Athens to Delphi

We are old hands at the Athens Metro now so getting back to the Airport to collect our hire car was easy. We now have Bluey - a very cute VW Polo.












Impressed by the ease of  heading North, the quality of roads and the lovely drive through mountains to Delphi. On route we stopped at a Greek hill town for a scenic lunch and to watch a bus and a truck do the impossible. Getting past each other took 10 minutes of to-ing and fro-ing, lots of help from people in shops and all under the watchful eye of a resident in her dressing gown who came out when the truck bumped her balcony.

Then it was on to Delphi, where, later in the day we braved the hill to climb up to the top of the archeological site. Delphi was the centre/navel/"Omphalus" of the world according to Zeus and therefore everyone else and the place where the Oracle chewed oleander leaves and gave strange prophecies that others had to interpret. Dodgy, if you ask me.
We stayed at Pitho, a family run guest house in the main street - helpful chatty owner, nice room and very good breakfast. All we need really.
The next morning was spent at the Museum where all the old valuable stuff that was found on the archeological site is now placed - interesting, and more importantly, air conditioned (as is Bluey!). Okay, we're soft.

Nice old stuff here

The Oracle (?) at the navel of the world

Good view, but required effort

The 5th century BC version of gold foils - for blokes (rich ones)