Mycenae is the legendary home of the Atreides that gave its name to Civilization, spread throughout the Greek world, the famous Tomb of King Agamemnon.
The pathway towards the entrance of the historical site...
That's the famous Lion's Gate, which is part of the cyclopean wall. (let your imagination do the working... hee, the structures above the entrance door resembles lions?)
Halfway up the site, we could see the stones of the ruins left behind, and how the shape of the architecture would have look like in the past...
It was not exactly the best weather for travelling... a little gloomy, and dark clouds started to get overwhelming after some time... hee...
The view from above, as we were climbing up the historial site of Mycenae. Very often, you get this feeling of being close to the skies, being above everything else... and you just think to yourself, "what a wonderful world..."
Kevin attempting to embrace the fresh air! (Can you see the dark clouds above Kevin's head??) hehehe...
Check out all the stones of this ruins... Lots and lots of big boulders everywhere.
I believe if the weather had been better, it would have been a splendid picturesque! 
Almost there! It was quite a long climb. And the view from above, you see just more rocks than ever below you! ahhahahahah... 
Ok, wind was not that strong to blow fatty Kevin away... hahahahah...
Just before the rain got heavy, we managed to get to the top! Good view? Of stones? hahahah... and of course the greenery... :)
You can spot me right? hahahah... the rain has arrived... and i got to protect my big head! hee... But luckily, we were already on the top, and could make our way down before the heavy downpour came... It was so bad, one of our umbrella, got blown upside down!!! (When it rains here, the wind can get really gusty!)
Ok, making our way down! Last shot of Mycenae, farewell! :)
And we continue our drive to a nearby town, Nafplion. We had lunch here in a traditional Greek restuarant. But hehehe, we don't exactly fancy Greek food. hehehe, you will know when you come here to taste it for yourself. :)
Nice architecture of the houses at Nafplion. Some of the streets will remind one of Spain, small narrow alleys with lots of local flavour... :)
The town square at Nafplion.. check out the dog... hehehe... oh, by the way, for your info, you don't always see stray dogs as much as you see cats... Greece has lots of stray cats... Seems like a symbolic animal around...
Apparently, we can climb up the hill to see another site. Heard that you need to climb up 999 steps or something... hahahah.. we will come back another day for it. Later, you will see picture of the castle we took from below.
In the street of Nafplion, a Greek desserts shop! Erm... but we don't fancy the desserts though.. they are really sweet pastries... Too sweet for our liking... Think when you are in a sweet relationship and marriage, you are already drowning in sea of sweetness... hehehehe...
Nafplion, Bourdji Island... One can take a boat ride over to the island... but we didn't have time to do it this time. But it is quite cute to find the island right smack in the middle of nowhere, and with a little castle built on it... hehehe...
Aahhh.. And this is the castle which you can climb from Nafplion, up 999 steps...
Along the waters, once again, typically in Greece, you will find nice cafes to chill out...
Town of Nafplion at the back... Posing in the carpark, with the wind blowing my hair in a great big mess! hahahaha...
Sunset view!!! If only Kevin has a yacht license! Woohoo... that will be mine parked on the island... heheheh..
Close up view of Bourdji Island...
Lovers posing before the island... So near yet so far... Hehehe... The furthest distance on earth is: I am standing before you, and yet you do not know... I love you...
Driving on before it gets dark, to catch the Theatre of Epidaurus (also known as Sanctuary of Asklepios). We were like there 10 mins before the site closed. Hahahah, so we could only catch a glimpse of the theatre. There are still other sites and a museum apparently.
Huang Fei Hong at Theatre of Epidaurus. Hahahaha...
Kevin and his new "son"! hahahhaha... That's the boss' kid. He loves Kevin! Always climb onto Kevin's lap to play with him... The kid even attempted to kiss Kevin's mouth that day! hahahaha...
Last shot of the theatre before we get chased out! hahahahah.. But it is really grand to see it right before your eyes... And do you know when we shout it out loud at the theatre, we can really hear the echoes... "I have a dream..."
And before leaving the site... Kevin wants a shot of the trees turning yellow in autumn... hahaha... cheap thrill... But we enjoy it! hee... :)
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