Mycenae

Today was our visit to Mycenae!  Bit of a busman’s holiday to go to an archaeological site, but I plan to hit a bunch of them.  It’s an addiction.  So beautiful – blue sky, olive trees, goats with bells ringing around their necks on the hillside.  And we’re the only people here because no one else is crazy enough to come to Greek tourist sites in January.  All the employees look confused by our presence.  The plus is we have the place all to ourselves and it is completely peaceful.  The minus: the bus driver gets lazy and doesn’t come back.  So we walked.  From Mycenae to a few km short of Argos where a trio of orange pickers picked us up in their truck and dropped us off at a bus stop where the bus did in fact arrive.  All told, we walked about eight miles.  I deserve this baklava!! 

Mycenae from below.

Brianna in the ruins.

There is snow up there somewhere....

The famous Lion Gate.

I did say I was going on the European rails, but this isn't exactly what I meant.  It was just safer walking here than on the shoulder-less road.