Tuesday, July 18, 2006

I've left Athens - I only spent one night there. It wasn't the best first impression of Greece. It was pretty much just a normal, busy city. The Acropolis was a big disapointment, as they're putting it through a massive restoration project. They're replacing most of the old marble with new, so that oxidation doesn't continue to wear away at it.

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that. It made me wonder with everything I saw exactly what was original and what was new. I left Athens without getting a very good look at anything, said goodbye to Craig, and headed up to Delphi where I am now.

I find that I'm missing Craig quite a lot. It's only been a day, but I had really gotten used to travelling with him. I think we were together for almost a week, and it was nice having someone to sightsee with. Alas, all good things must come to an end. And so I'm back on my own, which will take a bit to get used to.

I also find I'm expiriencing quite a bit of homesickness, mainly for tae kwon do and Vancouver. That was a bit unexpected. I haven't missed Vancouver for the majority of my trip, and all the sudden it hits me. I think that that's because it's getting closer for me to go home - I guess our minds mentally prepare ourselves for what is coming. Most of the time.

The drive to Delphi was fantastic. Delphi has been built on the top of a cliff which means fantastic scenery. I haven't explored the town very much yet. I'm going to go for a long walk tonight and then tomorrow see what I can see - I have a feeling I could have left tomorrow (this place is small), but I wanted to stay an extra night -I've been doing a lot of travelling within the last few days.

In Ancient times, Delphi was considered to be the center of the earth (according to the Greeks). It is said that Zeus let two doves loose and they both flew around the world in oppisite directions - when they met up, this is where they met. The crossroads that Oedipus killed his father at (where three roads meet, according to Sophocles) is here as well.

I am short on time. I've only got 18 days until I'm meant to be up in Scotland with Alex. The plan is to do some mainland and do a little bit of island hopping, and then catch a flight to Edinburough from somewhere. Next I'm off to Meteora for two nights, and then the Zagoria Villages (google them).

I've sent out another mass email, most of you should have recieved it.

Hugs to all!

posted by Lisa @ 10:03 AM

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