Blogs from Olympia, West Greece, Greece, Europe - page 2

Our final stop and a quick trip to the site of the ancient Olympics, very impressive.... read more

Today we got up and I got in touch with ppl about startig to organise my stuff afer having everything stolen! Then we mished it to the bus stop and met up with Andy - a friend from back home.We didnt really have any idea where we were going but managed to find the bus and boarded it and spent the next 5 hours travelling to Olympia. We arrived at about 7ish pm and as we arrived at the hotel (which was so so cute) the hotel boss was waiting out the front for us and was so so excited that we had arrived co El and I had booked in Dec and paid then online. Apparantley we were his first online booking and he treated us like royalty! Our rooms were very cute and he ... read more

This is our cruise ship! THE MSC MUSICA!!... read more

Dear friends, During our crossing from Mauritius to Savona we also visit the ancient Olympia (Port of call: Katakolon) Enjoy the pictures. Costa Cruises: It's a way of living Stay tuned for more Costa Cruises Photodiaries From the living seas with love Jacqueline and Adriaan B. Monkey and Bear Information about Acient Olympia - Thanks to Wikipedia. Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympía), a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad (i.e. every four years), the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC. In 394 AD, (after exactly 1170 years) emperor Theodosius I abolished them as they were then considered reminiscent of paganism. The first olympic games ... read more

Location: Katakolon and Olympia Weather: Sunny, 34 °C I have a true appreciation of how students feel about listening and work when it is hot! Today I travelled to Olympia - site of the original Olympic games but while the guide was explaining things all I was trying to do was find some shade. It was a bit like the episode of the Simpsons told from the dog’s perspective, every time the humans spoke the dog heard random sounds - I was listening but not listening. The Museum at Olympia was good, the air conditioning made it so. Some of the artefacts collected from the Olympia site were very beautiful. The funniest statute was from the Roman period - often Roman statues have separate heads - this is because the Emperor could change so frequently that ... read more