Olympia
On our
holiday to Zakynthos we went on a day trip to Olympia. It
was hot in zakynthos but even hotter in Olympia, in fact scorching.
The museum
was great it had aircon! It was also full of things found on the site, from
tiny statues of animals & helmets up to massive statues that were once on
top of buildings. We also saw the helmet
worn by the man who ran to tell the Greeks of a victory in battle, the first
marathon.
Olympia
itself was all ruins mainly because of the earthquake years ago. There were
many temples honouring the Gods especially Zeus who was the god of gods.
We saw where the athelets trained & had a
bath, they must have been quite small because the baths were tiny.
On the way
to the arena they had life sized statues of past winners on one side but
statues of the cheaters on the other, they would be “shamed for etertnity”
They didn’t
run around a track but up & down a straight track, the start line was a
long block of marble. Me & my mum had a go at running it but it was so hot
we had a walk instead!
That’s
Olympia!
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| Where the torch is lit |
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| The Olympic Arena |
