Monemvasia Day 4

Monday was our final day in Monemvasia. We had had a wonderful time, but were more than ready to get back to our apartment and more comfortable beds! We got up early so we could get some sunrise pictures over the city. Then we went and had one more wonderful breakfast (I miss this breakfast!!!!! And usually I don't eat much for breakfast.) and explored a bit more. At 10:30 we were at the front gate waiting for the bus to come pick us up. We left Monemvasia around 11:30 and started home. We stopped in Sparta to get a picture of the Spartan warrior. We stopped a bit later to give the bus driver a break and to switch drivers. We got home at 5 pm Monday. We were exhausted and trying to recover the rest of the week. We had a wonderful time and I do hope we get another chance to go back. I would drive so we could be on our own time schedule. I also thought it was neat that we got to see the horses working, not a sight you see everywhere anymore, you really felt like you were transported to another time. I am also thankful the horses were not working every day we were there!!
Here are some of the pictures from our final day.

The End.

Mycenae

This past Saturday we went to Mycenae to explore the ruins there. I think we could be here forever and never see all the ruins that are here. Greece is amazingly rich with History and we will do our best to explore while we are here. We headed to Mycenae and Matt had put in the wrong spot on the GPS. We ended up on a dirt, rock unnamed road. Suddenly I felt like I was transported into the Cars movie where that one car is in the middle of nowhere and the husband says to his wife "Never need a map again honey, I have a GPS!" So, he continues to head down the wrong road. That was totally us. Matt's like I don't think this is right and I am like it's what you put in the GPS. Plus the signs kept saying there was an archaeological site. So, surely we were going the right way? Nope. Finally an old farmer working in the olive groves stopped us and asked us in Greek and some English where we going. When Matt told him in his English and little bit of Greek (very thankful for the classes he has been taking!) the man said "Turn around! You are on the wrong road." A very profound statement. I think to often we find ourselves on the wrong road. Anyway, the man asked us where we were from, where we lived etc. He has sons who live in the states and he had lived there for 5 years with his wife in the 1970's. He moved back to Greece because the states wasn't good for his wife. She had problems. That's how he described his wife several times. He was very sweet and I thankful he helped us out.

Grave Circle B:

 The Lion Gate:

 Groups of houses belonging to the ruler's subjects:

 A Gate leading out of the area:

 Heading to the Underground Cistern. We had brought flashlights so we were prepared to explore. This was our favorite part of the ruins. It's also the most different thing we've seen in all the ruins we have visited.

 The North Gate:

Arrowheads: