Millet & Priene

After Didim, we were still trudging through our ancient history tour for the day. Oh yes, to put it into perspective, in one day we visited Ephesus, Didim, Millet, Priene and Lake Bafa. We were certainly getting our money's worth. Millet was a quick visit as there was not to much left standing besides the amphitheater and baths.

This goddess greeted us when we entered. I heard she's the worst player on her bowling team.

I had to behave, listen carefully and pretend to be interested, but I really couldn't stop thinking about wanting to jump across these.

For all the ancient theatres we've visited, I think I've learned a lesson. If you want to survive somewhere for thousands of years go to a stadium. Dec. 21st, 2012? I'm gonna hide out in Safeco Field (and eat garlic fries all day long).

This is now the ruins of Priene, a small town that was about 5,000 people high in the mountains. They just left the place all sloppy, ruins just lying willy nilly all over the place.

So I tried to help and tidy up!

Stacked up all nicely and only took a few minutes.

Both Millet and Priene were very quiet and empty in comparison to Ephesus. At Priene, there was only one our tour group from Germany with us at the same time. When our guide said the next stop was tea and dessert at Lake Bafa, our group took off like a pack of starving wolves being told there was meat at the bottom of the hill. Everyone races down the steep, slippery, old, rickety steps and blows past the German tourists. A woman said to her husband "oh, we should move out of their way" and kindly stepped aside of our stampede. I thanked her in German and told her that at the bottom of the hill there was going to be cake! Because Germans undersand very well how important afternoon cake is. I think she understood our urgency after that.