The drive from Delphi to Olympia was stunning, as was the bridge from the mainland to
the Peloponnese.
Olympia was another really fun site to visit. There are not a
lot of buildings intact there, but enough to get a feel for the size of the
place. The marble starting blocks are still in the stadium, so of course Gail
and Wayne ran a race, one we're officially calling a tie. We also visited the Olympia archaeological
museum, also quite small, but with a model of the site, statues from the
pediments of the Temple of Zeus (I loved the portrayal of the battle of the
Lapiths and centaurs), and the statue of Hermes. We ate dinner at a "Thea," which had good
reviews online; we were unimpressed. Gail summed it up nicely when she said,
"I knew I was in trouble when the menu went straight from meat to
beer." The town of Olympia seems to exist just for tourists. The shops
remind me of those you see in any beach town.
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| Olympia Palaestra |
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