Olympia Greece is the birthplace of our modern olympic games and is a UNESCO world heritage site. Touring the site is an incredible experience.
Only males could compete in the Ancient Greek Olympics. They slathered each other with olive oil and competed naked. My husband thought my last post was a tad boring, so I decided to ramp things up a tick with some factoids I learned from our Greek historian as we toured Olympia.
Continuing with her narrative, the historian explained that married women were not allowed to attend the games, and if they snuck in, they could be put to death by being thrown off Mount Typaeon. (I don’t know if this ever actually happened.) However, young, “maiden” females were allowed in to “observe”, and prostitutes could, and did attend, apparently doing more business during these olympic days than they typically did all year-long.
Some of this I learned on my own afterwards because enquiring minds do want to know, and the historian sort of skidded over some of it.
Travel is very educational.
The historian clarified the word gymnasium came from Ancient Greek and means males exercising naked.
Females did apparently have their own sort of more minor, separate sporting event at Olympia, but they wore shifts, and only exposed one breast, imitating the Amazons.
I wonder if they were allowed to throw their husbands off Mt. Typaeon if they snuck in? Or let single, young, males, in to “observe”? What would you guess?
The first olympics were held here in the 8th century BC and the first buildings were constructed in 600 BC. The Temple of Zeus was considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and is the oldest known Doric building in the world.
Olympia is extensive and takes a full day just to walk. There are twelve houses of treasure, a hippodrome, a stadium, the Paelastra or wrestling school, the Phillippieion an Ionic circular memorial, vaulted tunnels and walkways, a gymnasium, a museum full of statuary and relics, and much more. It was spring when we toured, and the Judas Trees and wildflowers were just starting to bloom which made it all even more incredibly beautiful. April is said to be the best month to visit ancient sites in Greece due to the stunning spring flowers.
In case you want to check out the historian’s factoids (I did), please see:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/faq5.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/08/0809_040809_nakedolympics_2.html
http://www.ancient.eu/Gymnasium/
We are home now, so it’s cheers to you from The Holler~
Your shots re awesome, Cindy. 🙂
Awwww, honored my friend. Thank you~ <3
Such a pretty time of year to be there, Cindy. I bet the men were more prone to sneak in to watch the women….chuckle.
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And I bet they weren’t thrown off Mt. Typaeon for it!
Lot of new things to learn here Cindy. I never knew the meaning of gymnasium. A very interesting post. Thanks for sharing
It tends to explain for me how why didn’t like high school gym class and those mandatory showers!
I’m so glad that women today are participating in the Games! I enjoyed taking the tour with you around such a magnificent site. Like you, I am in awe of all that has occurred there! Great post, Cindy ♥
Greece is just a gorgeous country.
Great post!
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Absolutely gorgeous location, pics, and. Text Cindy!
Ahhhh, was a bit of a morph for me, so I am very pleased you enjoyed. Thank you & cheers too~
Enjoyed tremendously !
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Magnificent captures! What a special post, Cindy.
We were there 10 years ago, I was using a cyber shot pocket camera, and took only a few photos. 🙂
It is amazing to see isn’t it. I get such a sense of formidable intelligence when I visit these ancient sites.
I feel the same… I think a part of us wants to connect with these ancient sites (our roots). 🙂
Splendid pictures 🙂
Honored & humbled. Thank you!
You are hilarious! Loved our little steamy tour of Olympia! 😉 x
I was worried about offending people so I am very happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know & cheers to you Terest~ <3
Enjoyed your pictures
I really think the Olympics should have a permanent home where they began (OH, OK the winter ones can go to nearby mountains – like maybe the Swiss Alps) No doubt they’d have to adjust the audience rules a big now HAHA
I love your idea! We were actually in Greece right before the Olympics. It was amazing to see the games there!
I’ve been in Olympia and I even sat myself in the starting postition at the running court. (Nobody was willing to fire the starting pistol though 🙂 ) I do think young males (providing they were well build) were alowed to ‘observe’ the athletic ladies. Purely educational of course, purely educational.
Cracking up…….
Fabulous description! Fabulous photos!:))
So happy you enjoyed! Wasn’t sure how this would go over, so appreciate your comments very much~
Hi Cindy,
here is a very informative article about women and Olympics in Ancient Greece. I am sure you will enjoy reading it!
Unmarried women were allowed to get in and watch the games and there is the story about Kallipateira , she got in to watch her son, who was participating,disguised as a trainer.
