​“I loved looking at the valley from the ancient city walls.  I took a picture inside the beehive tomb and had all these light flares in a dark room.  The legend is that they might be ghosts.”
Jessie R
 
“Reading Homer in school had always been my favorite so to be in the setting of two major works was amazing.”
Emily T
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“Lions Gate: the heads of the lions are long gone because the top of the delta of the gate never was buried and the heads were believed to be pure gold.”
Chandler S
 
“Landscapes from the top of the Acropolis were breathtaking.  The hillsides of olive grooves were beautiful.”
Bryce D.
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“The triangular tomb of Agamenmnon was cool.”
Charlie C
 
“Agamenmons tomb was so cool to go to.  I heard that some people think that there are still ancient spirits here.”
Angelina Y.
“It was very interesting being able to see a part of the Illiads story come to life in an actual location.”
John J
 
“I really found the beehive tombs interesting.  I am not sure how they moved all of those giant rocks.”
Oreana F
“It was cool how the mountain range across from the complex looked like the face on the death mask of Agamemnon.  While we were walking around the complex there were some really cool looking multi colored beetles.”
Dakota C
 
“I was most amazed by the weird white dots that we saw in the kings chamber of the bee hive tomb.”
Brian D
“I was intrigued by the story of the Lion’s Gate.  I wonder if the heads of the Lions were really golden.”
Jonah P.
 
“I remember this strange fruit thing on a tree that was just covered with bugs at the top of the hill.  The tomb we visited was very creepy.”
Amanda C.
 
“I thought the bugs were pretty cool.  The hill was pretty steep to climb but the tomb was cool.”
Sara C.
“I really liked the Lion’s Gate and I loved the view of the surrounding landscape from the top of the Acropolis.”
Jake B.
 
“The heads to the lions of the famous Lion’s Gate are gone.  I wonder what happened to them.  I could not believe the size of and the number of giant beetles that were flying around.  Our guide told us that the beehive tomb we visited may be haunted.”
Rhiannon E.
 
“I think for me that the ruins at Mycenae were the coolest of the trip.”
Andrew B.
“Lots of bugs and ruins”
Sara W.
 
“Things I remember about Mycenae include tons and tons of bugs.  I remember the beautiful view.  I remember the strange orbs in the dark tomb that may have been spirits from the past.”
Chloe W.
 
“I thought it was cool to think about the “flash picture spirit” that could be seen in the tomb.”
Emily L.
“Lots of bugs and a cool tomb.”
Tristen G.
 
“I really enjoyed hiking to the top of this acropolis / mountain.  Our tour guide said it was an awesome view- she was spot on.”
Viveca P.