This Is Sparta

Jason Today, we visited Sparta. We commented on how relaxed the city seemed; maybe it was the distinct shortage of bottomless pits of doom and armed hordes of Hollywood extras, or maybe it was the slow pace of the town and the awesome gelato shops (take your pick.) Either way, it was a cool area to visit. I felt like it was a nice change of pace to see an area that doesn't necessarily experience a ton of tourism; we were treated extremely well, as we have been almost everywhere in this country, but Sparta felt much more like a working city (I'm not sure if this is the best way to describe it) and less of a tourist destination. It's a side of Greece we saw a little bit of in Athens, but it was cool to experience again. We had a great time this afternoon, eating lunch and gelato on the sidewalk. As we were taking photos by the statue of Leonidas, some locals drove past and shouted out their window 'This is Sparta!,' which is a joke we never seemed to get tired of today.