Travelling Runes

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I have been travelling around a bit for the last few weeks - Gent for the festival and meetings in Dusseldorf and Vienna. However - you are lucky - no photos.

However - I have posted a video of my rafting trip on youtube and embedded below.

Assos and the Troad

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  Originally uploaded by Travelling Runes.

Another birthday passes and still only 21 (!).

We took a long weekend and drove West from Istnabul via the new fast ferry to Bursa to Assos.

Assos is a village built and off the remains of classical and Alexandrian town and is very evocative as well as relatively unspoilt. Most of the Temple of Athena has been taken to other places - such as Istanbul, Berlin and London. However - the acropolis with an unrivalled view of Lesbos is still a wonderfull place to be first thing in the morning. We stayed at the Assos Evi - one of the small guesthouses (which prefer the name boutique hotels these days). It was very quite and relaxed and I would recommend it to anyone.

Whilst there we also visited classical Pergammon and Troy before spending a day on Bozcaada (classical Tenedos). It was amazing just how evocative of Homer Troy really is and there is more than enough there for a good days visit if you wanted and could stand the tour parties. Not pictures from Troy since it has all been done before.

Bozcaada made a good wind down and is a nice small town and beach. The Venetian / Otoman castle is huge but largely empty. The harbour is a delight and the old greek town fun. However - it is very much  a tourist place if mostly Turkish tourists weekending out of Istanbul and Izmir.

Photos from Assos	Photos from Pergammon	Photos from Troy	Photos from Tenedos

Ephesus

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Originally uploaded by Travelling Runes.

Since there too much wind at the dropzone this weekend I managed to visit the traditional sites of Ephesus - the Roman city and the Temple of Cybele / Artemis / Diana.

Some Pictures are attached as usual.