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Smyrna - Running on empty and a wild goose chase
... 21st century. But the stone inscription on the cult of the Emperor at Smyrna seemed genuine (since it is in Greek, my dear Watson!).
Several of the useful displays provided information on the architectural details (like which direction the doors opened etc.) but there was one that seemed to be designed to provide mirth rather than information. But truth, as they say, is stranger (certainly funnier!) than fiction. We reproduce it here in its entirety:
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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 ...
Izmir
... was a half way point to where we were going next and we already booked our accommodation. Wish we listened to them.... Oh well I guess you need to experience somewhere that you won't like on your trip. It took us awhile to figure out how to get from the bus station into the city. The bus station was about 10-15km out of town so had to get a bus. No one was really as helpful as they were at other bus stations in other towns we had gone ...
Odyssey of Izmir, the birthplace of Homer, doh!!
... Bob and Charlize. (I hope that’s how you spell her name! Apologies if it is incorrect) We got talking, as you do, about all things to do with cruises and it turns out that they have cruised quite a bit with Princess. During the conversation, Charlize told us that they get a discount because Bob is a Vet. I turned to him and asked him how many times did he have to stick his hand up a cow’s **** to get that privilege. It turns out he wasn’t that kind of a ...
Exploring Ancient Pergamum & Ephesus
... respected had nothing to fear, and that they were out of line and needed to use the court system if they had a grievance.
Though the clerk was successful in quelling the rioting silversmiths, he was off the mark in his assurances that the worship of Artemis was secure. Leaving the archeological dig of Ephesus, we walked past what remains of the Temple of Artemis. Though once one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, on par ...
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