Thanks my friend and I read about Kallipateira. She was discovered, but not punished, if I remembering correctly, because, both her widowed husband and son were olympiads, so they gave her a break. After her successful ruse, visitors had to disrobe to prove they were not wives (or widows).
I am sorry I didn’t give you the link here it is:
http://www.olympicscomic.com/the-women-in-ancient-greece
Thank you! Looking forward to reading it tonite.
Loved this and didn’t know about the Goddess who was allowed to attend. Fascinating!
How absolutely wonderful. Oiled up and running naked…hmmmm…what if they played football and basketball that way. I think they would be a bit different, don’t you? Always controlling the women…while men get to do whatever they like. Blah. They will kill us for tiny things like “looking” at something. How insane is THAT? Gorgeous post and the trees and flowers are incredible.
They wrestled that way. I read somewhere about men from other countries seeing oiled up naked men wrestling naked in the dirt at The Olympics and wondering what was up! It would be quite a spectacle. I think of Ancient Greece as having atypical positions of influence for women in terms of powerful female gods and temples in their honor, women being allowed to own property, etc., but this was discouraging to learn about. It was not just the sexual control of females, but the obvious attempts to restrict what married women in particular could see and know about the sexual behavior of their husbands. This dynamic still operates today in more ways than most people imagine.
I also have beautiful memories of Olympia and surrounding. Thank you very much of your information🌺
Thank you more for the validation and I am so happy you have been to this remarkable place!
Very much enjoyed your pictures and history lesson. I made a lengthy comment, but it was interrupted and closed somehow before being finished, so, unless it goes with the post in, I will forget it. Here is another story, also true. When going through the Pilgrim’s Plantation in Plymouth, MA, we tourists walked about with pride at the reproduction of life as it took place in 1620 or so, waaay back. Then, I saw some German tourists walking by and was brought to clear thinking when I realized that Lowenbrau Beer had been brewed for about three hundred years before the Pilgrims arrived. Good work! Save those sights in situ and in photographs.
I agree. The age differential is simply incredible isn’t it. We are talking buildings that are 2700 years old and still standing. Absolutely stunning isn’t it!
Amazing! Love the extra facts too.
They definitely got my attention. This was never covered in my high school world history class! Laughing……
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Hugs to you Gigi & thank you. <3
Wow – glad you are back home but these are some great sights.
Greece is chock full of absolutely stunning ancient sites like this. Hugs to you Antionette & cheers too! <3
Such beautiful captures.
If you like them, I am happy. Be well my friend~ <3
Smooches!
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>>> “They slathered each other with olive oil and competed naked.”
>>> “However, young, ‘maiden’ females were allowed in to ‘observe’, and prostitutes could, and did attend, apparently doing more business during these olympic days than they typically did all year-long.”
Cindy, your husband won’t be disappointed; boring, this is not! One of my great unfulfilled dreams is to visit Greece. There’s so much culture, history, and beauty to admire.
Laughing…..he’s not saying anything! I remember being in Greece about 10 years ago with our kids and seeing some incredibly graphic ancient artwork. They were certainly a passionate and fascinating culture! I do very much hope you go and spend some serious time in Greece. Everyday you will learn something new.
Beautiful pictures, Cindy. Insanely jealous of your trip!
I very much you go! Greece is a great travel deal and is less expensive than most other parts of Europe especially off season.
Good to know, I’ll definitely look into it!
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I really enjoyed reading your post. Great tour of ancient Olympia.
Ah, thanks especially, as I was a tad hesitant about it!
Thanks, Cindy, for sharing these gorgeous photos. 🙂
Thank you more for appreciating them!
I don’t think your posts are boring…! 🙂
You are so nice! This touched my <3 !
Oh, my, how things have changed! I can’t imagine exercising naked, even in the privacy of my own home. Beautiful photos, Cindy, and your tour guide was right about the spring flowers and trees.
It did bring back for me how much I hated middle and high school PE and the teachers who made us take communal showers.
You too?? I always felt like I was running through a car wash, ha!
No we know the origins!
Oh wow I’ve always wanted to go to Olympia- it looks so beautiful!!
I hope you go in April. It is less crowded, less expensive, and the flowers and trees are blooming!
Oh thanks for the tip 😀
Beautiful. Those Judas trees are something.
P. S. Young males are any under 80, right?
All your research pays off John. Remarkable you should know this. They felt middle age commenced at 81.
Aren’t they wonderful! At first I thought they were Jacarandas.
