Happy 4th of July! It was the 4th of July here also, but since it is Greece it is not a national holiday.
We slept in until about 11 this morning. It seems like a day when not much happened, but I guess that is because we slept so much of it. We did take a drive to a nearby town of Nemea in order to visit someone that is working on an archaological dig there.
Every for years we hear a lot about the Olympic games, but in ancient Greece there were actually games every year at 4 different places. One of the places was Nemea, where the Nemean games took place. In each place there was a different crown for the winner and in Nemea it was celery. That surprised me and I will need to find out more about it. We did not visit the archaeological site yet and when we do I will have to find out more. During this trip I am going to visit all 4 of the game sites. I will know more as I visit each one.
I am including a picture of the beautiful Nemean valley, which has been known for growing good wine grapes since ancient days and also a picture of the back of Acrocorinth. Remember that because I will be putting a picture of the front of it soon also.
How interesting to get to see all four sites of the "original" Olympics!
I'm looking forward to hearing more!
By Mark Ahlness July 4, 2007 -- 12:19 PM
Janice, it looks beautiful! And the history is so amazing (4 yrs of HS Latin will do that to you). Thanks for sharing this, looking forward to reading/seeing more, and Happy Fourth, anyway! - Mark
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