The night was spent at a hotel in Kalambaka, Greece. At 8 AM the bus left Kalambaka for Delphi. Delphi was considered by the ancients to be the physical and spiritual center of the earth. We drove the same highway which we came to Kalambaka and we had a comfort stop at 9:30 AM at the same place that we stopped on the previous day. At about 12 noon we arrived at Delphi and we visited the museum. The museum was great and we saw many of the best statues etc. from the archeology sites. At 1:20 PM we started our tour of the archeology site at Delphi called The Sanctuary of Apollo. It is located nearly 2,000 feet up on the slopes of Mount Parnassus. The site was built into a hill and the slope from bottom to top was large. I walked up about 1/2 of the way and did not go to the top so I did not get to see the theater and stadium. The site is a religous site where people came from all over the ancient world to seek the advice of the god. We left the site at 2:30 PM and arrived at a restaurant at 3 PM for lunch. At 4 PM we left the restaurant and arrived at the Apollonia Hotel at 4:45 PM. I left the hotel and walked around the area and returned to the hotel. The hotel was not a very good hotel. The hotel was located in the hills and it was hard for the bus to get to the hotel. In my room several things did not work. Since we had a late lunch I did not eat anything for dinner.
Below are part 2 of my pictures on my overland tour from Kalambaka to Delphi. See part 1 for additional pictures.
This picture was taken at the Delphi Museum of what the Sanctuary of Apollo looked like.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo. This is the ruins of the Treasury of the Athenians.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo. This is the temple of Apollo,
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo. This is the entrance to the Temple of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo. This is the Pillar of Prusias II.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo. This picture shows some of the many steps that must be taken to view the ruins.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo. This is a picture of the restrooms at the site.
This picture was taken at a visit to the ruins of the Sanctuary of Apollo.
This picture was taken of the ruins of the Ancient Gymnasium.
This picture was taken of the Athena Pronaia Sanctuary.
This picture was taken after leaving the Sanctuary of Apollo on the way to lunch.
This picture was taken after leaving the Sanctuary of Apollo on the way to lunch.
This picture was taken after leaving the Sanctuary of Apollo on the way to lunch.
This picture was taken at the place where we had lunch.
This picture was taken at the place where we had lunch.
This picture was taken at the place where we had lunch.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way to the hotel in Delphi.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way to the hotel in Delphi.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way to the hotel in Delphi.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way to the hotel in Delphi. This picture was taken from a camara located at the front of the bus.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way to the hotel in Delphi.
This picture was taken from the bus on the way to the hotel in Delphi.
This picture was taken near the Hotel Apollonia.
This picture was taken of the Hotel Apollonia in Delohi.
This picture was taken near the Hotel Apollonia.
This is a picture of my hotel room at the Hotel Apollonia at Delphi.
This picture was taken near the Hotel Apollonia.
This picture was taken near the Hotel Apollonia. This is the Greek Orthodox Church.
This picture was taken near the Hotel Apollonia.
This picture was taken near the Hotel Apollonia.
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