We woke up this morning overlooking the town that surrounds the archeological site of Ancient Olympia. The Hotel Olympion Asty was very accommodating and made us feel very welcome for our all too short visit. Although we are all looking forward to tomorrow's cruise, we all said that we would have gladly spent another night or two there.
Zeus, who the Ancient Greeks believed controlled the weather, looked favorably upon us today. When we got to the site of the ancient games, the clouds looked as if they could empty on us. Lucky for us, Zeus only let down a few drops, as if to simply remind us that we were visiting his sanctuary.
As with most sites we have visited so far, there are several different archeological periods represented at the site. Of particular interest was the Temple of Zeus, which was destroyed by an earthquake, an early Christian church (also destroyed by the same earthquake hat destroyed Zeus's Temple, the original Stadium) and the Spot where the Olympic flame was lit just within the past two weeks in preparation for the 2014 Winter Games in Russia.
After a lunch break in town, we boarded our bus and returned to Athens, arriving in time to relax and stretch after spending the last two days touring around the Peloponnese Peninsula. Tomorrow morning we board our cruise ship for 4 nights on the Aegean Sea. We can't wait to see what each port has to offer!
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