The Argolid

First of all, I just have to let you all know that yesterday it SNOWED here in Athens, and today my classes were canceled. That's right, I go to school in Western Massachusetts where I have NEVER had a snow day, and now I get one in Greece. Go figure. It's supposed to be up around 60 by the end of the week, so hopefully this is something that won't happen again. Seriously, I did not come to the Mediterranean to freeze. Anyway, as some of you know, I had my first CYA trip this weekend. We went to the Argolid region and stayed in the beautiful old town of Nafplion. Friday my group went to Mycenae, which was incredible. Luckily we had good weather on Friday so I was really able to enjoy the ancient city with its massive stone walls and intensely beautiful mountain views. I took lots of pics but none of them do the place justice. Standing on top of the ruins looking out at the breathtaking view, I couldn't help but think that anyone living in such a place had no choice but to believe in gods. Our itinerary was changed around a bit because of the impending 'polar front', so on Saturday we did the other important sites in the area (Epidaurus, Tiryns, and the Palamidi) and left back to Athens on Sunday. It was so weird to drive back; everything looked a lot different covered in snow.

From the top of the Theater at Epidaurus

Cool view from Mycenae

The famous Lion's Gate (Mycenae)

Climbing down into creepy cistern (clearly my flash works well because it was actually really dark in there!)

That's all for now - internet's not working well.