Today was no different than any other day on this vacation other than the locations. We spent a lot of time in the car. It was worth it though as we first went off to Epidvaros, home to one of the best preserved theaters in Greece. The acoustics were so good. I even tested it out, singing my 8 bar cut and then a whole song for all the other tourists sitting in the theater. It was nerve wracking! I was shaking!
After the theater and its museum (boring and only 2 rooms big) we drove to Mycenae, the oldest civilization found in Greece (1200 BC). I read the Rick Steves tour book out loud to Aaron and we were able to point out where the royalty had been buried, the royal palace, and the lion's gate. Look, no heads!
Towards the end of the adventure at Mycenae, we found the cistern, where all the citizens' water came from. It literally was a black hole down 99 steps. We went down to the bend in the tunnel and I couldn't see my own hand right in front of my face. Thank god for iPhones with flash otherwise I wouldn't have been able to see anything. I was not happy to be there.
Aaron was pretty psyched to be that far underground but I was scared. After the cistern of death, we drove down the hill to the Tomb of Agammemnon. Pretty standard tomb with nice acoustics. Not that a dead person would need good acoustics!
After Mycenae, we drove off to the airport. Yep, the trip is coming to an end. We fly out tomorrow. With the rest of the evening free, we drove to the mall and saw The Avengers for 7 euros a piece which comes out to $5.63 as of right now. That'e the price of a small popcorn in Manhattan.
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