Thermopylae and Delphi

My three day trip in Greece has been  amazing. Not only have I been able to see these incredible historical locations, but God has really taught me a lot about faith.Our trip from Thessaloniki to Thermopylae, to Delphi was too incredible to share through only a blog, so it'll have to wait until I can tell you in person, let it suffice that God is amazing, he is all-knowing, and my faith in him has grown dramatically because I've seen his power first hand. 

The following pictures are from Thermopylae and Delphi. Thermopylae was the site that I most wanted to see in Greece, (and probably the world), the Oracle of Delphi was Caleb's-neither of us were disappointed. We went to Athens today and so tonight at the Hostel is our last night. Tomorrow, I return to Thessaloniki and I start classes on Monday. Every place that we wanted to see we were able to. As a great Lagan once said, "we got what we came for". Although leaving Daniel and Caleb tomorrow is going to be hard, I am excited about finally starting school and the adventures that lie ahead. Daniel and Caleb are going to continue on tomorrow to Italy and then up through Europe.Today is my last day as a tourist, and honestly I'm happy about that. I have been spoiled certainly, but after seeing too many historical sites, "ruins" become just "ruins". Fortunately, I haven't reached that place yet, and I would like to keep it that way. Pictures of Athens will hopefully come up later today or tomorrow.   

The boyzeeuh in front of the statue of King Leonidas. Our incredible joy right now is hard to see in this picture, but if you look closely, both Daniel and Caleb are smiling, that "doesn't happen every dynasty" to quote Mulan.

Me in front of the statue of one of my heroes.

                                                                                                            

Sideview

Statue again

Me on the mount of Kolonos, where the Spartans made their last stand after King Leonidas was slain.

My favorite picture of the trip. The spear is actually splitting the sun. One n00b asked me if that was supposed to be like that, do you realize how hard it is to spear the sun?

Zoomed in picture of Leonidas

The Mountains in the background

The Sun over the remants of the wall at Thermopylae.

The view from Delphi. Delphi is a cliff city. It's literally built on the edge of a cliff. It's straight down. This picture was taken from the road.

The guard rail is the the only thing keeping cars from a thousand foot plunge.

The View again.

Hoods up Boyz

The flags of the EU lined the streets at Delphi.

The Altar of Apollo at Delphi.

The Temple of Apollo, undeneath which the Oracle of Delphi lurked.

 Temple again

The most famous spot for pictures of Delphi. If you look at pictures online of the Oracle, most  pictures show this temple. However, this is the wrong temple, this was built for Athene. The Oracle resided in the temple of Apollo.

Me in front of the famous picture spot. Far be it for me to break tradition.

One guy randomly asked me if I was from New England. Shocked, I said yes, and asked how he knew. He thought for a minute mysteriously, and then said, "your shirt is for the Patriots and your bag is for the Red Soxes," lol Greeks are so smart.