Even though I was almost well from my tourista (e-coli infection) bout, I was still pretty weak from not eating for 36 hours. I stayed behind and let Drake do the excursion to Olympus. As it turned out, I probably could have gone because, although it was advertised as 'no seating' during the archeological excavation portion of the trip, there were actually benches scattered throughout where I could have sat and recovered my energy.
The Greeks were very serious about their Gods just like every civilization. They decorated the mountain with statuary, temples and other tangible tributes to the gods - especially to Zeus. Drake described this place as utterly fascinating to see the 'dig' uncovering treasures from both the Hellenistic society and the Roman society.
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| Olympus Archeological Site |
The prize of this World Heritage Site is the unbroken line of columns still in place. There is so much material to save, it's been fairly easy to see what this sanctuary to the gods looked like in its heyday.
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| Artistic rendering of what an important portion of this site looked like |
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| As you can see, we caught Greece in the early Spring |
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| In addition to pottery, there are quite a few bronze items. |
It's difficult to write about something not personally seen, but we can all enjoy Drake's pictures.
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