After a bad night’s sleep, we were on our way to Delphi. Delphi, legend has it, is the center of the world. According to Laslo, the myth is that Zeus released two eagles or ravens, one from the east and one from the west. Where they met was the center of the world in a town called Delphi was born. This is our destination today. We crossed the Bay by ferry and stoped for lunch at a small restaurant by the sea. Of course, seafood was mainly on the menu, but Teresa was able to order something vegetarian.  After lunch we waded into the sea, absorbing such blue waters. We arrived in Delphi, a small town with only two main streets. The town itself was built into the cliffside and our hotel was no exception, built  with a lovely view from 1000 foot up. After loading our luggage (well, the porters did that for us) and getting all checked in, we went to the Delphi excavations and museum. By now I’ve learned to recognize Roman versus Greek ruins and I’m noticing other little things. For example even though the Christians destroyed the statues and artwork, but they left the buildings including temples standing. Natural disasters did not discriminate. Disasters such as fires and mud slides destroyed the buildings. We were told that these mudslides were caused by the deforestation of the hills. In the museum at Delphi, there was a tablet with symbols carved into it. The curator of the museum said that it was not yet translated, that it was in a language long lost. It had been studied by many, but it had not matched any thing known. I stared at it for a while not, seeing letters or number, but patterns. I asked the curator if it had to be a written language or could it be something more simple like music or musical notes. He looked a little confused, then said that he had never thought of it, it was possible and he liked the idea. He said he would bring it up with their archaeologist. The tour of the ruins was fascinating, the amphitheater was amazing. The ruins of the temple of Delphi have a lot of history and legend behind them. The Oracle of Delphi was usually a young woman who was sequestered or locked in a room of the temple. It was said theorized that the room was over a volcanic vent and the volcanic gas had been been released into the room. It was high in sulfur concentrations and others gasses. The lack of oxygen would give her the visions, most likely hallucinations. Those visions were then interpreted by the priests to those who are asking the questions and getting the answers from the Oracle. Back in town we went shopping on the two main streets before we retired after dinner.