Having caught up on a bit of sleep, a fellow American staying at the Athena Pension and I headed out to see the Acropolis Ruins at Bergama. 5 mins into a search for a taxi we ran into an enthusiastic local that took great care in explaining a short cut we could take to walk to the ruins, so we figured 'why not'. Unfortunately the short cut turned out to be a little less short than we realized and it ended up taking a little over an hour to hike up the hill in scorching heat (I have finally become accustomed to constantly being drenched and sticky).
There are quite a few ruins on a hill above the current town of Bergama which are pretty amazing. The most intersting of which is a Greek Theatre built into the side of the hill. Additionally there is some great white marble still standing as the remnants of a temple. Luckily these ruins aren't too popular and it was easy to get some great photos unspoiled by throngs of tourists.
After wandering the ruins for 2 1/2 hours we caught a taxi back to town, packed up and I hopped a bus to Ephesus.
Photos: Bergama
There are quite a few ruins on a hill above the current town of Bergama which are pretty amazing. The most intersting of which is a Greek Theatre built into the side of the hill. Additionally there is some great white marble still standing as the remnants of a temple. Luckily these ruins aren't too popular and it was easy to get some great photos unspoiled by throngs of tourists.After wandering the ruins for 2 1/2 hours we caught a taxi back to town, packed up and I hopped a bus to Ephesus.
Photos: Bergama
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