Day 90 of 111. The Treasury of Atreus, Greece This is one of the best-preserved examples of a “beehive tomb” and dates back from 1300 to 1200 BC. The tomb is reputed to be “Agememnom’s Tomb” but there is no evidence to support that claim. The tomb consists of two rooms: the “beehive” shaped room…

Day 90 of 111. Mycenae, Greece Here we are at another Acropolis, this time in Mycenae. This site is especially significant because of the scholar/historian, Schliemann , a German, who studied Ancient Greece and self-funded an archeological exploration that found this ancient city of Mycenae that dates back to 1300 B.C. The most exciting early…

Day 90 of 111. Ancient Corinth, Greece Ancient Corinth is an example of an ancient Roman city built during the Roman occupation of Greece. The Temple of Apollo was a fortunate survivor (many Greek buildings and temples were destroyed by the Romans) because the Romans admired/honored Apollo as one of their own gods. Corinth was…

Day 90 of 111. Corinth Canal, Greece Several rulers of Greece (including the Roman emperor Nero) dreamed of digging a canal through the Corinth Isthmus (red pin on map). When completed it would save ships 431 miles from having to sail around the Peloponnese peninsula to get to Greece’s western port cities. It would also…

Day 89 of 111. National Archeological Museum, Athens, Greece This museum has examples of pottery, artifacts, and art from all over Greece. We were especially taken by the pottery shard showing donkeys pulling a rope and the statue of the Minotaur. The gold Mask of Agamemnon (not really him, since the gold was dated before…

Day 89 of 111. The Acropolis, Athens, Greece The Propylaia is the monumental entrance to the sanctuary of the Acropolis. It was built between 437-432 BC. It also faces several significant Greek sites. Salamis Bay, in the distance, is where the Greeks defeated the Persians in a great naval battle. More importantly it faces the…

Day 88 of 111. Rhodes Town, Greece. Rhodes is an island in Greece, but it is also a city in Rhodes. There is also an ancient city of Rhodes inside the modern city of Rhodes. We visited this ancient city and a large building called the Palace of the Grand Masters. The original building was…

Day 88 of 111. Acropolis of Lindos, Rhodes, Greece Acropolis means “high city”. The building at the highest point of a city is the Acropolis. Lindos has an Acropolis that we visited today and later in the trip (tomorrow) we will visit the Acropolis in Athens. Visiting this site involved quite a few steps… thus…

Day 88 of 111. Lindos, Island of Rhodes, Greece The city of Lindos is located about 30 miles from the city of Rhodes and is located on the base of a hill. On top of the hill is the Lindos Acropolis/fortress. The trip up the hill is fairly strenuous, so a good business was established…

Day 86 of 111. Transiting the Suez Canal At the very northern part of the Red Sea is the Suez Canal, our entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. This canal is different from the Panama Canal in that there are no locks, that is, the canal is all at sea level. Floating northward, it was interesting…