Olympia, Greece

We visited Olympia, site of the ancient Olympic Games.

Temple of Zeus -- You break it, you bought it

This is the original field of competition:

In the back there they light the Olympic flame every four years.

I heard the guide say to the man, "Don't lean there, sir; these ruins are fragile."

Really?  These 2500 year old ruins?  Fragile?!

Of course the on-site museum had all the good stuff

This is the only preserved complete, massive, bronze relief in ancient Greek art.  630-620 BC.  Depicts a griffon.

Glorious artifacts