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Got up and got a dolmus to the centre and had a walk around had to vısıt the pharmacy as not really well but after takıng some pılls felt a bıt more comfortable and had a wander round. Today ıs a holıday ın Ayvalık as ıts the day that they became ındependent from Greece and took theır town back not a very nıce story but they stıll celebrate ıt. Bought Danıelle a present ...

... wıth thıs taxı boy who spoke a lıttle englısh and he reccomended a place but ıt was a lıttle out of our budget so we told hım we needed somewhere cheaper and he saıd he would take us to the tourıst ınfo offıce so off we sped ın the taxı wıth the musıc blarıng as he had a boom box ın the back ha ha he called ıt the nıght club taxı. we got no joy at the tourıst place and he ...

After another multi-vehicle trip involving a minibus, ferry, minibus, ferry, bus and finally another minibus we arrived in Ayvalik - a lovely harbour town backed by old Greek stone houses built into the steep hills.

This time the climb to find a room was worth it as we tracked down a lovely guesthouse right at the top of a narrow alley with fabulous views down to the mosque and waterfront. Many an hour was spent on the roof terrace over the ...

... time conquering the previous inhabitants. Hot. Did I mention that? Hot. Walked back through town, but every shop was closed for siesta.

... executing all the adult males. Though the edit was voted down before any action was taken, the idea of Lesvos with only female inhabitants was born -- hence the term "lesbian".

This was a charming Greek island with a rich history. Lesvos was considered the very center of Greek culture and society. At one time Lesvos had many famous residents such as Aristotle and Aesop.

... little resort made up entirely of overly elaborate hotels and restaurants but ************e there. We found an idyllic campsite overlooking Lesbos with it's own jetty. We spent the evening in town enjoying a few cold Efes and generally soaking it all in. All in all a pretty good find.

... Alexandria's Library in Egypt... with Mark Antony whisking away its 200,000 plus scrolls to the Alexandria Library in Egypt, for a gift to his love, Cleopatra... It is also the home of Galen's Asclepion, a famous ancient hospital that modernized medicine... becoming the basis of "modern medicine" well into the 16th century... As well as home to the Red Basilica, built within an ancient temple to the Egyptian God Serapis, preached in by Saint ...

... hard scrabble sheep farms tucked in the arid hills. Miles of rock walls run along the crest of each ridge, old property markers for grazing rights. Now the hills are topped by 25 wind turbines, producing a large percent of the island's electricity. They were graceful and somehow seemed perfectly appropriate, a Christo type art piece. At each new village we would park on the outskirts, since the steep, narrow streets were impossible to ...

... viewed the division between the old Ottoman Turk side and the Greek side of the village. In 1922 Greece and Turkey exchanged citizens so now it is all Greek. The Ottomans would not allow the Greeks to ring church bells to announce services, so the Greeks devised a lantern to hang in an upper window to announce services. Now the bell tower holds pride of place, built by Greek Americans sending money back to the village. Unlike Catholic Eastern Europe ...

... her adopted village of 700 people. A real conversation this time. When we return to our hotel we walk the beach. 7)Poseidon has coughed up more rock variety per square foot than any place we have seen in the world. We spend hours sorting and sifting. The waves lap the beach. 8) The fog finally lifts. 9)We are the only tourists in town. And the tenth good thing - we can stay until we are ready to move on.