bergama

we went to bergama today.  that is what used to be known as pergamum back in the Biblical times.  we didnt really know where we were going and didnt have much luck finding a map.  so we started walking in the general direction of where we thought things were.  alicia saw a john deere tractor and wanted to take a picture.  the owner of the store motioned that she should take a picture on it.  then we started communicating with him and he told us to go across the street where a dolmuş which is something in between a bus and a taxi would pıck us up.  we went to the red basilica which was pretty deserted but still a cool site.  then we met a carpet maker who started talking to us on our way to our next site he said this other place, the acropolis was way better and it was a few kilometers away but gave us a short cut because we did not want to pay for a taxi.  it was a few kilometers away but all uphıll! so on our walk up two turkish guys in leather jackets pull up and ask if we are going to acropolis which we were so we hopped in their car.  i guess this means we hitchhiked haha.  they were very friendly, as are most people here.  acropolıs was so amazing... you could see the whole cıty and the ruıns look SO cool and it was very crowded.  winter is definitely the time to be in turkey haha.  so then we headed back (photos of acropolis to come when we return) and on the way a guy yells at us merhaba! hello! and we stood and talked to him for a bit and found out his name was İsa which is what Jesus name is in Arabic.  so that was pretty cool.  now we are at the bus station awaiting our 11 o clock bus

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Lucas