would have been located

The track used for the games
Entrance to the site. In ancient times this would have been swarmed with shops and people
Corner pillars of Apollo's temple
Better view of the temple