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Smyrna - Running on empty and a wild goose chase
... For the second time this day in Izmir, one of its citizens swiped his card for us. What a bizarre ticketing system! Designed only for regular commuters and not suitable for day trippers!
It was dark by the time we got back to Selcuk. Now for the big question. Aphrodisias, Hierapolis, Ephesus and Smyrna. Four in Four. Did we have enough in the tank for yet another? Troy? The answer was No. While Troy was easily the most well known of the lot, it has ...
Welcome to the country of the doner!
... the bus stop to the address of my couchhost. I met Ceren then, a really relax and easy-going turkish girl, so friendly since the very first moment. I later met the whole bunch of her flatmates who were also so welcoming and interesting to meet, most of them french who were doing either exchange or working in the place. Turkey is such an interesting country, and Izmir is such a beautiful city, really "westernalised" and yet still containing ...
Bien salée notre arrivée en turquie !
... Eiffel (le fameux), qui accueille des restos trop sympas et un cinéma. Impossible de résister devants les affiches de Batman, dont le film est projeté en anglais... On choisit ses places, comme ça, sur un écran plat..mais le film est coupé par des pubs. Dingue. A l'image de notre excursion aux Météores, nous préparons une grande journée dans le site archéologique d'Ephese, situé à une petite centaine de kimolètres au sud d'Izmir. ...
The unknown charms of Izmir
... and he haggled successfully for one piece that particularly caught his eye; a small, deep blue and red woollen rug with bold geometric patterns.
Shortly before we departed Izmir, we took a walk along the long seafront that makes an arc from the freight docks at the north to the fishing harbour to the south. It was still cold, and an icy sea breeze rustled through our clothing, but the sun was bright and refreshing. The long walk took us parallel to the Kordon, a ...
Let the Fun Begin
... only to be told that Turkish Bureacracy was alive and well and that there had been a hickup with bike pickup. The Turks thought the bikes were being ridden into the country not coming by sea. How the hell they figured that out is beyond any of use because the shops were at a shipping dock and a shipping port in a harbour city! Anyway, wait another day and hopefully they will be available on Tue 29th March. We'll see!
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