Left Athens at 7:30 AM and drove through the countryside: blue sky, blue water, white buildings, barren hills with cedars-then cypress. Stopped for a coffee stop and looked at the Corinth Canal. Drove by the Agean Sea - saw a deep bay where subs came in during WWII. Now there is sea farming there. Visited Epidavros: an early theater that seated 15,000 people. Drove another hour and visited Mycenae, an early civilization that evolved between the 16th and 12th century BC. At both sites, we walked straight up hill for quite a while --as if our legs weren't crying from yesterday's walk to the Acropolis! After lunch, we headed back to Athens --stopping at a ceramics factory on the way. So far the amounts of food have been huge. The first day we cleaned our plates. Now we are sharing or asking for smaller servings. Tonight we pack. Oh, last night we went to the 7th floor of our hotel and were able to see the Parthenon (beautifully lighted) on the Acropolis --a neat way to end the day.
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