Let the Games Begin

Our next stop was Olympia. We thought it would be cool to see where athletic competition really started. The travel day to get there was pretty long, but luckily, all our bus connections worked out perfectly. By now, we had gotten pretty good at deciphering Greek and spoke it well enough to get around. We hit the ruins the next day. They were pretty well preserved. We really liked the track and field section. We did actually run it. Why not? The pic of me at the square roped-off section is where the torch is lit every year to start off the Olympics. I am pretending to light it. The visual didn't work well. The arch is the entry way to the stadium. Just a cool shot. Tres is sitting at the top of the steps leading to Zeus' temple. We have tons more pics of Olympia but couldn't post them all. It was a great day.