2024 Middle Aged Wing Spreading

  1896 and the first modern Olympic Games in this refurbished stadium that was used many hundred of years before for many other sporting endeavours, perhaps some that would not be pass health and safety and preservation of life today. All we had to to do was cope with the heat and the 30 minute walk to the stadium with bated breath, would we be able to run? The suspense lasted a further 20 minutes from our arrival as it didn't open until 8 ... but the answer was yes!!  What an experience, the Olympic Rings towering above us, the marble auditorium, and the strangely modern running track. I had to do 12 quarter mile laps or so to get a 5K that felt appropriate, not so many others doing laps though, the occasional 100m sprint for the cameras. But is a nice time of day before 9 as no-one else in there as the site not officially open.   The 'players tunnel' was though and in venturing up that we found a truly magnificent exhibition celebrating the history of the Olympics,...

   First to pick up on the cliffhanger of yesterday.  Alarm went off at 5.15, we walked down the beach at 6.00 and a little red ball began to emerge on the horizon from 6.15  Sunsets pah ... Sunrises are the way to go.  Also meant we had the coolest if not most comfortable of runs on this trip. (lack of comfort from enjoying life a little bit last night)  What I could then do was throw myself in the Aegean to cool down which is not a bad way to start a day? Also at that time in the morning the roads and place was relatively quiet. I make mention of the roads as for a small Island where you feel everything is quite relaxed there seems to be a lot of traffic, fast and furious driving, and not enough pavements to my liking.  Just a comment, keep your eyes and ears open when walking around. Our breakfast continued to be fairly poor quality in this latest abode (the coffee so weak I couldn't bring myself to drink it and is the only time I have seen Chrissi ...