You bet I was going to use that as a title! And for those of you who haven't seen the film,
300, go see it!
Current day Sparta was unimpressive to be honest, but ancient Sparta was so cool. Even just imagining the history there was intense. Sadly it poured the entire time I was in the city (all of 3 hours, due to crazy bus schedules). It was however the first time I made use of my rain jacket I've been toting around for 3 weeks, so I didn't mind so much -- plus, I'm in GREECE! Who cares if it rains a bit.
I was horribly prepared for Sparta -- only 3 hours for the whole city, no map, no sense of direction, and hadn't had breakfast -- but it worked out in the end! I found a book store and bought a map for 6 euro, went to a museum which had been closed for the last 6 months and met these two lovely Bulgarian girls who spoke very little English and "talked" with them for almost an hour!
It also turns out that firefighters in Sparta, are just like firefighters back home in Peabody... always taking it easy, on the phone, and just hanging around. ; )
Current day Sparta was unimpressive to be honest, but ancient Sparta was so cool. Even just imagining the history there was intense. Sadly it poured the entire time I was in the city (all of 3 hours, due to crazy bus schedules). It was however the first time I made use of my rain jacket I've been toting around for 3 weeks, so I didn't mind so much -- plus, I'm in GREECE! Who cares if it rains a bit.
I was horribly prepared for Sparta -- only 3 hours for the whole city, no map, no sense of direction, and hadn't had breakfast -- but it worked out in the end! I found a book store and bought a map for 6 euro, went to a museum which had been closed for the last 6 months and met these two lovely Bulgarian girls who spoke very little English and "talked" with them for almost an hour!
It also turns out that firefighters in Sparta, are just like firefighters back home in Peabody... always taking it easy, on the phone, and just hanging around. ; )
