Approaching Mycenae
We spent about a half hour visiting the tomb then reboarded Niko's bus for the ride up to Mycenae. Even though the bus headed a couple hundred feet uphill, the parking lot was still way below the entrance to the old walled city. The hike uphill wasn't too bad at first, but the bright, hot sun reflecting off the white-stoned pathway was starting to give me a headache. Vee urged us onward and upward through the Lion's Gate into Mycenae. It is thought that stone lions similar to these adorned many of the buildings in the area that utilized the triangle and lintel building style.
Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more 
