Byron Nauplion

... s now able to be interpreted. Linear B is mostly symbols that mean words. It’s really cool to see an ancient language written on slabs of stone. It’s like something we imagine when we think of cavemen.

A ways away from the ancient city and museum is the famous Treasury of Atreus. It’s a huge self-supported bee-hive shaped tomb. It was built as a tomb for one of the kings of Mycenae, but who it was is unknown. Before the excavations of ...

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

... while we at the theater, there was an archaeological dig going on just a few feet away. I don’t know if they had found anything at that point in the dig but it looked like an area where they could have come across some interesting artifacts.

Epidavros is most famously known for its theater but there are also remains of an ancient healing sanctuary. All you see today is rubble all over ...

... 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 ...

Well, they’ve been on planes, boats, trains and cars. High time they traveled on a bus!

Going down to Monemvasia was an area I wanted to explore, but a risky venture. Easy enough to get into, but not so easy to get out of - at least considering our onward trajectory. A few roads head north, but get lost among the craggy shoreline and stop. A few go up mountainsides to insane little towns and then stop. A few others ...

... was the superimposition of the spirituality and athleticism, of the sacred and the physical. That ethic -- that physical excellence is divine -- we may pay some homage to in our societal obsesssion with sports; but we no longer formalize it, and we no longer celebrate the human body as something beautiful without sexualizing it. The closest I've ever seen to such a blending of spiritual and physical today is, of course, the eastern ...

... behind, participation in an international event devoted to peace (and their ancient culture) their only goal. Ages range from four to 84, men and women, boys and girls, all treated with equal respect, all cheered and encouraged. The program book provided shows the names of the participants, who registered some weeks ago, and their countries. I see Germany, USA, Canada, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Albania, Cameroon, Japan, Netherlands ...

... br>Yep! This is where you should stand and speak so that everyone in the the theater will hear you talk!











This is an olive tree! I've always thought it would be much ...

... that we wouldn't be able to even park the van. We came to the conclusion that we would stay here in Nafplio. They will be having a carnival parade and party so why not? We had our breakfast in our room again. The kitchen has really come in handy. It has let us have a slow start to our mornings which has made it more like a vacation than a marathon. After breakfast we did a little shopping on the streets near our pension ...