So when I laid down last night, I didn't move a single muscle until the hotel wake up call rang in the room at 5:30am. That 6 hours of sleep was much needed and felt amazing! We had 6:30am breakfast and then got back on the bus for a 4 hour drive to Delphi, lunch and then another 4 hours to the next hotel in Kalambaka.
On the bus ride, we received these common Greek phrases. I tried to use a couple out in public:)
Snack and restroom stop at the prettiest convenience store there is...
Snow topped mountains in the distance!
We made a stop to look out over Arachova and how beautiful it is...
Chloe and Angela
So happy for us to see this together!
Some of our awesome leaders!
The Juniors!
Chloe, Rylie, Noah, Jacob
The Juniors!
Parents!!
Oh my! We went through this small town and when I saw the other tour bus facing the opposite direction, I couldn't understand why we continued in this direction but we did and we passed them. I couldn't believe it. I could've reached out my window on the right and touched the building!
Beautiful area!
We made it to the Delphi! Pretty views all around!
Headed in to walk the Delphi Museum before going out to have a guided tour of the Delphi Archaeological site, including the Temple of Apollo and the Athena Temple Complex. Delphi was believed to be the center of the world by ancient Greeks. They have mythological stories for everything to make sense of life before learning the truth of Science.
Rylie and Chloe chatting with two of the EF directors, Kleio and Stella about current events:)
Pleistos River Valley
Our awesome guide, Penny!! She was fantastic!
Tons and tons of rocks engraved with Greek writing. 80 rocks alone dealt with the subject of slavery...the rules of the time.
The omphalos stone marking the center of the world!
Incredible engravings from the ancient Greeks.
No mortar...just very carefully stacked stones for a wall that would last and last!
Temple of Apollo
Another theater!
Gorgeous Views!
Rylie, Lawson, Jacob, Noah, Madisyn
Jacob, Noah, Chloe, Rylie, Madisyn
Lunch and Shopping at a super cute restaurant and gift shop...Taverna Omfalos! They fed 110 of us in a very timely manner and everything was yummy!
Cheers!
The buses had to stop for the calf to cross the road!
Look at that pretty waterfall:)
Night has fallen in our 4 hour drive to our next hotel. Kleio was doing a great job getting to know the kids!
Next Hotel in the Meteora Region...Kalambaka
Found our rooms...
...and our balcony that was indoors but made to look outdoors...a little weird:)
After the buffet dinner at the hotel, we went out to walk about the little city. We found a yummy crepe for dessert and saw the cool giant rock formations in the sky and couldn't wait to see what they looked like in daylight! You could barely see them at first until your eyes adjusted! We headed back to the hotel after some guys kept driving back and forth "cat-calling."
Crepes!
