Day #3 in Greece -- More ruins!

On the Tuesday after Easter we left Delphi and headed south in order to cross over into Peloponnese (the "almost-island" at the south tip of Greece that's connected to the rest of the country only by a small strip of land at Corinth). In the picture below, a tower on the new bridge is barely visible to the right while Peloponnese is the land mass in the distance.
Our primary destination for the day was Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games. It was fun exploring the ruins, walking the length of the restored athletic field and doing a little "pretending" at the starting blocks! The picture to the left is the ancient site where the Olympic torch is still lit today as it begins its long journey to the city where the games are to take place.

In addition to exploring the ancient ruins, there was a remarkable museum to wander through -- with some rather spectacular sculptures from the classical period of Greek civilization (4th-5th centuries, B.C.). The first seeks to depict a battle between the god Apollo and centaurs! - rw