People

The people of Turkey have been really friendly. Here are faces from today's trip.

Flowers

The Turkish people love flowers - they sell them in cities and towns, everywhere. Here are some of today's views.

Pergamon - old stones, beautiful flowers, wonderful people

Today, we went to Pergamon, an early Greek and Roman town, and to Ascelpion, a hopital/healing center dating from 300 B.C. There was so much to see, we'll do three blogs - one each for stones, flowers, and people.

Stones

The Acropolis at Pergamon was unearthed by German archeologists, who now have the temple of Zeus in a museum in Berlin (the Brits and French were not the only ones who backed the truck up to ancient ruins). The hospital/spa at Ascelpion is a few clicks away, and is also well preserved. The "medical" column shows two snakes drinking from a pitcher of milk, the sign commemorating Galen's understanding of snake bite antidotes.