Ephesus, Troy, Pergamon, Gallipoli, Temple of Artemis, WWI Battlefields...

I have walked, sat (and shat, even!) where the great civilisations paved their roads in marble, put frescos on their walls and mosaics on their pavements, contemplated how round the world was and planned their cities with great care and details. Ephesus is one amazing place, it's worth going to Turkey just for that!! The other places were pretty cool but Ephesus is THE place.

The amphitheater in Ephesus seats about 25 thousand people, 10% of the population. This was the largest city of its time and it's amazing to see how the archaeologists have managed to puzzle it all together. Sounds like a job for the super-nerdy puzzlers, Svava and Helga!! You will see it all when the photos will be loaded online (in the near future).

We are going on an overnight bus to Istanbul, then flying out from Istanbul airport at 3 pm. tomorrow, landing early evening in Budapest. Departing in the morning from there and arriving in London Heathrow early afternoon. Long time travelling. But it's been sooooo worth it! What a great trip this has been. We've really enjoyed ourselves, seen so much, met some very cool people (mostly Aussies and Kiwis) and had a genuinely relaxed and fabulous time! Shit, there's a big-ass hornet hovering above my head. I am stinky from the day's excursion to this little Greek village (yes, Greek) called Şirince and laying out in the sun, getting baked, and frollicking in the pool. What a life, eh. How lucky are we?!

See yous all soon!