Selçuk, Ephesus, and the Temple of Artemis
Guys wearing Aussie rugby and All Blacks shirts to get people into their hotels (there’s loads of Aussies and Kiwis), Genuine Fake Watches, Ephesus, Church of the Seven Sleepers, become buddies with Selçuk police commissioner Akun (“if you boys need any help, come to the police station and ask for Akun, and I will help you”), go for a swim, get a shave, go to Homeros Pension, go to a Turkish wedding with some French girls, night. Visit the Temple of Artemis, and grab a bus to Bergama.
Genuine Fake Watches! Also, some of them are “Full Automatic”. This means that buttons on the watch actually do something, and that you can actually set the time on the watch. Yes, there are Genuine Fake Watches on which you cannot set the time. But at least they were genuine; imagine buying a fake fake watch. What would that be? Like a fake Rolex Hyperion:
“The Rolex Hyperion. An elegant new standard in quality excellence and discriminating handcraftsmanship. For the individual who is truly able to discriminate with regard to excellent quality standards of crafting things by hand. Fabricated of 100 percent 24-karat gold. No watch parts or anything. Just a great big chunk on your wrist. Truly a timeless statement. For the individual who is very secure. Who doesn’t need to be reminded all the time that he is very successful. Much more successful than the people who laughed at him in high school. Because of his acne. People who are probably nowhere near as successful as he is now. Maybe he’ll go to his 20th reunion, and they’ll see his Rolex Hyperion. Hahahahahahahahaha.”
– Dave Barry, “In Search of Excellence”
Now a fake Rolex Hyperion, that’s just a lump of coal painted with a golden Sharpie. Who actually reads this, anyway?
