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Smyrna - Running on empty and a wild goose chase
... known that besides their judicial function, basilicas were also used for commercial purposed such as the daily affairs of businessmen and bankers. The Roman poet Martial relates that in their daily lives the Romans used the agora from morning till noon (3 to 5 hours according to a Roman sundial). He goes on to say that, because of the large number of cases, lawyers became hoarse, that the number of lawyers was not enough to handle all the cases and for this reason it ...
Welcome to the country of the doner!
... the bus stop to the address of my couchhost. I met Ceren then, a really relax and easy-going turkish girl, so friendly since the very first moment. I later met the whole bunch of her flatmates who were also so welcoming and interesting to meet, most of them french who were doing either exchange or working in the place. Turkey is such an interesting country, and Izmir is such a beautiful city, really "westernalised" and yet still containing ...
Izmir
... our stop and ask the guy where the street for our hotel is and he points one way. Now in Turkey most of their women are covered up (hair, shoulders, long pants) but when we were traveling along the coast it was ok, most of the local women wore what we usually would wear. In Izmir I felt uncomfortable and felt the need to cover my shoulders and wear something to my knees. Our hotel was located in an older area where the locals were, it ...
The unknown charms of Izmir
... ferry to find a grey, slightly run-down port town of no particular consequence. A major freight and passenger terminal, Bandirma was crammed with drab hotels, flanked by an army of skeletal cranes. Phil bought an over-priced instant coffee at the train station, while we awaited the train to Izmir, Turkey's third largest city after Istanbul and Ankara.
“Jesus,” he spluttered into the off-white mug, “this really is terrible coffee.”
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Let the Fun Begin
Sat 26.03.11 - The best laid plans…… You know how it goes. You plan everything to the nth degree; you get up early; have the dutiful brother in law, Michael REILLY, pick us up four hours before departure knowing it takes only 45-50 minutes to get to the airport. Everything is going smoothly, you arrive at the airport on time, no pressure, plan on a leisurely check in of your luggage at the Cathay Pacific desk, then ...