Breakfast on the first
morning in Mycenae at Le Petit Planete Hotel with Vassiliki, the lovely lady who manages
the hotel
It's a feast: Fresh
melon, apricots and sweet oranges, cheese and tomato toasties, bread topped
with feta and tomato slices, honey, yogurt, jams, cake, bread, juice and fresh
coffee and on order, omelettes
On the road through the Peloponnese
to Epidavros to see the amphitheatre, built in the
4th Century BC
Up the hill in the heat.
After all the hills in Istanbul, this was no trial
Walls made of stone blocks so perfectly cut that there is no space between them. It is amazing to see how good builders and masons were 2500 years ago
The Amphitheatre is not
visible from most places on the site and is astounding in its size when you see
it. John ventured to the top
That is Lynne in the centre, declaiming some
Shakespeare in a normal voice. The acoustics are phenomenal. Apparently you can
hear a match struck from this position from any seat in the theatre
Shall we climb or sit?
Enjoying the front row
seats
Centre stage
Even more incredible
stone wall building
This panoramic view gives one some idea of the size and majesty of the place. It is still used for
Theatre and other artistic events
It is also the birthplace
of Apollo's son, Asklepios the healer, seen here with his staff and snake. The Asklepieion at Epidaurus was the most celebrated healing centre of the Classical world, the
place where ill people went in the hope of being cured
Lion and Athena's crown
as roof pediments
An original Corinthian
column head with incredible detail
This one includes a
statue of Athena and a cute pig and some sheep as waterspouts.
Restored but still
impressive
The ruins of the
settlement where the sick visited seeking cures
A restored corner showing how it once looked
the Stadion, where games
were held
An athlete
Back to the hotel and
the geraniums for an early evening ouzo or a beer
A sunset affected by the
scirocco sands
Full moon rising over
the Mycenae mountains
A snack to start was taramasalata (smoked cods’ roe paté) on bread topped with
an olive
Starter was small filo pies (tyropita), stuffed with feta & Kefalotiri cheese, and sprinkled with pink peppercorns, sesame and pomegranate syrup
Starter was small filo pies (tyropita), stuffed with feta & Kefalotiri cheese, and sprinkled with pink peppercorns, sesame and pomegranate syrup
Main course was slow
cooked lamb, with pilau rice and a salad of beetroot, carrot and beans
Is my tooth loose?
Another carafe of white
wine for dinner?
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