At the countryside, away from the city, is where you find peace and lovely sights of the nature... I am sure if we were driving on our own, we will take forever to reach Delphi, as we will probably just make a stop every now and then to take pictures. hahahah... Delphi is about 2 and half hours drive from Athens (if the traffic is good, and there is no jam). Quite worth visiting, as you will pass by small towns that are very traditionally "Greek". hahahahaha...
On our way to Delphi, we stopped over this town, Arachova, which is a beautiful small town on the hills, with nice houses that resembles little castles... (imagination will help... hahahah... check it out below)
A bright sunny day, in the town of Arachova! Once again, you see houses built on slopes yah?! ahhaha... I think Greeks like to climb lah... hee... Keeps them slim from the usual meaty and oily diet probably. :)
There you go again, lovely background, casting the nice houses against the blues skies...
Imagine... Castles... of Harry Potter... hahaha... flying past the mountains... sitting on your broom... hee... Sounds witchy...
Just catching a shot with this bright little yellow house. Wish it was mine!!! Can you imagine, staying in it, sitting on the balcony, and overlooking the rest of the world??! I will be singing "I'm on top of the world looking down on creation... and the only explanation I can find... is the love that I've found ever since you've been around..." And that explains why Kevin is posing with the house yah?! Because his love puts me at the top of the world, anytime... :)
The one and only main road that leads in and out of the town of Arachova. Yes, no joke, only one road... so you can imagine, how squeezy it can be if there were a lot of traffic, especially on weekends, where Athenians would come for a short break..
Nice local shops, selling their local products... i.e. rugs, mats, embroidery, etc.
A shot taken while leaving the town on the tour coach... Seeing the world with "tainted" eyes... hee...
Hey, here we are! Arrival in Delphi and into the historial site; ruins of the Omphalos (Navel) of the Ancient world.
After some time, every ruins you visit, you will find remains of pillars everywhere. :)
And as we climb up the historical site, you will find a beautiful picturesque of the mountains... I think the most often seen colour since we arrived in Greece, is Blue! The skies are just so blue...
Kevin made me sit on this big stone (well look-alike) thingy to take a picture... If the park attendant had seen me on their ruins, I could be whistled at to come down lor! ahhahah... like police catch thief... hee...
Artistic shot by Kevin... Give him credit... I think it is quite nice! hehehe... with the sun shining down on the pillars of the ruins... of the Temple of Apollo...
And not forgeting the typical shot of the couple beside the pillars of Temple of Apollo! Hahahah...
On our way climbing up... Trust me, after some time, I had to ask Kevin to go ahead first without me.. while i slowly climb like an old lady... hahahaha... what to do? There was no sedan chair for people to carry me up mah?! hahahahahhaha... And wait till you see, after all that climb, what was there to see??? heehee..
Delphi, Ancient Theatre. This was worth the effort to see... It is lovely to view it from the top... quite grand! imagine if you were there in the past, like a warrior!!! Standing in the center and having the world theatre of people cheering and clapping for you?! "Song" (hokkien: feeling good) right?
And... this is what you see after climbing to the top! hahahahah.. the stadium from the past... just like our running track in Singapore... hahahah...
On our way down... see, after the climb, though the weather was cold, we were perspiring already, and Kevin had to take out his jacket... hee...
My attempt at an artistic shot! hahahah... Even if the shot isn't good, please say the model is good! hahahhahaha...
The Treasury of Athens... It has been reconstructed since.. and that's why looks so complete... :)
Artifacts in the museum of Delphi...
This is a bronze statue, and you can see from the picture behind, showing how it should be when it was a complete whole...
This is how narrow the roads can be as we were leaving Delphi...
Before we leave, some final shots of the sun setting... and just look at the clouds...
Lovey-dovey... you haven't seen us fight?!!! hahahahah... especially when Shanshan likes to bite! ahhahahah.. rhyme yah?! not bad leh...
I really think it is amazing how the houses are built like that... but they just make into such a pretty sight on the mountains...
"If God is the DJ, then Life is the dance floor; Love is the rhythm, and You are the music." - Anonymous
Stop saying life is not fair, life is bad... It really is how we make it beautiful... :)
"brewn.. brewn..." hahahah.. The owner of a restaurant has this 4 wheeler bike, and Kevin must climb on it to take a picture! ahahaha... oh, by the way, even in Athens city, we saw motorbikes with four wheels (not as big as this one of course!), or sometimes even three wheels (like those of a trishaw)... not bad leh, you don't have to balance, and just ride... hahahaha... too bad i don't have a bike license...
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