Standing on the Podium of the Olympic Stadium

A relaxing day for us indeed. Our last day in Athens, Greece. We enjoyed an excellent breakfast at the Crystal City hotel, located right at the Meta -----Metro station and the Krai---square.

We would have loved to visit COIRTH, another city which Saint Paul visited on his second missionary journey but it would have been too hectic for us running around on our last day.

Instead we visited the Pantheon------Stadium, where the first modern Olympic games were held in 18-----.

The Olympic Stadium is a spectacular stadium with all the seats made from white marble providing seating for 68,000 people, We were awestruck by the shear size and beauty of this stadium!.

In order for the king and queen to sit comfortably and have a good view of the sports event, two pairs of throne seats were built and part of the front row seats have been designated as the VIP seats for the royalty. Without heistation, we invited ourselves to sit in these throne seats and felt like royalty for a few moments and saw what the kings and queens had seen from these seats!

There were some sports events taking place on one part of the field with a big group of people competing in various activites. However, the other part of the field and the tracks were available and visitors could use these tracks. We did! We ran on the track where the Olympians ran and stood on the same podium when they were crowned as the champions of the games!

The moment that struck me the most was when we were walking through the tunnel in the lower level of the stadium. This was supposed to give us the feeling of what the gladiators were feeling when they were walking in this long tunnel towards the huge stadium with the massive crowds screaming for their names and cheering for their life/death fights to begin. It gave me goosebumps just thinking about the fear in those men's hearts. How cruel was that kind of games!

We did some souvenirs shopping for my family at the shops in the Acropolis area.enjoyed a nice lamb dinner too there. A totally relaxing last day in Greece What a fun and educational day learning about the modern history of the Olympic games!

RT, Athens, Greece 04152026