Waiting

I made it to Delphi just fine after all. I took a taxi to the bus station, as I am always running a little late and I didn't want to chance missing the bus. The guy at the hostel told me it would cost about six euro, but since Athenian cab drivers are horribly corrupt, it cost nine. The bus ride was exceptionally beautiful. It started off looking just like any highway anywhere in the world, but then we drove into the mountains. I'd really like to rent a car some day and drive through there again. That's the thing about travelling...you always find places you'd like to see again in more detail.
I'm actually glad I went to Delphi alone. I could take my time at the site and experience it in my own way. Sitting by the temple of Apollo was almost a religious experience for me; I had an epiphany that everything is alright in my life. I finished the site and museum just in time for closing, with an hour to spare before taking the bus back to Athens. I spent it in a little cafe with a very friendly owner drinking Greek coffee and checking facebook.
I got back to Athens and took the city bus back with some Dutch girls that are on an exchange here. I didn't know that you couldn't buy a ticket on the bus, so I rode schwartz, as we say in Germany, but luckily they check tickets on buses and trams about as much as in Berlin (almost never.)

Today I checked out the Monastiraki flea market, which was one of the best flea markets I've been to in the world. Even though it's in every guidebook on Athens in the world, i saw surprisingly few tourists and didn't hear any English. I bought a small hand mirror. If I lived in Athens or had any way of transporting things back home, I could have furnished my entire apartment with things I found there. Top things that I longed to bring home with me but couldn't included a BEAUTIFUL carved wood screen, and a side table with inlaid wood. Next I headed to the shop of the "poet sandal maker," which I'd read about. This guy is a famous Greek poet, but he also makes sandals, and has sold sandals to Sophia Loren, Paul McCartney and Jackie O. He's also been written up in pretty much every fashion magazine in the world. I had to have a pair, and at 27 euro the didn't make me broke.
I plan to head over to Sounio this afternoon. I somehow managed to miss my last bus, even though I was there, so I'm waiting to take the next one (the stop is just outside the hostel.). It's only an hour and a half to get there and the last bus is at 6, so I should be ok.