Hello folks and welcome back to the chronicles of Syracuse Abroad. Day Two in Greece was a fun one for sure, but also an exhausting one. We left a little bit after 9:30 from the hotel to head to our next archaeological site, which was at Olympia. We were extremely glad to see the relative flatness of this site compared to Delphi, even though it was very much hotter than Delphi was. The tour of Olympia was fascinating, with the location of the temples and their differing ages being a focal point of attention. The juxtaposition of Phillip the Second’s temple with the Temple of Hela was a great lesson of humility and arrogance, and I loved seeing how the workshop for the architect had been turned into a church by early Christians.
It was also fascinating to watching Ethan’s mime routine in the gap between the walls in said church.
After we finished looking at the Temple of Zeus that was destroyed by a earthquake, we moved on to the stadium that was located a little bit outside of the Sacred Grove, and most of us did a two person 200 meter relay. Matt and I came in second to Kaya and Louis. whoever came in third isn’t relevant so they shall not be named here.
We got gyros at a restaurant near the site, and then saw the Hermès statue amongst other ancient wonders in the museum. My favorite piece (as well as Nikki’s) was the helmet of the Athenian General who won the Battle of Marathon. It was insane to see something from a piece of history I’ve learned about from a young age up close and well preserved. After the bus ride back to the hotel, we played baseball in the pool and then took the bus to Athens, where we got some dinner at an excellent Mexican place near the hotel, and then went to bed for the early wake up tomorrow. Overall, an awesome day!
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