Our planned trip nearly didn't happen. They needed 5, we were only 2, so we chartered the whole vehicle and offered free trips to anyone we could find (not many, if any, tourists in town. The lucky winners were 2 South Korean kids who had just got off a 9 hour bus-ride from Goreme and were considering eating something when David came a-calling!)
So, at triple the price, we go to the best ruined city Mary has seen in this hemisphere. Really hard to get to, but well worth it. Superb theatre and stadium and some amazing gateways that easily rival Ephesus, which is much better known. Again, hardly anyone else around. In its heyday the city was famous for its sculpture school and exported pieces all over the Roman empire. The museum was packed full of impressive pieces.
The last week has been a series of 2-night stands. We now head for Selcuk for 4 nights, then a little fishing village near the island of lesbians and then its back to Istanbul for a couple of nights and we're home.
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