This has certainly been a whirlwind tour of Izmir. Later this afternoon we need to be at the meeting place on Pevzi Pasa Boulevard. Ali had told us that once we’d checked out of our hotel we could take our luggage to a leather shop close to the entrance of the Kemeralti Bazaar. After a…
As the title of this post may imply, we have another action-packed day in-store today. After a more than adequate breakfast at Hotel Marla, we continue our whistle-stop tour of Izmir but this time self-guided. Our first destination is the Ataturk Museum. After walking just a few minutes to the seafront we turn right away…
I’m not going to lie, running around Izmir for half a day amongst all the craziness of May Day has taken it out of me – or rather my back. I’m in agony but I’m not going to let that defeat me. I throw back a couple of painkillers, shower and change and we head…
The next leg of our trip will take us to Izmir where we will stay for 2 nights. Although I’m not a history buff, I’ve been interested in recent Greek history and in particular, the events that led up to the great population exchange in 1923. It’s incredible to think that this historical event took…