Aug 1, 2010 - CATT Galaxidi--the pulsating conclusion

DAY FIVE There is now a palpable sense of excitement and togetherness, even though there remain distinct groups: the Greeks and Ramona; Alex and Kat; and the three Canadian amigos, who have clearly become addicted to each other and are becoming younger and more irritatingly juvenile with each passing day.DAY FIVE There is now a palpable sense of excitement and togetherness, even though there remain distinct groups: the Greeks and Ramona; Alex and Kat; and the three Canadian amigos, who have clearly become addicted to each other and are becoming younger and more irritatingly juvenile with each passing day....

Jul 31, 2010 - CATT Galaxidi, 5

DAY FOUR Back to the regular routine, if two days can be a routine: after breakfast at the compound in the morning—Mr.DAY FOUR Back to the regular routine, if two days can be a routine: after breakfast at the compound in the morning—Mr....

Jul 30, 2010 - CATT Galaxidi, 4--Delphi

DAY THREE—DELPHI Day three dawns and it's time for the group to visit Delphi. ... After breakfast—Panos, still sulking, has refused to make us lunches for Delphi from the food we have paid for—we head off the 40 kilometres or so to the side of Mount Parnassus and the scorched earth of the extensive Delphi site. ... Few of the group have the time to visit the Temple of Athena Pronaia, the other free site at Delphi, which is a shame, as it’s the oldest of the areas and served as the entrance to ancient Delphi (hence “pronaia”). ... Delphi was never a city state, so its theatre was less frequently used, at least for theatrical performance; but the placement of the site, against a backdrop looking out over valleys to distant mountains, is exceptional. ... I sit beside Depi as she guides the group through their experience at Delphi. ...

Jul 29, 2010 - CATT Galaxidi, 3

DAY TWO Tuesday becomes the first day with the schedule we’d worked out: Depi in the morning, a long break, then me in the late afternoon.DAY TWO Tuesday becomes the first day with the schedule we’d worked out: Depi in the morning, a long break, then me in the late afternoon....

Jul 28, 2010 - CATT Galaxidi, 2

DAY ONE The bus from Athens pulls in to the cramped town square in Galaxidi and out pour the Canadians: my assistants Kat and Alex, along with Virginia, my Greek organiser, and three Acadia students, Rose, Ryan and Janice.DAY ONE The bus from Athens pulls in to the cramped town square in Galaxidi and out pour the Canadians: my assistants Kat and Alex, along with Virginia, my Greek organiser, and three Acadia students, Rose, Ryan and Janice....

Jul 27, 2010 - CATT Galaxidi, 1

Galaxidi. We take three or more hours to stop in Delphi. ... It’s Depi’s idea to take the middle day of the workshops and bring the CATTs to the mystical home of Apollo’s oracle.Galaxidi. We take three or more hours to stop in Delphi. ... It’s Depi’s idea to take the middle day of the workshops and bring the CATTs to the mystical home of Apollo’s oracle....

Apr 12, 2010 - Greece: Delphi

Circa 350 B. After being dragged by her hair by an irate Alexander, who was not yet 'Great', the Oracle of Delphi screamed "Alright, alright, you are unbeatable!". ... We got no such welcome but Delphi, the center of Ancient Greece, is small but remarkably well-preserved. ... An interesting stop before boarding the ferry from Patra to Venice.Circa 350 B. After being dragged by her hair by an irate Alexander, who was not yet 'Great', the Oracle of Delphi screamed "Alright, alright, you are unbeatable!". ... We got no such welcome but Delphi, the center of Ancient Greece, is small but remarkably well-preserved. ... An interesting stop before boarding the ferry from Patra to Venice....

Feb 18, 2009 - Day 6 - Delphi - Athens

Day 6 - Delphi and onto Athens

Today we checked out of our hotel and left Patras. ... On the way back to Athens we stopped at Delphi and visited the museum and ruins. ...
The day started out cold and rainy, but as we drove up through the mountains it began to clear.Day 6 - Delphi and onto Athens

Today we checked out of our hotel and left Patras. ... On the way back to Athens we stopped at Delphi and visited the museum and ruins. ...
The day started out cold and rainy, but as we drove up through the mountains it began to clear....

Nov 12, 2008 - Arachova and Delphi

We continued our trip to the mountain town of Arachova. I had sagonaki (fried cheese) yumm!!! We are now at Delphi, tomorrow we will tour the Temple of Apollo where the famous Oracle made many predictions. ... Today I drank from the Castilla Spring which is supposed to make you get married in the next year; I vowed it was marriage to mother earth and drank it anyway b/c I was out of water.We continued our trip to the mountain town of Arachova. I had sagonaki (fried cheese) yumm!!! We are now at Delphi, tomorrow we will tour the Temple of Apollo where the famous Oracle made many predictions. ... Today I drank from the Castilla Spring which is supposed to make you get married in the next year; I vowed it was marriage to mother earth and drank it anyway b/c I was out of water....

Aug 31, 2008 - Delphi

Ancient Delphi, sitting on the slopes of Mt. ... In classical times, people traveled from all over the Mediterranean to visit the Delphic oracle at the Temple of Apollo. ... To the Greeks, Delphi represented the center of the earth and the universe. ...

May 25, 2008 - Day trip to Dephi

Greetings! Today we took a trip to the ancient site of Delphi (pronounced DEL-fee). ... Delphi is the site where the great temple to Apollo was built, about 1000 years before the Parthenon on the lower slopes of Mt. ... Apollo, one of the most important Olympian gods, was associated with prophecy and Delphi was the seat of ancient Greece’s most famous and powerful oracle. ... Today, we saw the ruins of Delphi. ...

May 6, 2005 - Greek Odyssey

Hello - I have just a short time before my bus leaves so this has to be short. Aegean, ferry, Samos, Greek coffee, Pythagaroa, beach, rocks, sea, tomatoes, feta, onion, olives, olive oil, sunset, balcony, ferry, Naxos, ferry, Santorini, villa, caldera, troglodyte, tomatoes, feta, onion, olives, olive oil, bread, Sunset Bar, shops, Naoussa, balcony, taverna, ferry, Mykonos, Greek coffee, St Stephanos, Greek Easter, windmills, passages, tomatoes, feta, onion, olives, olive oil, bread, Delos, gymnasium, stadium, cisterns, temples, stoas, theatre, mosaics, House of Tridents, Mykonos, beach, sun, ferry, Piraeus, metro, Acropolis, Parthenon, National Museum, Poseidon or Zeus, bronze jockey, tomatoes, feta, onion, olives, olive oil, bread, Agora, Socrates, temple of Nike, temple of Zeus, walking, Mohawk, bus, Delphi, Gulf of Corinth, tomatoes, feta, onion, olives, olive oil, bread, Mt Parnassus, Treasury of Athenians, Temple of Apollo, stadium, Nero, Sybil, omens, charioteer, thola of Athena, walking, walking, walking . ...