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Ankara to Cumalıkızık
Ankara to Cumalıkızık
I leave Ankara fairly early, but apparently not early enough to avoid the rush hour. However, once I make it out of the city center proper the traffic eases up and I find my way easily. There is a detour through one of the far out suburbs and I get to see some newly finished apartment buildings.
Westerners are often shocked to see whole suburbs with buildings like this. I guess it reminds most people too much of public housing projects with the problems that tend to come with them. Well, in some parts of the world moving into such a building is definitely progress. It all depends on what you lived in before. I actually grew up in a building similar to the ones in the picture. Back then it was a nice neighborhood and I had lots of friends a few minutes away. I certainly never saw a problem in it and it made for a pretty happy childhood.
Once Im out of the greater Ankara area the traffic dies down and it turns into a pleasant ride.
About 20km shy of Nallıhan I stop at a nice view point across a lake that was formed by the Sarıyar Dam. The lake is surrounded by hills with very interesting colors.
The ride remains scenic
until eventually I have to merge onto E90. I wasnt looking forward to that part and the traffic is as heavy as expected.
Not long after I get on E90 I see a couple of cows about 200-300m ahead on the right hand side. This is nothing unusual in these parts of the world. I have a healthy respect for any kind of animal next to a road but there is simply no way that you can hit the breaks every time you see one. It just happens all the time and chances are you will get hit by someone from behind who doesnt expect you to break. So its a judgment call. However, something about these two cows alarms me and in a split second I run through possible scenarios and evasive maneuvers I could do. Decision made: I do go off the gas, tap the breaks a few times, turn on the hazard lights, and get all the way over to the right. Sure enough the cows bolt across the road. The second cow gets hit by a huge semi coming from the opposite direction and launches into the air with a primeval roar. I hear the car behind me hitting the breaks hard. Luckily, the cows trajectory doesnt cross my chosen path. I turn around and see the guy in the car behind me with a look of horror on his face. He manages to avoid the cow as well. There is something a bit unnerving about seeing a cow flying in your direction when you are on a motorbike. The traffic is too heavy to stop safely and there is nothing I can do anyway. I just hope that someone has a gun to put the cow out of its misery.
So, I press on and a few kilometers short of Bursa I turn left up the side of Mount Uludağ to Cumalıkızık. The village is more than 700 years old with narrow cobblestone streets flanked by Ottoman period houses. I find a semi flat spot to park the bike and walk around a bit to find a room for the night. After a bit of bargaining I strike a deal with the owner of the Konak Pansiyon, there is even a place to park the bike in a gated courtyard. Trouble is that a stream is going down the narrow cobblestone street that leads up to gate. The only other way around is blocked by construction. I realize that an uphill cobblestone street and water are not a good combination, especially if there is enough water to completely cover the street and I cant see where Im going. I assume the water is only temporary but when I ask around with my non-existent Turkish I am made to believe that the water wont go away. Its been a very long, hot day with an airborne cow thrown in and I just want to get out of the motorcycling clothes. So, despite knowing better I decide to ride up the street. I start out pretty well, working my way around the tourists in the street. Maybe 15 yards from the gate my back wheel slips in a hole hidden by the water. I am pretty fast and just cant hold her on the slippery cobblestones. So, down I go. There are plenty of people around to stare but more importantly to help me with the bike. We get it in the courtyard and I inspect the damage. Im fine but one of the panniers is a bit smashed up and the rear light and license plate assembly is broken. Nothing major.
After a shower I try to get a beer but it turns out this is a dry village and tea will have to do. There is now a lot less water in the street as well and I could have just waited and got the bike up safely The picture below shows the scene of the accident after the water has gone done.
Cumalıkızık is a lovely village and I walk around for a while and look at the Ottoman houses in varying stages of repair and later watch the old guys play games and chat in a tea house next to the mosque.
This was certainly an interesting day. I had to make two split second decisions. Im just glad I got the first one right
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In the morning I head down from Cumalıkızık to find a place to repair yesterdays damage. After only a few kilometers I see a metal workshop through some open gates and ask the guy in there. He points me next door, where I find a full body shop. Bingo! They have a bunch of trucks and buses in there that would be written off most anywhere in the world. The guys are all over the bike and all I have to do is to give some ideas on how to fix the broken license plate assembly. Version one of the bracket doesnt turn out to my liking and I have them make a better one that goes in from behind and wont even be noticeable.