Well aren’t you just a fun little treasure trove if factoids. Very entertaining.
Wouldn’t it be awesome to teach just one high-school class history session for bored, attitudinal adolescents? Of course you would never be asked back, but consider how much fun it would be??? If this had happened to me in high-school, I would actually have stayed awake for at least one hour in three years.
Oh yes. All the deep dark secrets nobody knows. Fun trivia.
Actually there was much more shall we say,….. sensitive, info, but I do have some boundaries!
Well you certainly beefed that one up a bit! Competing naked sounds a reasonable idea, especially since none of my athletic clothes fit me any more!
Cracking up……this comment is much better than the post!
Don’t let your imagination go too wild!
Too late…….
Your tour left me smiling… 🙂 Thanks Cindy, I learned a few things along the way! XO
Trust me, we both did!
Beautify pictures from the place! I like the story or the history about male and female roles during event. Yes, I am wondering about the same thing as you mentioned but I guess, gender role are quite different than now.
Quite different yes, but still way too much disturbing gender-based, power imbalance in the world.
To just briefly exist in places like this…… sigh…..
Oh I know! I imagine this all the time. How incredible it would be to be able to pop in (and out) at will, appropriately dressed, so you could blend in. Just imagine……
It sounds like our imaginations run parallel Cindy. 🙂
This is without fail the greatest thing about blogging. Meeting people who know how you think.
I agree…..look at that, more of that shared thinking 😉
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The flowers in bloom make it all the more beautiful I’m sure. And with its history and culture a place of untold kept secrets only the Greek gods would know. 🙂 Funny that the tour guide would not elaborate on some of it. 🙂
” And with its history and culture a place of untold kept secrets only the Greek gods would know.” I love this sentence. <3 It describes the whole ancient, secretive, spectacular nature of the place. Thank you for sensing this. I suppose the historian was a bit concerned about how the information might be received. I can understand her reticence, but when I encounter this sort of evasion, it just makes me dig deeper!
Oh Cindy how beautiful! I regret I’ve never been to Olympia yet (and Delos! -shame on me!) and your photos just opened my appetite! Thanxxx
So many incredible places in Greece. How could you possibly see them all…..yet! 😉 This is what we live for, right??? Going to Delos very off season would be pure magic because you might have the place to yourself, along with the cats of course. I want to go to Meteora. We were so close but couldn’t get to everything. Greece is one of those magic places where the more you see, the more you realize you haven’t seen…..
I am a non- chauvinist but feel the same about my country! There’s something here for everyone… We went to Meteora a couple of months ago and it was out of this world! I suggest you try to go in winter, because it would be even more dramatic: soft light, fog, snow, empty trees… and not so many tourists of course. Also it’s best to stay in Kastraki (a tiny village overlooking the rocks), there’s a small hotel (Doupiani House) with the most outstanding views!
I just came back from Greece, and reading this really makes me want to go again, very soon! <3
Lovely pics and interesting facts!
Thanks much! History doesn’t have to be dull! 😉 😉
Beautiful as always! Blessings and peace! Stay safe💖✌🏿
Visa versa 2UX2! <3
Interesting little tidbits…but of course, the first thing I noticed was the flowering trees! 😀
You and me both! I assumed they were jacarandas but wondered, so I looked it up. They were gorgeous!
Indeed they are! Lovely post, Cindy.
Warm greetings to you.
A riveting post! The gender discrimination with exceptions made me chuckle and ponder.
I guess the strangest thing to me is that we western civilization folks really haven’t improved much entoto, have we, since the Ancient Greeks, 3000 years ago? And more concernedly, we seem to have significantly devolved. But that is my bias speaking, as an American now, with our current President, and his familial unvetted administration. It is pretty freaking depressing. The Ancient Greeks seem so overwhelmingly more intelligent and evolved, it is a preponderance of factors; their philosophers, their writing, their architecture, their logic (especially the logic) that informs how I think now about how poorly we have evolved since them.
Classic architecture. ☺Beautiful shots.
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I share your sentiments.
No boredom here. Fascinating! Olympia in April – gorgeous photos. No people in the pics – how did you manage that?
Actually, there are some people in the shots, but I do tend to avoid them photographically, and it amazes me you noticed.
Thought you must have gotten up a dawn. 🙂
Never! I sleep in~ 😉 😉
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You are a lovely person Patricia. Thank you for your thoughtfulness & cheers to you~ <3
I’ve always liked the word, “gymnasium” and now, I know why! 😀 I could get lost in your mesmerizing photos of antiquity. Ah, if only stones could talk…
Laughing…..Love your take on it!
