Day 10: Ano Anglianos & Olympia

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  • K: Happy birthday.. couldn’t resist, 1 each!
  • H: šŸ˜€šŸ˜† J is going to go home exhausted šŸ˜†
  • K: think we’ll all be exhausted if we’re sharing.. think ill have the one on the right..
  • H: I’ll take the one on the leftšŸ˜
  • K: Stelios has arrived, now need to unpack him! šŸ˜‚
  • H: šŸ˜† blimey and its not even 9am!
  • K: Well 11am in the Greek world..
  • H: I have a new appointment in my diary šŸ˜Æ. Hand consultation by video link with epsom hospital. Wonder if she could tell I was abroad! šŸ˜
  • K: are they going to be reading your palms… that’s a good service isn’t it, wonder if they’ll do surgery by video link.. šŸ˜†
  • H: Loving delphi
  • K: goodness are we there already. its in such a beautiful setting..
  • H: Well it 4:40pmšŸ˜†, Sorry 3:40

Delphi – A very scenic drive takes us through olive groves to Delphi, a sanctuary and place of worship, once believed to be the centre of the world. Here Apollo dictated his words to the priestess Pythia, who high on something, gossiped them to whoever cared to listen. Famous sites are temple of Apollo, theatre, stadium, and the museum with its ā€˜charioteerā€™.

K: Did you see the label by the dog? ‘4th bc bronze boy‘! Lost in translation!!

  • H: Greek muffin šŸ˜‹ & am impressed that they do decent tea with milk in Delphi šŸ˜ I’ve just realised we were on the wrong bus. We should have been at Olympus today not delphišŸ˜†
  • K: hence my question earlier in the day.. hey ho wondered why we hadn’t seen the rest of the group all day. šŸ˜†
  • H: R we doing a greek sewing b? Might be kaftansšŸ˜†
  • K: was about to ask the same, then thought u might still be taking tea on thd lawn.. 9ish.. or a wobbly coffee seeing as it’s your birthday šŸŽ‚:
  • K: I’m having some pre dinner nibbles on the balcony should u care to join me..
  • K: Nice room, where are you sleeping šŸ˜“?šŸ¤£
  • H: šŸ˜†I’m guessing the balcony?!
  • K: you can take the comfy looking chair if you want. šŸ˜†
  • H: I’ve got the cheesešŸ˜†and a glass of grand ballon
  • K: shouldn’t it be retsina…šŸ˜
  • H: When in Rome….well olympus
  • K: Delphi!
  • H: What to have for tea šŸ¤”
  • H: Birthday pressure from the bossšŸ˜
  • K: Nice bit of chewy šŸ™ will keep u šŸ¤« for a while.. šŸ¤Ŗ
  • K: We could sew a chiton or himation tonight
  • H: Any idea how its pronounced šŸ˜
  • K: I’m going for the ch not the SH..
  • K: Apparently there are two types, theĀ DoricĀ chiton and the laterĀ IonicĀ chiton.
  • K: how did u find all those switchbacks today, my legs are beginning to feel a little tired.  Where’s zorba when u need him?
  • H: Switch backs not too bad. Did do another 10 trips up & down the stairs yesterday in preparation!
  • K: we’re going to have mega leg muscles by the time we go into rehab!
  • H: Holiday week. Talk about rubbing it inšŸ˜†
  • K: Hey look what esmes handing out tonight
  • K: you’d have looked lovely strutting the prom in oylis in one of them. pylos.. šŸ˜†
  • H: šŸ˜† reckon J has a pairšŸ˜
  • K: pilatsos pants šŸ‘– sounds a bit greek. they’d look good with her sunhat šŸ‘’
  • H: šŸ˜† I think I would have to go plain. Not sure floral would be right for mešŸ˜†
  • K: Oh look C’s just texted
  • C: Hi zorbas explorers, Iā€™m booked , yesssssss, something to look forward to post lockdown repression. When I rang M she had hardly picked up the phone she started laughing, in fact both of us were in fits of giggles,Ā not sure what I said if anything, she knew exactly who I was.
  • J: Yes. M`s a hoot, isn`t she? She and I laughed so much that she kept forgetting what she was meant to be doing she would love to come on holiday with us.
  • C: What a lovely person. She thinks we are all a fun bunch and said she would likeĀ to join us on our travels!
  • J: different flight times….but as M said that she thought that we would like a lie in……
  • K: seems sad that we’re nearing the end, but at least we’re booked to return.. šŸ˜†
  • H: šŸ˜† 369 days to go.
  • C: Lots luv, Greekly excited, Cxx,Phew I need an ouzo now,
  • J: I thoroughly enjoyed Delphi. Did you?Ā  The views were absolutely fantastic and haven`t we been lucky with the weather. Not much outdoor swimming though, apart from that fabulous dip in the Gialova Lagoon, which reminded me of our swims in Lake Ohrid, albeit minus the sun umbrella comedy act.
  • K: brrrrr! water still a bit cold, too early in the season.
  • J: See you for breakfast. I have a great view from my balcony, do you and Helen?

K & H in unison: YES! night night.

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