I go buy some soft drinks and cigarettes to help the work along. These guys are pretty amazing. We talk about a bus they are repairing that has the whole front half missing. I want to know if it hit a cow In Turkish, English and German we talk about engine sizes and horse powers interpresed with some male grunts of appreciation. I found on this trip that you can have this conversation in any language. They also fix my banged up pannier in no time. The job was done in about an hour and cost not a whole lot. What a great start of the day.
I ride back up to Cumalıkızık and without the extra weight I actually enjoy the cobblestone streets. I decide to take the bus for the trip to Bursa. It turns out that, unlike most other places in Turkey, you are supposed to buy a ticket in advance but the driver just waves me on.
Once in Bursa I walk around and take in the sights, starting with the Great Mosque, built in the Seljuk style in 1400ish.
Emir Sultan Camii is a quiet place on a nice hillside.
Walking back down the hill I come across the Vampire Busters van.
I explore the city a bit
as I make my way to the Green Mosque, situated in a nice little park
A friendly teenager in an internet cafe helps me contact some Yamaha dealers in Istanbul to sort out my throttle sensor problems. He has studied German in school but has never been there.
Later I try to get a ticket for the bus back to Cumalıkızık with no luck. Once again the bus driver waves me on. I cant help think of what would happen if a foreigner would try to do that in Germany. I have in fact witnessed the situation quite a few times. In most German cities the ticketing is automated and so complicated that, even if you can read the language, its impossible to figure out unless you use the system daily. Munich for instance has weird Streifenkarte systems. Not only do you need to know how many Streifen for any given journey, you also need to know how to fold them and which way to put them in the machine. So, I always rely on local friends to do that for me. On my last trip to the Munich airport some unfriendly officials checked tickets and gave a Swedish gentlemen a hard time. He didnt look like a criminal to me and had the money in hand, he just couldnt figure out how the system works. The officials English only went as far as need ticket and 40 Euro fine, which he kept barking at him. In that case I had to intervene and eventually they let him off.
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Cumalıkızık to Istanbul
Cumalıkızık to Istanbul
Today I plan to catch the ferry from Yalova to Istanbul across the Sea of Marmara. The guys in the shop gave me some directions yesterday and I get lost only once. When I get gas just before the ferry terminal a couple of guys in a car with German plates buy me a soda. They were born and bread in Germany and are here to visit the grandparents.
Checking in for the ferry is easy and I have some time to kill in a little restaurant by the terminal. There are a few other bikes on the ferry as well.
The Sea of Marmara is qualm, which makes for an uneventful crossing. The first view of Istanbul is spectacular.
The bikes are off the ferry first and just one right turn, a few kilometers along the shore and a left turn brings me into Sultanahmet. This part of the city seems fairly compact and I park the bike to walk around and look for a room in one of the many hotels. Just as I unmount a guy walks by and starts talking to me about the bike. Hes a biker and co-owns a couple of hotels nearby. He gives me a good deal I cant refuse. He also hops on the back of my bike to take me to a Yamaha dealer to check out my throttle sensor. The guy at the shop plays around with it for a while and increases the idle revs. On the way back to the hotel the engine cuts out again when throttling off. This was clearly not the solution.
The hotel is a stone throw from the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia and I just have a stroll before dinner.
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Local inmate gunpowder was nice enough to receive some mail for me that I missed in Van. We meet for lunch and when he hears about my throttle sensor problem he makes a few phone calls to some of his contacts at the local Yamaha importer and by the end of the lunch I got a shop appointment for the next day. He also helps me to find the address on my GPS. While the Garmin map of Istanbul is great, finding an address in Istanbul on the Zumo is anything but. You have to know the part of the city and the spelling differences dont help either.
Despite my protests gunpowder also insists on paying for lunch and gives me a walking tour of the area.
The next day I head over the Galata bridge to the Yamaha shop. The shop owner shows up shortly after I arrive and starts looking into the problem. He actually breaks out the service manual and a multimeter and tests this and that for a long time. He works a bit like a brain surgeon. He has a whole bunch of assistants, the youngest maybe 11 or 12. He yells quick orders to them while he is working and they run and bring him the parts and tools. Initially he doesnt think there is a problem but after a few test rides he agrees and installs the throttle sensor from the demo Tenere they have in the shop under warranty. After a tip (hard to find anyone who is willing to spend that much time on problem these days) its smiles all around and more tea. The assistants clean my bike, which seems to be part of the service in Turkey.
Many thanks to gunpowder for all the help he has given me!
