Night view of the ruins at Mycenae
Daytime view of the ruins at Mycenae
The Lions' Gate at Mycenae
Mycenae
Grave circle at Mycenae
Landscape view from Mycenae
Mycenae: the Artisans' Quarter
Mycenae: it was a bit windy!
Mycenae: the House of Columns
Mycenae: down to the cistern, where they stored water inside the city walls.
Mycenae: down to the cistern, where they stored water inside the city walls. It was pitch black, and we got this picture with the flash. What a shame that we didn't have flashlights!
Mycenae: the postern (rear) gate
The signs with Greek lettering are just too cool.
Mycenae museum: Diorama of the ruins of Mycenae.
Mycenae museum: remains of a wall fresco
Mycenae museum: a reconstruction of what the fresco originally looked like.
Mycenae museum: a reconstruction of another fresco
Mycenae museum
Mycenae museum: the Mycenaeans used Linear B script, which looked nothing like the classical Greek alphabet.
Mycenae museum: tablet with Linear B script
Mycenae: the Treasury of Atreus, a long-ago-despoiled tomb.
Mycenae: the Treasury of Atreus.
On the road to Delphi.
On the road to Delphi: the Gulf of Corinth.
On the road to Delphi
On the road to Delphi: a roadside monument.
On the road to Delphi: the suspension bridge at Patra.
On the road to Delphi: the suspension bridge at Patra. This is my favorite view of the bridge.
Our first view of Delphi.
The view from our hotel window in Delphi.
Delphi
Ruins at Delphi
Delphi wildlife
Ruins at Delphi: the gymnasium
Ruins at Delphi: the Treasury of Massilia.
Ruins at Delphi: the Doric Treasury
Who let the pig into the gymnasium?
The pig emerges.
The pig in his natural habitat.
Delphi: If you must be in a hurry....
Delphi: a cave which looks suspiciously man-made.
Ruins at Delphi: cool stone work
Delphi: flags of the European Union.
We'd promised them tuna, and we keep our promises!
Ruins at Delphi: the Treasury of the Sicyonians
Ruins at Delphi: the Treasury of the Athenians
Ruins at Delphi: the Temple of Apollo
Ruins at Delphi: the Pillar of Prusias
Ruins at Delphi: the amphitheater
Ruins at Delphi: how old was this particular walkway?
Ruins at Delphi: the Roman stadium
Ruins at Delphi: a cave on the hillside
Tonya realizing a childhood dream of performing "Antigone" in a Grecian amphitheater.
Delphi museum: cauldron handle
Delphi museum
Delphi museum: a Sphinx
Delphi museum: remains of a large statue of a bull, made of sheets of silver around a wooden frame
Delphi museum: the Column of the Dancers
Delphi museum: statue of Aghias, son of Aknonios (whoever that was!)
Delphi museum: sleeping Eros.
Delphi museum: statue of Antinoos, the "beloved companian" of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. After Aninoos was drowned in the river Nile, he was worshipped as a demigod by order of the Emperor.
Delphi museum: "The Melancholy Roman"
Delphi museum: the Charioteer
Delphi museum: reconstruction of the original statuary which included the Charioteer
Delphi museum: head of Hercules
Delphi museum: diorama of the site in Roman times
