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“Delphi is a town on Mount Parnassus in the south of mainland Greece. It's the site of the 4th-century-B.C. Temple of Apollo, once home to a legendary oracle. This extensive mountainside archaeological complex contains the remains of the sanctuaries of Apollo and Athena Pronaia, plus a stadium and a theatre. Delphi Archaeological Museum displays artifacts found among the ruins.”


Delphi-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr



Delphi-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr



Delphi-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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There we some of the artifact from the site here in the museum.


Delphi-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-15 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

This plate is from 450 BCE!!


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“Among the Ancient Greeks, it was a widespread belief that Delphi was the center of the world. According to the myth regarding the founding of the Delphic Oracle, Zeus, in his attempt to locate the center of the earth, launched two eagles from the two ends of the world, and the eagles, starting simultaneously and flying at equal speed, crossed their paths above the area of Delphi. From this point, Zeus threw a stone from the sky to see where it will fall. The stone fell at Delphi, which since then was considered to be the center of the world, the omphalos - "navel of the earth". Indeed, the same stone thrown by Zeus took the same name and became the symbol of Apollo, the sacred Oracle and more generally of the region of Delphi.”



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Archaeological tour of Europe now? Dan I notice someone has stolen the jewels from the statue

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Archaeological tour of Europe now? Dan I notice someone has stolen the jewels from the statue

Not long now for time

You know a few things get lots after 2500 years. Yes!!!! So excited to see you guys. GRAPPA!!!!!!!
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Today we are headed to Athens to visit our friend Petros who we met on the Faroe Islands last summer. We planned a wandering route on the small roads thru the villages.

Screen Shot 2016-06-06 at 20.15.43 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


This went well until about 8 km from Thisvi when Daniel found he had a flat rear tire. We pulled over and took off the wheel.

Delphi-21 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-22 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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When we took out the “heavy Duty” tube it had a 2 cm rent in it. It looked like a tube failure. We carefully inspected the outside and inside of the tire (especially after last year in Iceland with the burred metal shard when we had to change the tire out twice and patch the second tube).


Delphi-24 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


We replaced the tube.


Delphi-25 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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We set off but found there was still a slow leak that got progressively more rapid. We were not 1/12 hours from Athens and had to meet our friend in 30 minutes. We filled the tire and drove the 8 km to the village of Thisvi. Luckily there was a gas station for fuel and air. Also luckily the attendant spoke English perfectly and called our friend to let him know we would not be there as expected.


We limped along and stopped every 15 km to pump up the tire and made it to the small city of Thivia.

Screen Shot 2016-06-08 at 20.07.43 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Screen Shot 2016-06-08 at 20.05.51 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Here we stopped at the first gas station to ask if they knew where we could get a tube for the tire and luckily there was a tire shop 200 meters further up the road. These guys were great and though they had a slightly smaller tube it worked. They were very careful and thorough. Petros the head technician finally found a metal wire barried sideways in the rubber. This had punctured the second tube.

Delphi-28 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-29 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-30 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Delphi-27 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Then we had an hour on the toll road to get to Athens.

Screen Shot 2016-06-08 at 20.07.08 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Thanks so much to Petros for hosting us here in Athens.

Athens CC by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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Athens CC-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr



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Today we did a ride out from the city to the temple of Poseidon.

Screen Shot 2016-06-09 at 20.25.29 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens CC-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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We had some needed down time while Petros was working. He is a navigator on the C130. Bit this did not mean we got much sleep as we were out most nights until after 2 am in the bar our friend Nikos works in.

Athens-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens-35 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens-16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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The changing of the guards at the parliament. These guys have to preform the routine and then stand there for 5 hours! When we saw them it was 2 am.

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Saturday we rode into the city to try and see the ruins on the Acropolis. This is very expensive at 20 Euros each and mobbed with people. It was also very hot. So all round we did not enjoy this that much. The hang overs did not help.

Athens-24 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens-29 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens-28 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens-19 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens-18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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Athens-31 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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Sunday we rode up to the beach for some Greek R&R.

Screen Shot 2016-06-19 at 23.08.31 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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Athens CC-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens CC-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Athens CC-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We had a chance to hear Petros's band Bad Apple play!


Bad Apple Band-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Bad Apple Band-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Bad Apple Band-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


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