Acronafplia Pension Nauplion

... and descriptions of landmarks to find the ancient city and excavate it.

When you visit Mycenae now, what you see is some pretty well-preserved foundations of the city walls and rooms within the walls. We got to walk through the ancient city and go past regular homes, shops, and even the kings’ quarters. We saw the huge grave circles where most of the treasures were found (now mainly exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens ...

Hi everybody,

As you all know, we are back in the states! I haven't had time to finish writing the last three blog entries but I will as soon as I am able. I just wanted to let you guys know so you can check back over the next few days.

I hope everyone is excited to read about Athens because that was our last city and it was epic. Check back soon!

-Michelle

... center of the orchestra area and when you speak, people even in the highest row can hear you clearly. The trick is to project your voice downward a little bit, toward the ground. This is because it is hollow beneath the orchestra floor and that helps project your voice clearly around the theater.

We had fun climbing up to the top row and listening to each other from up there. There were a ...

... are and how perfect the acoustics are. Standing at the center focal point of the theater, just the sound of your feet scuffing against the dirt rushes back against you from the empty rock seats amplified several times over. No problems hearing the actors during a play. If anything, you have to be careful what you do say.

Mostly all original rock, only a few upper edges where the ...

... and ate dinner in a garden restaurant. Greece has a lot of outdoor dining, especially in the summer. Vicki had Greek roasted lamb and I had risotto. There is a lot of Italian influence here and there were a lot of Italians visiting. Later we had Italian gelato at Antica Gelateria di Roma, which apparently is famous for having some of the best ice cream in Greece.

... group and women against women, men against men. In the afternoon, a 7500-meter race is held, recreating the first labor of Herakles (Hercules). Herakles killed the Nemean lion, a fierce almost impervious beast who had been ravaging the countryside, and carried it to Kleonia on his shoulders. We meant to get an early start, both because of possible traffic and because of heat, but we left late. I was out really late last night trying to catch ...

Today, we took a trip to the Corinth Canal and the Epidaurus.






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See, we managed to capture the canal with boat!









Mycenae, Peloponnese, Greece songwillie

... Propylon to the sea that was called the Lechaion road, and it was flanked by baths and shops. The Jewish synagogue was probably along this road next to the Peirene fountain which was right next to the propylon. The Peirene fountain was pretty with lots of decoration. It was pretty much a public recreation area. It always strikes me how advanced these people were when I go into these sites. No, they didn't have computers and electricity, but they did quite well for themselves. It ...

... area is surrounded by mountains. This is a beautiful city, very much like those in Italy since this city was once occupied off and on by Venitians about 1000 years ago. After visiting these ancient ruins we went to a more modern fortification -- by modern I mean about 1000 AD. I enjoyed this site the most today. It brings the history of Greece more into the present time period which I am more interested in ...