Riding in Istanbul is not as bad as people told me. If you know where you are going its no worse than most big cities. So I spend a bit of time riding around the city and taking in the views.
There is so much to see in Istanbul that I have to make some hard choices. I take a whole morning to explore the Hagia Sophia. Completed as a Christian church under Emperor Justinian in 537, it was converted into a Mosque in 1453 under Mehmet the Conqueror. Ataturk had it secularized and turned into a museum in 1935. It is so impressive that words fail me and I let the pictures speak for themselves:
Inside I run into an Australian couple I had Camel burgers with in Yazd, Iran. Its a small world indeed.
The Blue Mosque, just a short stroll from Hagia Sophia, is equally impressive. It was constructed between 1606 and 1616 under Sultan Ahmet I.
By the time I reach the Topkapi Palace Im burnt out and not motivated enough to take good pictures, but there is a nice view from one of the balconies.
Another highlight for me is the Basilica Cistern, built by Justinian in 532. Its supported by 336 columns and could hold 80,000 cubic meters of water. It is not however, unlike James Bond will have you believe in From Russia with Love, underneath the Russian embassy.
Another odd place to see is the Church St Stephen of the Bulgars, built completely out of cast-iron in Gothic revival style in 1898.
My last afternoon in Istanbul I spent strolling near the Galata bridge, with a short visit to Yeni Camii (New Mosque).
Oh yeah, there is always that one weird tourist that makes everyone chuckle or raise their eyebrows
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Istanbul to Tsarevo
Istanbul to Tsarevo
The ride form Istanbul on the main highway is fast but boring. I only stop for a very dodgy lunch in the last village before the border.
Border formalities are straight forward. The very friendly Bulgarian official hands me a USB stick at the first window and a checklist. I work my way from station to station handing in the USB stick every time. I have to wait a few minutes for the customs inspection and talk to an officer who tells me the road to Tsarevo is very bad. After the inspection and a Welcome to Europe Im on my way.
Turns out the road is really not that bad, has no traffic at all, nice turns and views. For some reason I seem to have lost most of the pictures though. This is the only one I have.
I get a cheap but very nice beach view room and go for a dip in the black sea.
A little beach side shop sells the essentials like ice cream and the biggest and cheapest plastic beer bottles I have ever seen. There are lots of Russians around and Im glad to notice that I still understand some Russian.
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Tsarevo to Nessebar
Tsarevo to Nessebar
Next stop is Nessebar at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. I usually try to avoid mass tourism destinations but there is a bit of family history here. My parents spent their honeymoon here before I was born and I heard the stories all my life and thus must check out the place. This destination is as exotic as it got in 70s East Germany. Not many got to go and some who did never returned. They slipped into Turkey and on to West Germany, like my mothers friend. I grew up surrounded by Bulgarian knickknacks from that vacation.
Bulgarian drivers are positively crazy, in a bad way. There is no give and take here, just survival of the fittest. You drive as fast as your vehicle allows and pass regardless of visibility or oncoming traffic. All this despite the heavy police presence.
Once again, I dont have pictures of the ride to Nessebar. I get myself a nice room in Old Nessebar and decide to stay for a few nights. I feel still pretty bad from the dodgy lunch I had just before the border crossing. So, in the next few days I take it easy and explore the old town. I am not overly impressed. I do get some sunbathing and swimming in though.
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Mr Border06 this is stunning and a pleasure to read! Thank you for taking the time to photo and document your journey for others to enjoy.
Offroad Riding - Lap of Oman for Mary 2008: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=416409
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Nessebar to Veliko Tarnovo
Nessebar to Veliko Tarnovo
The coastal route has been a bit boring and I decide to head inland to the old capital of Veliko Tarnovo. The route takes me on quiet country roads
with plenty of storks and Ladas to keep it interesting.
I stop to take a picture of a not so shabby looking Trabant. I have soft spot for them because my first car was a Trabant. It has 600cc and 26 hp, less than my bike. Its very light and has a two stroke engine, thus it is surprisingly zippy. It didnt even have fuel gauge, just a dip stick. The family of a friend of mine drove one all the way to then Soviet Georgia and back to Germany with four people and a spare motor. So its tougher than it looks. Sounds like a fun trip that should be repeated. Its also very easy to fix or take apart. I once gutted one and cut it in half to use it as a storage cabinet in my 5th floor dorm room
In Veliko Tarnovo I stay at the wonderful Phoenix Hostel, lovingly run by Nick and Cathy, who got stuck there on a motorbike trip. One of the nicest places I have stayed in all my travels. I got a lot of excellent local advise from the two and I regret I cant stay longer.
