The Roman ruins of Pergamum were so amazing!!! WOW! I love ancient ruins, walking around them and imagining who walked before you on the exact same path. The craftsmanship and labour that went behind these ancient structures are just remarkable. I was never really interested in history at school, everything was always art and design (still is really!) but after the past year I have such a keen interest in history - I find it all so fascinating! We got a gondola up to the top of the hill, reminded me of going up to the gondolas in Rotorua, and had a wonder around for an hour or so all while our tour leader was telling us the stories behind the ruins. Rege used to be a history teacher and speaks great English so we all really enjoyed learning from him - he must have told the history of this place so many times but he re-tells it with such pride that this all took place in his country. I had no idea Turkey contains so much history from the Roman empire...
We arrived at our hotel which was a bit of a down-grade from the last few but still better than a hostel! That night was 'the big night out' but considering the state I was in from the previous night I just had a sober dancing night out! Randomly we went to an Irish Bar... in Turkey? Yes... whats more there was a tattoo parlour right next door. What happens when a bunch of Aussies get drunk next to a tattoo parlour?? Note how I said Aussies and not Kiwis haha! A handful got tattoos, including a 6 inch Tinkerbell sitting on a lotus flower... my oh my...
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