While Waiting to Pick Up Our Hire Car We Strolled Around the Back Streets of AyvalikThe Local Shoemaker A Wonderful Display of Turkish BaklavaThe Main Square of Ayvalik Overlooked by a Large Statue of AtaturkLocal Fishing Boats Moored in the Old Port Area of AyvalikAfter Collecting the Hire Car we Drive Towards Bergama, Calling into the Town of Dikili which We Bypassed by BoatBoth Locals and Visitors in Dikili Enjoy Swimming from the Town’s SeawallOn the Hillside Beyond the Town of Bergama is the the Ancient City of Pergamon Which Dates Back to the 3rd Century BCBergama is a Reasonably Modern Town Which Caters to the Many Visitors to the Old Site of PergamonTaking the Cable Car to the Ancient Site Gives You a Wonderful View Over the ValleyIn Recent years an Irrigation Dam has Been Built at the Rear of the Old Site to Supplement the Amazing Fertile Valleys of the Bergama AreaBefore Exploring the Site We Stop for Refreshments !!The Remains of Part of the Ancient City Wall of PergamonThe Entrance to Pergamon with the Remains of One of the Palaces NearbyThe Ruins of the Library at the Pergamon Site The Ancient Site had Wonderful Views Over the Fertile Plains BelowThe Ancient Remains of the ArsenalThe Temple of TrajaneumOverlooking the Town of Bergama from the Ancient SiteThe Ancient Theatre held 10,000 People and was Steepest Theatre Built in Ancient TimesThe Remains of the Temple is the Focal Point of the Pergamon SiteThe Massive Columns of the Temple of TrajaneumOverlooking the Sacred Precinct of AthenaExtensive Restoration is Being Carried Out in Areas of the Ancient Pergamon SiteLooking Down on the Remains of the Zeus AltarPergamon is a Popular Ancient Site to Visit for Tourists in TurkeyOne of the Vaulted Entrances Leading to the Precinct of AthenaA Friendly Shop Assistant at one of the Souvenir Shops at the Upper Pergamon SiteTypical Houses in the Old Part of BergamaAnother Example of a Local Dwelling Close to the SiteIn the Township of Bergama there are Many Ancient Remains of the Lower Pergamon TownOriginally Built as the Serapis Temple and Later Turned into the St Ioannes Church During the Byzantine EraA Local Young Man in Bergama Wishful ThinkingTravelling back to the Ayvalik Area we Pass Fertile Fields of Sunflowers and Other Many Other CropsWe Also Pass Different Coloured Salt Ponds for the Production of Salt from Salt Water EvaporationA Pleasant Meeting at the Local Supermarket Resulted in Drinks with Delightful Italian Sailiors, Dan and GiuliaDan and Giulia Spend Most of the Year Sailing the Gipsy in the Mediterranean
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