Photography as good as ever
Thank you Derrick!
Very interesting and nice photos 🙂
Kind regards Alexander
Very pleased you enjoyed & cheers to you!
Beautiful photos, and thanks for the information about Olympic Games then. In fact, travelling is a major experience!
Yes, traveling has become for me a way of life.
Lucky you! I wish I could do it also, so enjoy it!
If you wish it, then I wish it for you! <3
Thank you!
Beautiful photos Cindy, as always, and interesting facts too! 😊
So pleased you enjoyed Jules & have a wonderful week!
Thanks you too! 🙂
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Fantastic post Cindy – loved the photos and the commentary 😀
Things always get interesting when you scratch beneath the surface!
True!
It’s a beautiful (and beautifully photographed) place. The flowering trees look like what we call “redbud” trees in the eastern US.
The facts/factoids/speculations are both fun and good balancers against the understandable temptation to idolize ancient Greece.
Yes! “The facts/factoids/speculations are both fun and good balancers against the understandable temptation to idolize ancient Greece.”
I love this summation. The Ancient Greeks were people too!
I enjoyed the tidbits of history that we’re never taught in school. Olive oil and naked is quite interesting. Your post was definitely not boring, Cindy. Wonderful tour of your journey to the site of ancient Greece. <3
“Olive Oil & Naked,” would be a wonderful title for something wouldn’t it!!! Laughing……..
I think it would. Ha ha!
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Wonderful, Cindy! So glad there is no graffiti here! Very glad!
Not only is this visit educational for you, I get to learn, too!
Yes! Thank God, even the thought of graffiti here is horrifying. It’s awful enough seeing it in Venice.
……and what would Popeye say about a naked Olive Oil ??? Hmmm……..! 🙂
Cracking up……..
Love your work, as always, Cindy.
Ahhh, very kind of you Mitch. Thank you~
Gorgeous photos of millennia gone by! The Ancient Greeks all but “invented” leisure! I share some of this info in my university classes when we go over the history of leisure and recreation. I’m surprised the guide didn’t tell you that slaves often competed for the male citizens, so they could continue to sit around and contemplate the philosophies of life 😉
She did mention that statues were made of wealthy people that they commissioned like portraits, with standardized bodies, and only the heads customized. Only the truly rich got custom body and head statues. We have been to Greece several times now and the factoids keep getting more and more, errrr personal, and interesting.
How cool, I can’t wait to go there someday 😊
I just shared this in a reply w. Tina Frisco and thought you would be interested:
About 30 years ago I took my mother’s Women in History Class (part of her Western Civ series) where I learned all about these amazing women of Ancient Greece, Sappho the poet, the philosopher Arete, the physician Agnodice, the leaders Aphasia & Gorgo. And the religion with female gods like Athena, Demeter, Persephone, Hera and Aphrodite, fascinated me when I was young. The Temple of Athena in Athens is for me the powerful symbol of the power of women I have ever seen.
Oh how interesting!! I will have to look into this further. I took Latin for two years in high school and learned a lot about Greek and Roman myths and history. Thanks for sharing, Cindy. Did you know Tina lives in the Bay area? Yay, California bloggers 😀
I did not know Tina lived there. We should seriously consider a California Bloggers get together!
I doubt women were allowed to throw their husbands off Mt. Typaeon; and young males were probably allowed to do whatever they wanted! But for us women, there is always the Amazons ~ Scythians who lived in the areas north and east of the Mediterranean on the vast steppes of Eurasia. Scythian women fought, hunted, rode horses, used bows and arrows. There is now archaeological evidence that Amazons did exist. As I scrolled through your gorgeous photos, Cindy, I had visions of Amazons competing in Olympic games and daring any man to stop them. They were, after all, fierce warriors 🙂 💕
Yes, I agree with you and I love the stories of The Amazons!
About 30 years ago I took my mother’s Women in History Class (part of her Western Civ series) where I learned all about these amazing women of Ancient Greece, Sappho the poet, the philosopher Arete, the physician Agnodice, the leaders Aphasia & Gorgo. And the religion with female gods like Athena, Demeter, Persephone, Hera and Aphrodite, fascinated me when I was young. The Temple of Athena in Athens is for me the powerful symbol of the power of women I have ever seen.
