Blue Boutique Izmir
Mursel Pasa Bulvari 1265, Sok. No. 13 Basmane Izmir, Turkish Aegean Coast, Turkey
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Troy, the home of Homer's Iliad
... Site. This city is well known in Homer's Iliad where Helen's face launched a thousand ships. German businessman, Heinrich Schliemann began excavations in 1870 after reading the Iliad, but according to our Tour Director, damaged much of the archaeological treasures, because he was not ...
Absolutely no dragons!
"Trzy sily rzadza czlowiekiem, a sa nimi instynkt, intelekt i intuicja;
Instynkt jest domena zwierzat, kto go slucha zwierzeciem sie stanie i umrze bez pamieci;
Intelekt nalezy do ludzi i kto za nim podazy odnajdzie szczescie;
Intuicja wywodzi sie z Milosci i Prawdy i Zycia i tylko ona jest Droga ktora prowadzi."
Ksiega Rad, Roz.1, 2:7:06
Podrozujac do Izmiru zastanawialem sie co tam spotkam, jakie widoki ujrze, co mnie zaskoczy i zadziwi. ...
Ancient memories and modern ruins
... Sardis was the capital of ancient Lydia, ruled by the famous Croesus (as in rich as...) and was also controlled at different times by the Persians and Alexander the Great.
The other fascinating thing about Sardis was the discover, in the 1960s, of an impressive Synagogue in the centre of the complex - right net to the Gymnasium. This large structure could hold over 2000 worshipers and attests to the power ...
Part 2
Leaving Selcuk we headed to Oludinez, stopping at Pammukkale which is famous for is calcium carbonate rock formations. The highlight was probably when Floyd ignored the no entry sign and stacked it in a dirty pool of water in her jeans!
In Oludinez we went on a boat cruise and went paragliding which was amazing, as you can probably tell by the number of photos I put up on Facebook. After a couple of days of relaxing by the beach we drove to Olympus where we stayed in ...
Trying to beat the heat in Turkey
... Iznik. People continued to be very friendly and helpful (with the rare exception), and often were interested in having a good conversation. Since they usually spoke no English, this turned into a creative charades challenge, with no way of knowing if you got it right in the end. One guy managed to explain that he was a truck driver and had been all through Romania, France, Holland, Germany etc. And he speaks no English or German?? Another guy was quite insistent about ...



