Today was spent almost entirely outside of Athens. We went to Navlion, a little sea-side town with a large fortress on a hill above the town. 900 stone steps lead to the top of it. And yes, I climbed them...would I say that I'm out of shape? No, but I do lie sometimes.
Then we boarded the bus again and went to Epidarus, a Greek amphitheater which the Romans expanded and used as well. It has acoustic qualities similar to the Salt Lake Tabernacle. One of the girls from our group sang and we could hear her at the top of the bleachers.
Next we went to Mycenae, a fortress city in ruins. Since it was important for the Mycenaeans to know when their enemies were approaching, they built this fortress on a large hill where they could see for miles around on all sides. It was amazing!
View from the main street in Corinth
These last two pictures are not mine, but they will have to do until I get my pictures all back.
Then we boarded the bus again and went to Epidarus, a Greek amphitheater which the Romans expanded and used as well. It has acoustic qualities similar to the Salt Lake Tabernacle. One of the girls from our group sang and we could hear her at the top of the bleachers.
View from the top of Epidarus
View of Mycenae from the bottom
Missing Picture (Climbing down into the cistern)
Next we went to Corinth, the city that used to be home to the Biblical Corinthians. This is the city Paul visited to teach the Corinthians. This is one of the place where we could see the remnant of three different civilizations, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine.
The last full day we spend in Greece we walked over to the Acropolis Museum and on the way we found the building where the LDS church holds meetings on Sundays. It was amazing to find The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the middle of this dirty, bustling, graffiti-covered, wonderful town of Athens. It just goes to show that The Church is true, even in Athens!
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