Bergama, Turkey

Sorry for the delay in postings, there's a good explanation which this post will partially explain. This post is all about the people we met to, from, and inside Bergama.

View from the rooftop of Athena Pension into the atrium.


To: We met these amazing girls studying classics at Glasgow University while we were finding our way to our hostel. We had to figure out together that the bus station was all in kahootz and lied to us about the local small buses called dolmush which are cheap mini bus rides. The taxi drivers denied that they existed. We asked a local and said it was on the way which led to the taxi driver yelling at the local for taking his business away. Anyway, It's been a pleasure for us to travel with Maisie and Anna because Wai and I can only spend so much time with each other. J/K I love Wai, but traveling with them for the past two weeks has been great. We kept on extending our travels together and convincing ourselves we should check out our next sight together. I'd have to say that their insight on the history of the ruins and classical sites are priceless compared to any guide.

Anna, "Smallie", Maisie, & Wai


Inside: The people in this town (excluding the taxi drivers) are so amazingly friendly. When we were lost in the hillside looking for a restaurant a local gave one of us a ride on his little scooter. When we asked for some baclava from a store the boy couldn't stop smiling and gave us a lot and added ice cream on top for cheap. When we asked someone where some good food was he called up his friends to find out the name of a place. But the best part was "Smallie" our hostel owner. I don't think I ever asked his real name. But we gave him that name since he named Maisie "Tallie". He owned this great restored Otoman home that had a small atrium in the center where we would eat breakfast, lounge, eat baclava. Oh and the breakfast he prepared was probably the best breakfast any hostel has ever made for us. He would buy us fresh bread that was warm to the touch, he would buy us fresh fruits, he had this amazing honey mixed with soft cream, cheese rolls, nutella, rose jam, yogurt, juice, apple tea, mmmmmmmmmmmm. He gave Maisie a scooter ride to the top of Pergamum because not all of us would fit into this other couple's rental car.

Entrance of Athena Pension


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