Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Greece Trip: Corinth

The Great Wall of China? Nope (though that would have been interesting) View of Acro-Corinth
The Bema, a possible site of Paul's preaching to the Corinthians
Mustache Express!!! Audrey & Sarah Anne showing off their colorful facial hair
More mustaches!
View of Monte Cassino (top of hill), the first Benedictine Monastary

Greece Trip: Naflion once more

I like this picture, though I'm a little bummed that you can't see my face. Unfortunately I feel that I look a little bit like Cousin It
Performing Shakespeare in a 17th century Venetian fort overlooking the water
Girls in a guard tower!
A doorway to the sea!
Sarah Anne walking down the 1000+ steps to the bottom of the hill. Shaking leg muscles all around!!

Greece Trip: Naflion

Look at the color of the water! It look so inviting!

Swimming in the Aegean. Freaking COLD!!!!!

After a couple of minutes, you get a little numb & you don't feel the cold anymore!
Wading the Aegean. Those whimps! Haha.
Sunset off the dock


Greece Trip: Epidaurus

The ancient theatre at Epidaurus. GREAT ACCUSTICS!!
Another view from the top. You can hear a coin drop in the center of the stage!

Greece Trip: Mycenae

Mycenae, a city upon a hill & legendary home of Agamemnon/Clytemnestra/Orestes
Lecture outside the ways of the city
Walking under the famous Lion's Gate
Tholos Tomb known as "Treasury of Atreus". This place had great accustics! It was also a lot bigger than I expected

Greece Trip: Athens again

Colleen outside an Eastern Orthodox Church in Athens (candid shot)
Sarah Anne & Antonio. He asked her to stay in Greece with him. GREAT FUN!
Standing on the Areopagus on the last night in Athens. Beautiful!

Greece Trip: More Athens

I'm standing in front of the Parthenon! AHH!!!!!
The RAs doing a jumping picture in front of the parthenon.
I'm standing in front of the Erectheum. I think I may have liked this building even more than the Parthenon right next to it. Tough call though.
Ahhh, so pretty!
Sarah Anne and the owl of Athene

Greece Trip: Athens

View of Athens from the Pnyx
Lookie what we found!!! View of the Acropolis from the Pnyx
Temple of ??? (can't remember at the moment!) located in the Agora. It's one of the oldest standing temples in the world!
Lecture overlooking Athens on the Areopagus. It's believed that St. Paul taught here!

Greece Trip: Housias Lukas

View from the monastary!!!
Amazing mosaics in the Eastern Orthodox Cathedral
I love this picture! We stopped at the famous Eastern Orthodox monastary of Hosias Lukas on the way to Athens. The monks have funky beards.

Greece Trip: Delphi continued

Temple
Ruins & mountains
Lectures in Delphi
Theatrical productions in the ancient theatre at Delphi
I like sphinxes!!!!!

Greece Trip: Delphi continued

Temple
Ruins & mountains
Lectures in Delphi
Theatrical productions in the ancient theatre at Delphi
I like sphinxes!!!!!

Greece Trip: Delphi

Beautiful water! Couldn't tear my eyes away the entire way to Delphi!
Look at that water!
The mountains overlooking Delphi
People "purifying" themselves before entering the sacred temples in Delphi
The temple dedicated to Apollo where the Pythian oracle spoke the words of gods