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Smyrna - Running on empty and a wild goose chase
... a clerk queried his computer and came up negative. No Tatev in the directory. We told her the full story about the Homer (we left out the bits about the Trojan horse and Hercules' labors even thought it would have helped pass time on this rainy afternoon) Iliad. She clarified that she taught Basic English (just a few alphabets and words, perhaps an odd sentence or two) in this department. We should probably check with the Department of Literature where it is ...
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 ...
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. ...
An Impressive Pile of Rubble
... range of rugs, we had a lovely lunch in their garden, with plentiful local beverages to wash it down......need we say more! Anyway it was back to the boat for a bit of r & r, and later a delicious dinner on the pool deck, where we enjoyed the company of two women from California, who were having a girl's week away from their husbands - they certainly enjoyed a glass of wine or two, so it was a very entertaining ...
The Ancient Cities of Troy and Pergamum
... and they found the rest of the city. This is a place where Achilles fought, but the city could only be taken by the tricks of sending them a gift of a wooden horse which hide 3000 Greek soldiers who waited for then Trojans to be drunk and asleep before attacking. However another theory is that this is all just a metaphor for the city being destroyed by earthquake and fire, as the city was built on a ...