The bus trip from Istanbul to Bergama was surprisingly uneventful. While traveling outside of your norm, you really are never sure what public transportation will be like and after some of our past experiences we figure anything is possible. Weren't we surprised when we realized that our bus from Istanbul to Bergama would be a very nice Mercedes...

28th June On the beach for a relaxing day! @ nite we slept in Pergamo @ Akropolis Hotel. Outside it is better than the rooms are. Good turkish breakfast. Pergamo: (1/2 day) 1. Akropolis: Beautyful 2. Asklepieion: FANTASTIC! Afternoon @ Mambo Beach for sun: Great & very cheap!

If you're a Hadley, you have an obligation to the medical field. While I have no interest in pursuing a career in healthcare, the field has been good to my dad, grandpa, great-grappa and has fed me personally through my life. So when I had the chance to go to the Asceplion, which claimed to have the world's FIRST hospital, destiny beckoned me to...