Showing posts with label Greek mythology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greek mythology. Show all posts

Friday, June 29, 2018

Getting to Know Knossos (Yνωριμία με την Κνωσό)


Having had a rather average education, I thought I had at least a working
On the way to Knossos
knowledge of Greek mythology and a smattering of Greek history. No, I didn’t. But that’s one of the reasons I travel: to learn things. Getting on a bus for a half-day tour of an archaeological site I knew very little about was excitement in and of itself. Going with a bunch of librarians, all talking about what we were going to see – not necessarily in any common language – was a very real treat. Hat, sunglasses, camera, and water bottle at the ready…let’s go!