Nafplion 10—11/06/15

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IMG_0982-2 Palamidi Castle as seen from our ship at Nafplion
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Palamidi Castle as seen from our ship at Nafplion
IMG_0983-2 Ken and Sharon in Nafplion with our Holland America cruise ship the Zuiderdam behind us.
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Ken and Sharon in Nafplion with our Holland America cruise ship the Zuiderdam behind us.
IMG_0984-2 This is Sharon in front of a Tholos or beehive tomb on the Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece. It is thought to be either the Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of...
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This is Sharon in front of a Tholos or beehive tomb on the Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece. It is thought to be either the Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of…
IMG_0987-2 Inside the Tholos. With an interior height of 13.5m and a diameter of 14.5m, it was the tallest and widest dome in the world for over a thousand years until...
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Inside the Tholos. With an interior height of 13.5m and a diameter of 14.5m, it was the tallest and widest dome in the world for over a thousand years until…
IMG_0995-2 This is the acropolis at Mycenae. In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which...
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This is the acropolis at Mycenae. In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which…
IMG_0999-2 Lovely flowers on the acropolis
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Lovely flowers on the acropolis
IMG_1001-2 The Lion Gate; two lionesses flank the central column and is the main entrance to the Acropolis of Mycenae.
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The Lion Gate; two lionesses flank the central column and is the main entrance to the Acropolis of Mycenae.
IMG_1005-2 The Royal Graves.
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The Royal Graves.
IMG_1012-2 A view from the palace foundation.
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A view from the palace foundation.
IMG_1018-2 Kris and Sharon with the plain behind them. At the time of Agamemnon that plain was flooded by the Mediterranean Sea.
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Kris and Sharon with the plain behind them. At the time of Agamemnon that plain was flooded by the Mediterranean Sea.