Pergamum and Troy.

Leaving Izmir.

This day was Eid al-Fitr - the day marking the end of Ramadan. It is traditional to slaughter animals and share the meat.

This is Roman Bazar Street, or the Saced Way, which leads to the Asclepion at Pergamum. It is dedicated to Asclepion, the god of healing, and was one of the ancient world's leading medical centres. It provided hot baths, massages, dream interpretation, primitive psychiatry and water from a sacred spring.

The sacred spring.

Snakes, the symbol of the God of medicine. One explanation is that snakes get new life by shedding their skin, just as medicine gives new life by providing cures.

This site also has temples, a library and a Roman theatre.

The wooden horse replica at Troy.

Believe it or not, these walls were built around 1700 years BC.

Rashid reads us an interesting poem he wrote about Troy.

There are many layers in Troy. This is Troy VII from around 1100 BC - the period identified with the Trojan War in the story by Homer.