Olympia!

Friday, July 17, 2009

Today we saw where the ancient Greeks started the Olympic Games. It was amazing to walk in the same footsteps of all the elite of Greek society who did so for over a thousand years. There weren’t many events (5 or so) so winning was a BIG deal when there’s only a handful of winners every 4 years. Winners were celebrated in their home cities as heroes. They would earn free meals and not have to pay taxes for life! No women allowed either, just being caught watching the events was punishable by death for a woman.

Here's what it used to look like:

Here's what it looks like today:



Here's an impressive statue of "Hermes" which is in the museum.

The javelin area, with me showing how it's done.
The original track! I didn't break any records like I did in Nemea.


And here's the World's Most Expensive Slurpie! Next time we ask for the price before buying! ($6.50 for it)