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Day 4 (Troy and Pergamum)
a big driving day, 382km, most of the day in the bus the first place to visit today was Troy, the legendary city, the story of the legendary horse its pretty cool climbing up into the horse, getting the tourist photo, the site itself is extensive but in ruins, I did get to touch a wall that was 5000 years old...damn thats old the second place to …
THE GLORY OF EPHESUS
Supposed to sleep until 0630 but up 0550, figuring lots to do to get yesterday's blog done. Shower did not complete the 'wakey wakey' process. How tired must I have been last night? I realized I had poured myself a raki [and water] and forgot to drink it, a profligate waste of alcohol.
The sunrise was going to be over the Pamukkale …
Smyrna - Running on empty and a wild goose chase
... Smyrna.
Although many cities were abandoned at the end of Antiquity, Smyrna has been continuously inhabited to the present day, thanks to its position commanding the bay and the harbor. In the Hellenistic and Roman periods, it developed quickly and became one of the most important in Anatolia, capable of competing with Ephesus and Pergamon. It earned the right to build a temple dedicated to the cult of the Emperor three times. Today, the inner ...
Ephesus - Three in a row!
... before Christianity. It referred to Roman public buildings. Later it was used to refer to a certain type of church architecture. Modern usage usually tends to associate the term with large, important churches. The two-storey, triple-aisled basilica at Ephesus is an Ionic building that was used for stock exchange and commercial business.
The Bouleuterion or Odeon: Dating back to 150 AD, this was the venue for plays and concerts as well as the conduct ...
Welcome to the country of the doner!
... And now, I was standing in turkish territory! My entering to the country was rather funny, as i had to leave my backpack and passport in the border and ilegally walk inside to look for some atm, get some change and come back to pay for my visa. They didn't have cardreader and I forgot to prepare the cash for this, hehe! But apart from this little setback, everything went smooth afterwards, and I easily found the bus that took me to Izmir and ...