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Bergama
... astro turf and an entertaining Oz-Turk owner, who was fed up with the "Middle East" and was heading to Western Australia.
We spent our day in Bergama at two sets of ruins. First up was the hill-top acropolis, with a multi-level gymnasium, various temples, ...
Another Amazing Ruin at Permigmom
... sea is now 12 kilometres away. Not much remains here now but they have done some excavations of the 9 different civilisations of Troy that existed from 3000BC to 500AD when it ceased to exist because the sea was no longer close so the people left..We relied on Mehmet to bring it to life since there's not a lot of ruins to look at. We had fun on the replica of the Trojan horse though.
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Ruined!
... as many as I could carry. After strolling through there we headed uphill to the Acropolis, which also had a whole bunch of cool, old stuff lying about. That's all I can tell ya...
We ran into a couple of Canadians we'd met at Gallipoli, busted the cards out, a few of cleansing ales, that was all she wrote. In my midnight wisdom I also offered them a lift to Pamukkale, where we were heading next. Four up in Blanche with bags... should be interesting.
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Taking the Ferry Back to Turkey
... we knew it, we were once again disembarking on Turkish soil.
Unfortunately, the ferry was mainly full of day trippers from Greece, who all were part of a tour and were sent to the front of the Immigration line. That left about a dozen of us at the back, and we had to wait for all of them before we could get stamped through -- which took a long time: we didn't get through the line until almost 11:30, putting a crimp into our plans for the day.
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Nothing is Forever
... few re-erected columns of a temple. It still is impressive (especially its amphitheatre that goes so steep and high that will trigger one's vertigo) and worthwhile to visit but is much less than perfect. This is a ruin that Lonely Planet calls "well-preserved", so you can imagine what others will look like.
It was a hot day. When we finished walking the ruin by early afternoon the midday sun was already parching the ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Swimming pool
- Business Services
- Fitness/Health center
- Free parking