I'm tired tonight and the internet is pokey, so this update will be short and sweet.

I got to Bergama without any trouble. Turkey is like a European country: well-organized and efficient. I went smoothly from bus to plane to bus to bus to this charming, Agean-like town.

And then I hiked up a hill and took a cable car (shudder! never again!) up, up, up to the ruins of Roman Pergamon.

It was hot, shadeless, and wonderful.

I'm staying in an enchanting guesthouse. This part of Turkey is reminiscent of Greece and I have a room in a whitewashed old house up a narrow, cobbled lane. It's simple and simply charming. And now I'm going to fall sideways into my beckoning bed. For once, the sideways photo is correct.