Guzel Izmir Oteli
9 Eylul Meydani 1368 Sok No:8 Izmir, Turkish Aegean Coast, 35230, Turkey
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Troy, the home of Homer's Iliad
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We were hosted for lunch at a private home in a small village, but unfortunately were unable to communicate with our hosts except through some hand sign language.
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Absolutely no dragons!
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O tej godzinie spotkalismy sie juz wspolnie - ja, Syryjczycy, autostopowicze i ich dwaj tureccy gospodarze. Poszlismy do jakıegos baru - restauracji na nabrzezu i pozamawialismy piwa, herbaty, kawy, szisze, co kto chcial. Tak przesiedzielismy gadajac kilka godzin az w koncu autostopowicze z Turkami musieli uciekac zeby zdazyc na ostatni prom. Syryjczycy jeszcze wyskoczyli na jakas kolacje, a ja wrocilem do hotelu. Przy okazji pıerwszy raz w zyciu bylem ...
Izmir... Surfers Paradise it's not.
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I can't say what I've seen of Izmir so far is beautiful... it's very urban and built up in a messy way. There are a few ancient ruins around but not presented well (perhaps they are works in progress).
Tomorrow I'm off on a day trip to the ruins of Sardis so hopefully (if my guide can find this hotel) it will be a fun day.
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Peaceful day at a city by the Aegean sea
... Why is it so special about Aegean sea? Because of all the Greek mythologies?
I had my dinner at a local diner, they don't speak english, but with the food in the plate, I could just point and pay to get my food. Sitting at the window looking at all the passers-by, Turks at downtown Izmir looked so westernized. Slowly eating the sour yogurt, with all the chatting in Turkish, a comfortable feeling of being a foreigner allowed me to feel at ease.
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Snorkling...
... deep fried mussels which were good and chatted about atheism. Michael is intelligent and doesn't have a problem talking about topics like aethesim; its really nice to sensible serious chats about meaty topics. Later we wander along to the bar at the end of town because the overlanders are still there. We get talking to them and it develops into a nice evening. The truck is actually quite spacious and has storage for things like ...



