Vivynne and family had to leave on October 26th after breakfast to catch their flight, but we still had a few more hours to explore. We went some more ancient sites (the amphitheater and library, where we saw lots of turtles), then headed to the ancient Olympic Stadium. Originally built in 566 BC, it was been renovated many times over the years. It was remade in marble in 329 BC and is the only stadium in the world to be made entirely of white marble. It hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896. It holds 45,000 spectators and was used in the 2004 Olympics for archery and the finish of the marathon. Here are the girls having their own competition.
Alas, Veronica might have been ahead, but she decided not to run the entire 200 meters and thus shouldn’t even be standing on the winner’s platform alongside her speedy sister.
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