Today I decided to do some sightseeing in Athens. I visited the Temple of Olympian Zeus. My first thought being I was so afraid of taking that selfie eating ice cream yesterday, and now here today, I am the only one not taking selfies. I guess I just can't fit in here... haha. My next thought was this must have been one massive temple. I Googled it to see if I could get any information about it and found it referenced as a "colossal ruined temple". Originally there were 104 columns, but now only 15 are still standing.
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| Gate to the Temple; on a side note those little wooden placards on the columns say "do not touch" |
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| pieces from the temple |
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| pieces from the temple |
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| use the people for scale at the size of this thing; also notice the cameo of the Acropolis in the background |
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| zoom in on the Corinthian columns |
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| Baths right outside the temple |
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| houses right outside the temple; can you find something strange about this picture? I'll give you a minute to look. Scroll to the end of the blog if you can't see it, and I'll give a zoom in. |
I'd like to share a conversation I had today while window shopping the souvenir stores on my way back from sightseeing.
Lady who works at the store: Hello. How are you?
Me:
καλά. ευχαριστώ.
Lady: Can you understand my English?
Also, I would like everyone to know that I went into a restaurant and spoke nothing but Greek as I ordered my food, paid, and left. I felt pretty accomplished.
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