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Smyrna - Running on empty and a wild goose chase
... the agora, the bouleuterium (council house), the theatre and a small section of the fortification walls can be seen in modern Izmir.
The agora of Smyrna was the city's administrative, political, judicial and commercial center. It was built at the end of the 4th century BC. It acquired its current shape in the 3rd century AD and survived intact till the 7th century AD. It was used as a cemetery in the Late Byzantine and Ottoman periods. Smyrneans built the ...
Welcome to the country of the doner!
... dress well covered. Also, although the mayority is muslim, they rarely pray 5 times a day or even go to the mosque. I guess is a little bit like christianity over europe, tradicional but not massively followed up to every rule. This makes Turkey a really pleasant country to visit, because nobody looks at you in an bad way as a tourist, and even is quite multiculturalised. Of couse I'm talking about the big cities, because, same as ...
Bye gallipoli .. Hello Izmir
Arrived into turkey s third largest city of 4.5 mil inhabitants 6 hrs later ok coach, we badly need to quench our thirst. Checked into hotel that s a pleasant surprise of Nuevo and modern, we quickly set out to explore the city. They ve a big bazaar bigger than Grand Bazaar Istanbul . Dinner was a nice seafood with some wine n raki. ...
Fascinating Ephesus
... the terminal building and found our guide standing outside waiting for us. She was amazing and bubbly but I cannot remember her name. What a pity.
We hopped into our bus and headed towards Ephesus. On route our guide gave us some background on Turkey and Ephesus so we would arrive with some understanding. She was very interesting and I was glad we'd paid the extra to do the tour. The driver was talking to other drivers to ...
Smyrna was its name
... It is believed that Homer was born here. IZMIR is the third-largest city in Turkey, located in a natural bay, with over 3.35 million inhabitants in its province. Izmir's 3500 years of recorded history shows that it was one of the principal mercantile cities of the Mediterranean Sea. Izmir is the port of entry for many visitors to Ephesus.
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