A smaller copy of the Trojan Horse in Mycenae.
An antiques shop close to the town of the ancient site of Mycenae in the Peloponnese.
‘Trojans, don’t trust this horse.
Whatever it is, I’m afraid of Greeks even those bearing gifts.’-Virgil
Photographs of an old abandoned train in Greece.
Photographs that I took of the beautiful Venetian and Neoclassical style buildings in the small town of Nafplio, Greece. Many of the buildings are getting a ‘facelift’ as you can see in the photographs, and it was nice to see some work being done on them, instead of letting the buildings fall into disrepair.
Old Greek folks at a park bench in Nafplio.
“Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome.” Angela Carter (Novelist)
And the ever-present Greek frozen yogurt shop.
I love this windmill!
Plenty of handmade items in this shop.
Bracelets, sling shots and umm..no further comment.
No relation..
A couple walks by a charming little restaurant called ‘restaurant’ 🙂
Small towns like Nafplio have some of the prettiest store fronts that you’ll ever see. I loved the architecture of many of the buildings here, and there were so many things to shoot!
Μικρές πόλεις όπως το Ναύπλιο έχει μερικά από τα ομορφότερα προσόψεις καταστημάτων. Μου άρεσε πολύ η αρχιτεκτονική του Ναφπλιου, και είναι ένα εξαιρετικό μέρος για να βγάλετε φωτογραφίες!
Run to the sun.
The last photograph that I took in September of a sunset on a beach in Greece. Now, the rainy winters of Greece have set in. I just read that online today that meteorologist predict that this year will be Europe’s’ coldest and longest winter in the last ten years. So I guess I’ll be looking at these photographs with heavy nostalgia from December through March 😦
A man with his horse and carriage with a yacht and bourtzi fortress in the background.
Bourtzi fortress on an islet in the town of Nafplio.
A few seaside photographs from the port in Nafplio, a small town in Greece. More Photographs to come..
The small town of Nafplio is located on the eastern side of the Peloponnese. It is the capital of the prefecture of Argolida. The town is a photographers dream with so many things to take photographs of. The town has so much history, and it’s interesting to note that Nafplio was Greece’s capital from 1828-1833. It’s a great place to get away on the weekend especially for those of us who live in a concrete jungle like Athens.
Last weekend, I visited the small town of Nafplio which is located in the Eastern Peloponnese, it’s not a far drive from Athens which is why many Athenians like to head here for the weekend. I have been to Nafplio many years ago, but I don’t remember too much. This time I decided that I was going to take it in more and spend more time exploring and even walk up those 999 steps that lead to the fortress of Palamidi. The climb up was a difficult one for me because I’m not an athlete. However, the view was breathtaking and it was worthwhile even though it took me three days to recover. My poor legs 😦
Palamidi fortress & its 999 steps.
Entrance to the Palamidi fortress
Steps that look like Machu Picchu
Beautiful view of Nafplio on the way up..
In the distance the ‘Bourtzi fortress’ on an islet.
..and the sea is beautiful too.
A cruise (?) ship in the distance.
Steps..
and more steps.
But, it’s worth it!
A cell where prisoners were held.
The last steps to the fortress
At the top at last. And on the other side of the door is the archaeological site of the fortress.
999 steps, but this time I’m going down.
The butterfly was a good sign.
A chrysalis embedded in an Bougainvillea tree in my garden which is slowly going through a metamorphosis.
Μια χρυσαλλίδα ενσωματωμένη στη Μπουκαμβίλια στο κήπο μου το οποιο σιγα σιγα μεταμόρφωνεται.
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