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Delphi

 On our second full day in Athens , we decided to take an excursion to Delphi with a tour group. Our trip to Delphi was where I cemented my retirement plan. Although, I feel like Mila won't be going with me. Anyway, we had to meet the bus across the street early in the morning. After my daily "Kalimera!" and coffee from the ladies at On the Road across the street, getting ready, and having a little freak out moment while watching not our bus drive off, we caught the correct bus.  Our tour guide Mariana was a fount of information as we rode through Athens. I chuckled to myself as we passed Heinrich Schliemann's house, now a museum, and Mariana sang his praises. As we learned in Our Fake History , Schliemann did a lot of good.  He just did it through sheisty methods. He reignited interest in Ancient Greece during the 19th century and is considered the Father of Archaeology. However, he was not above simply deciding that what he found was exactly what he was looking or e