How wonderful that you had the opportunity to visit it, Cindy. Greece and the Greek Isles have always topped my travel bucket list. I hope to scratch them off someday ♥
I hope you do! They have the double benefit of an ancient civilization and glorious islands and beaches.
What a fascinating place to visit (and thanks for the entertaining facts too, Cindy).
The last image surely shows the loveliest Spring flowers to enhance the visit.
They were just starting and were so lovely. I imagine, in another week, they would have been at peak bloom, which would have been heavenly.
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Ever wondered about the origins of the word gymnasium (it means men exercising naked).. that puts a whole new spin class on it.. there are many more interesting facts that emerge along with the usual stunning photographs by Cindy Knoke and I do #recommend a stroll through the spring flowers and ruins of Olympia…
It explains why there were those compulsory forced group showers in middle and high school, I guess……. Hugs to you dear Sally & thank you too! <3
Thanks for all the factoids, and the chuckles. And the gorgeous photos.
Alison xo
You are most welcome and hope all is going well with you two! <3
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The ugly horse on the right reminds me of our old Fairvoya. 🙂 🙂
Gorgeous! I love those mosaics!
There is better image in a Fresco!
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Hello Hello! I’m always excited to see where in the world your are when I find time to visit! Greece! Well now, you are getting an education there, LOL! Naked exercise? Sounds like a spectator sport to me..snicker. They could try and throw me off a mountain but they’d have to catch me first LOL. It’s really stunning on your spring visit. Fascinating how ancient the ruins are! Enjoy your travels my dear!
You would have Ancient Greece city father’s in a major dither, no doubt about it. Where’s you time machine? Let’s go! I can take pics of you chasing them around Mt. Typaeon! Wonderful to hear from you and take good care! <3 😉
Loved the photos and the factoids, Cindy. The spring vistas amid the ruins are stunning.
Thanks my friend. It is hard to beat spring flowers in Ancient Greek ruins!
Amazing photos. Interesting facts. Don’t ask me why, but I kept thinking “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!” LOL!
Laughing!!! It gives it a whole new meaning doesn’t it! 😉 😉
#bucketlist
You will be glad you added it!
I have seen photos of the area before but never realized until now what a beautiful setting it is. Thanks.
Very pleased you enjoyed & thanks for letting me know!
Such gorgeous photographs of this magical place.. and the Judas Trees in bloom too. I envy you Cindy!
Oh, don’t waste your breath envying me, if you would like to go to Greece. I hope you do!
Love your work, as always, Cindy.
So kind of you & most appreciated too!
Glorious post,superb photo-series from Ancient Olympia,dear Cindy!We visit the place quite often as our seaside house is in Peloponnese and not far from this region.Excellent work,the Ministry of Culture & Tourism should employ you to write articles for them … Sending love & respect your you ~ Thank you :-)))
Thank you for such a kind commentary. I truly wish Greece’s ministry of tourism would employ me to take photos because it would more time in gorgeous Greece! You are fortunate to live in such a scenic and culturally rich area. <3 <3
It would be just fine!Your top quality photos and your presentation enhance the beauty of each place!Why thank you for your laudatory reply,dear Cindy!Greece is a small country,but with rich historic heritage and natural beauty 🙂 <3<3<3
Greece is absolutely amazing!
You’re right about travel being educational. I’ve learned way more about history and the world through travel than I ever did in school.
History, the world, culture, food, religion people, nature; travel exposes you to it all and occupies all your senses. Obviously we both agree on this which is why we understand each other! <3
Fascinating! Thanks for taking me to a spot in Greece that I have missed! Even seeing your great pictures imagination starts to run wild about the life that was going on here 🙂
It is inevitable and wonderful, that as you see their cities, you imagine their lives. <3
Enjoyed the photos and the factoids… didn’t make it there on my visit to Greece… but now I don’t have to!
Virtual travel has many rewards. I do it all the time thanks to my fellow bloggers!
Thanks for the beautiful photos and the brief history. 🙂 xx
You are most welcome & Happy Sunday!
Thank you. Happy week to you. 🙂 x
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Cindy, I was enchanted by the beautiful flowering trees with those gorgeous columns. I have to admit you added some great, fascinating personal details and I admire your enquiring mind! Also, I admire the composition and your photography! xo 💖💐
You are a thoughtful person Robin. <3 Thank you & cheers to you~
Ancient ruins are so romantic in their vines and flowering trees in the spring! I’m so glad you captured this at a perfect time of year. Cheers to you, dear! 💖💮
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You deserve a medal for your concise commentary and amazing photos!
