Driving these high mountain and very winding roads, sometimes with only one lane proves to be a challenge. Anna & I share time behind the wheel. We reached the ancient site of the olympic games late in the afternoon and decided to spend the night and visit the site in the morning. Turned out to be a good idea as the morning was cooler and there were many fewer visitors.
We are now in Nafplio, the old capitol city (1821-1834) before Athens, and one of the Crusader States set up in Greece after the sack of Constantinople by Western European invaders during the Fourth Crusade.
The original Olympic site occupied several acres and work to uncover more of it continues today. We chatted up a teacher from Bethesda MD whose 25 or so senior project students, sons and daughters of U.S. State Department officials, were being led through the site by another teacher. Perhaps preparing the next generation of diplomats for European Union discussions. As was the case with Delphi, the admission fee for both the site and the museum was 19 Euros and provisions had been made for "senior discounts". Ah! Except for anyone over 65 with a passport outside the EU.
The Museum preserves the extraordinary statuary from the Temple to Zeus
These 4 photographs at the to look like two pair of identical subjects in the Olympian village. They are not quite identical as they were taken a few inches apart in another stereogram. Apply the same technique: 1). Cross your eyes while staring at the two very similar shots. 2). If viewing on a tablet (recommended!) place your fore finger and pinky as far apart as you can below the desired pair. 3). Draw the images slightly closer together by moving your fingers together ever so slightly, still with your eyes crossed, until you can see the two tallest towers overlap as they move together. 4). Patiently work the images with crossed eyes until the image appearing in the middle of the other two have completely overlapped, then gradually with your fingers stretched out draw the images slightly apart yet still overlapping. Soon they will surprise you as you will see them move into a three dimensional status. Patience!
ReplyDeleteThe first part of the sentence above should read: “These 4 photographs at the top”. Sorry about that error!
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