On the Vltava River

The beautiful capital of Czech Republic is located on the Vltava River, the longest river of the country. 

An amazing view of Prague lying on both sides of the Vltava opens up before one's eyes from Petrin Hill in the centre of the city, not far from Prague Castle.

South of the center, and also on the river, lies Vysehrad Hill, probably a location wherefrom Prague began.

A lot of bridges cross the Vltava. From Legion Bridge, for example, one can admire Prague Castle and the most famous of the city's bridges - Charles Bridge.

Prague Castle is magnificent, and, being more than 1000 years old, is still a residence of the head of the state.

The symbol of the Czech capital is Charles Bridge, with its famous statues, connecting the area of Prague Castle and the medieval part of the city - Old Town.

Whatever one looks for in Prague, it's impossible to avoid being on the Vltava River.

Varna (Bulgaria)

Varna is a rather large city and resort on the Black Sea Coast of Bulgaria.

By the sea is located an old park - 'Sea Garden'.

The centre of the city is marked by the splendid Assumption of Holy Mother Cathedral from the 19th century.

Mycenae

Mycenae is an ancient stronghold of the Greek land, a place from epic. Homer called the city "broad-streeted" and "golden"; the citadel flourished in the 2. millenium BC, but as early as in Late Antiquity Mycenae was alredy a historical monument, a tourist destination.

It's been popular among tourists since then.

Approaching the citadel...

The "Lion Gate" attracts (in all senses of the word) those wishing to behold the habitat of the Bronze Age heroes.

Ancient graves contain the remains of the remote epoch.

One sees distant mountains from here...

Something flourishes here still now...

Treading down the old place...

The "Treasury of Atreus" is called also the "Tomb of Agamemnon". Such were the names of mythic lords of Mycenae. Neither of them probably laid here, but why not connect the famous heroes with the grand monument?

Heinrich Schliemann who excavated Mycenae thought it to be the mask of king Agamemnon, a hero from the Iliad. 

These museum things once were, so to say, inhabitants of Ancient Mycenae too.

Other scarce traces of olden times...

...and tokens of spring and new life...

And the road now goes back from Mycenae...