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last weekend, CYA took all of us on an overnight trip to Delphi. but when we got there, not only were there snowcaps on some mountains, but it rained so hard that the site was too slippery to walk around. the mountains were beautiful though, and we were literally walking among the clouds. on the first day, we made a lunch stop at Arahova, a small town on the way to Delphi. we walked along the main street and on the left side, the view was spectacular. when we finally arrived at the archaeological site of Delphi, we unfortunately couldn't stay there for long because it was raining too much, and the steps of the sacred way were too wet and dangerous after a while. so we went to the museum instead, which has an amazing collection of all the major dedications at Delphi, like columns and statues. but because we went there around 2:30, the museum was closing at 3, so we ended up accomplishing nothing on Saturday. the rain miraculously disappeared for a bit when we arrived at the town of Delphi for our hotel. hence this is the pretty view i captured of the water in the distance, which is i believe, the Corinthian Gulf. the rain came back however, and because we were in the mountains, the thunder echoed so loudly that it shook the windows of our hotel rooms rather violently.



the next day, we made our way back to the site and museum, without the hindrance of rain. the site itself is in a gorgeous location. the surrounding mountains are hard to describe. like Meteora, there is a sense of isolation there. unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to walk down towards the gymnasium and the tholos, but i'm glad that i got to walk through the museum carefully and see many important dedications, such as the sphinx capital of the Naxian column and the Bronze charioteer statue, which i remembered distinct from Ms. Mishel's class in AP Art History at Lowell.


that's it for now. i'm going to Romania tomorrow, so be assured that i will have more pictures to come next week.