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    • Day 11
    • Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:14 AM
    • ☀️ 11 °C
    • Altitude: 81 m
    • TurkeyPriene37°39’35” N  27°17’57” E
    Eye of the tiger
    Isolated ruins amongst the treesA giant jigsaw puzzle in the forestThe temple of Athena1The unscripted result when Bel suddenly requests Gladiator poses.With a sun like that this could only be the temple of ApolloWhich had some seriously big-boy columnsBig-girlYes it wasThe same country where a guy went apoplectic because a waiter offered me a beer.

    One Small Step for Elliot...

    December 17, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    ... One giant leap for Opa. Today was a challenging day for those with joints missing a bit of cartilage. I'm sure we all used up a few chondrocytes on the hills of Priene. The ruins there would be called mountainside if they were in Australia. We all (hopefully) thought it was well worth climbing the giant steps to see Athena's monuments in a mossy, tree entwined setting which was somewhat LOTRish. More monuments followed before an excellent fish lunch and a lazy afternoon back at the hotel.Read more

    Susan Lee

    TravelerThe unscripted result when Bel suddenly requests Gladiator poses.😂

    12/26/23Reply
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