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Fascinating structures, architecturally and culturally. I heard some years ago that at one of the Winter Olympic events, the organized had 50,000 condoms stocked and ready for use. I did not find out whether the supply was sufficient or they had extras after the games ended. Guess one might use sex for celebration of a victory, to sooth the wounds of defeat, or just to “have a good time of it”. Or, did that thing about getting to “second base” only have to do with baseball?
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Cracking up. I would have thought they might be a tad tired after all that exercise!!! 😉 😉
Different muscle groups.
Hilarious!!!
Nicely informative and appealing to see. Knowing what gymnasium means is now my excuse for not going. Yay 😀
Exactly my thoughts about all the times I ditched gym class in high school! 😉
Enjoyed…👍👍👍
Very pleased & thank you for letting me know!
Bonjour ou Bonsoir CINDY belle est notre histoire
La plus belle des choses que tu possèdes
Sait ce nouveau jour
Alors sois heureux ou heureuse
Aujourd’hui il est à toi
Décide toi même de ce que tu veux faire
Travail ou loisir
Ce jour vis le , emplie le , chante lui ton bonheur
Dis à ce jour que tu l’aimes et profite d’être là Pour Ce Jour
Gros bisous Bernard
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Merci beaucoup mon ami Bernard!
How wonderful you had the spring flowers there! When I went years ago it was the height of summer and it could get quite crispy! Looks like your are having a fabulous trip.
I have only been to Greece in the spring and I can well imagine it is toasty in the summer, but the ocean would be most refreshing!
It was extremely toasty! I actually reacted to the sun.
Oooh, yes, that it not good!
Visiting the islands in the summers, we learned how flat and desert-like the sea can be, but usually the rocky coasts with their protected inlets and occasional surrounding trees are quite restorative: clear water, gentle swells, one breath after another of pure air. More an an escape, an arrival.
Sounds divine!
Wonderfully interesting post (as usual). Enjoyed the pics and the narrative. As a side bar, don’t you think television ratings would increase if modern Olympians slathered each other with olive oil and competed naked? Not sure how the male only thing would fly these days, though. 🙂
Laughing……maybe it was a ratings ploy in Ancient Greece!!!!
Very interesting, Cindy. Some lovely photographs too.
Thank you, Cindy. 🙂
Thank you, Cindy.
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Well… definitely not boring, Cindy.
Laughing! <3
That last photo is so amazingly beautiful. Love
Awwww, thank you so much my friend~ <3
So informative Cindy– never have seen photos of Olympia– what a great excursion! always love your travel photos… xox
I love traveling with you Rhonda so thank you! <3
Beautiful photos and fascinating factoids, Cindy!
And no, I do not believe that the women’s Olympic events were “separate but equal” at all…
Ahhhh, so pleased you enjoyed and, no, not a snowball’s chance! I don’t believe it either. <3
Beauty old and new and all around!
Yes. We live in a beautiful world! <3
I absolutely love your pictures. I will continue to look at them as I imagine myself on the warm Mediterranean Greece coast.
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Thanks much & that is an excellent plan for your mental health!
That is definitely something that I need to do. 🙂 Plus, one day I will be able to see all of the locations that you take such wonderful pictures of.
I love the way you capture the scene, it looks effortless yet suave and it’s all about interesting locations.😊❤
How nice of you and, we hold each other in mutual admiration because I am most impressed with your creativity.
Thank you!😊❤
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Vielen dank!
The pictures capture and show a very magical place! Thanks for bringing this place closer!
Thank you for appreciating and for commenting! Cheers to you~
It is one of my dreams to see Greece one day. You took beautiful photos!
Thank you very much and I do so hope you realize your dream! <3
Thank you, Cindy. 🙂
Thank you more. <3
Bonjour ou Bonsoir CINDY super beau ton blog
Un petit passage par chez toi est une joie , un vrai régal même
Cela pour me dire que je vais bien
Quand je vole de blogs en blogs
J’en oublie mes soucis , c’est une vrai promenade
Mais avant de partir prochainement en vacances
Des vacances s’ils ont veux bien
Je tenais à te saluer te souhaiter
Tout ce qu’il y a de meilleurs pour toi ,profite bien
De même pour ta petite famille
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Hi Cindy,
I love your pictures. Nice work!!!!! 🙂
Can I use some of them in a brochure and in my website? Is that possible?
Absolutely, if you just indicate in small print somewhere on the brochure, “photos cindy knoke”. I am honored and thank you for asking.