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Pergamon - another amazing sight !
After Troy it was off to Pergamon in the afternoon to see the acropolis high up on the hill over looking Bergama (Pergamon). This was another striking moment as we walked around the side of the hill looking at the ruins only to then look up and see the white temple columns at the top. A great sight to see and we were really glad we stopped here on the way.
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A big horse, a spa, and a Prince of Denmark
... else to link it to anything from Homer's story. Other than the enormous wooden horse they built beside the car park which one can climb into and look out of its windows, which actually turned out to be the boys’ favourite aspect of the site. As for the ruins, you really need to work your imagination to reconstruct every part of the city in your head. Nothing stands in any way that allows you to picture what it was ...
Off Season
... would come to bath in the healing waters and doctors would receive medical training and perform research. The best part though, was that I spent the entire two hours here as the only visitor. I was free to explore and climb around the ruins alone which bestowed an aura of mystery to the place.
Leaving the Asclepion I ate lunch and then began my trek up the nearby mountain to the Acropolis, modeled after the one Athens and Pergamon's ...
Bergama, Pergamon, potato-potata
... around the town and had a look at the ‘Red Basilica’. Apparently this same building is mentioned in both the Iliad and the Bible and, not that I’m religious or anything, I thought it was kind of cool that (some of) this massive building was still standing and that its existence was so well documented. We sorted out the bus ride (to a place called ‘Selcuk) for the next morning and headed back to our hostel for some more relaxing napping and some ...
Ancient Site of Pergamon
... Afterwards, I was taken to the Asclepion, which was located below the cliff. The Asclepion was the medical center of the inhabitants of Pergamon. There were still several existing structures within the complex, including a well preserved theater and a fountain which spills out healing waters. It was hot then, so I filled up my water bottle with the mysterious water.
I met four ladies who were on a day trip from Izmir, they showed me a ...