Veliko Tarnovo is the former Bulgarian capital and is fun to explore.
It features the dominant Tsarevets castle
and a strange monument
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Oh, by the way, your photos are, as usual, stunning. Make my efforts look like holiday snaps. Which is, of course, what they are...
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Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
Nick from the Phoenix Hostel recommended going via the Schipka pass and checking out the Monument of Communism. Im a sucker for abandoned buildings and off I go. I must have misunderstood him about the approach though. After I work my way up the steep walking pass I discover a road on the other side. It was much more fun this way The place is unreal. Like a spaceship plunked down on a mountain top.
I refrain from leaving graffiti like the BMW Mania 2008″ felt inclined to do and work my way down the mountain to the plains leading to Plovdiv.
Plovdiv has a nice historic center, with lots of one way streets
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Plovdiv to Dospat
Plovdiv to Dospat
I head into the Rhodope Mountains today. First stop is at one of the "Wonderful Bridges". It's a nice dead end mountain road to the bridge
through some scenic remote villages.
The Rhodope Mountains have a colorful history and have changed hands many times, most recently in the Balkan Wars and World War I. So, there are a lot of influences here. In the picture you can see a mosque.
As I near Dospat it rains on and off and I find myself a nice room by the Dospat Reservoir. The hotel next door has an old Tenere parked out back but I never get to meet the owner. There are lots of Bulgarians in camouflage gear in Lada Nivas milling around. Seems to be some sort of weekend warrior standard here
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Dospat to Rila
Dospat to Rila
There is still lots of water on the dirt road on the Western shore of the Dospat Reservoir. Here is a picture of one of the better sections.
Plenty of people setup camp side at the shore and seem to have good time.
The ride through the Rhodope Mountains is pretty awesome. The area seems very remote and the infrastructure pretty slim.
After going through this village the dirt road gets worse and worse
but I take my time and actually enjoy the bad bits. After a while it gets better again
and I eventually get back on tarmac.
I take a detour up the Bansko ski resort. Nice twisties and no traffic
I arrive plenty early to get a room next to the Rila Monastary and have stroll around before sunset.
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Chronic Intrathecal Baclofen Infusion for Spasticity: Relationship between Pump and Host
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5.0 out of 5 stars Homer's Odyssey Lives On
This is not a new translation, the translator Richard Lattimore died a few years ago, but it is one of the best blank verse translations I have ever read (the other really good one is by Francis Caulfeild, but you would be lucky to find a copy now). The translator has attempted to reproduce in English blank verse the style and idiom of Homer's original Greek version...
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3.0 out of 5 stars good translation - poor formatting on the kindle
The book is fine but on the kindle it does not format the text properly. Margin numbers are mixed with the body of the text. Paragraphs are almost random. Poorly formatted. Would expect more for the money. This is awkward because the review is about the device and not the content. It feels like criticising the cover design or typeface rather than the content but so be it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Homer's Odyssey Lives On,
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This review is from: The Odyssey of Homer (Paperback)
This is not a new translation, the translator Richard Lattimore died a few years ago, but it is one of the best blank verse translations I have ever read (the other really good one is by Francis Caulfeild, but you would be lucky to find a copy now). The translator has attempted to reproduce in English blank verse the style and idiom of Homer's original Greek version (dating from about 2600 years ago). I am not qualified to comment on the technicalities of Lattimore's Greek-English translation, but I have been enjoying The Odyssey in English translations for several decades now and know a 'good read' when I find one.
There is a very good introduction which, yes, gives the plot away, but that does not matter as Homer's original audience knew the story well anyway - what made Homer's Odyssey so good was the way he told it; and in essence it is the same thing that makes Lattimore's translation so good - there is a freshness that keeps you reading, and although I have read a number of different versions, each of them several times, this book is still compulsive reading. The introdction also covers the construction of the story, which starts halfway through, then fills in the earlier events like a 'flashback' before continung to the end (yes, Homer thought of this way of telling a story long before our current film/TV industry did).
There is an exhaustive and very helpful glossary, mostly concerning the identities of the numerous people and gods who appear or are referred to in the story.
Yes, this is a recommended book to anyone who wants something a bit more demanding than airport pulp fiction and who can be patient with and open to the idiosyncracies of a very old, and comparatively expansive, writing style.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Epic (!),
This review is from: The Odyssey of Homer (Paperback)
There's a confusing choice of translations of The Odyssey available on the market; some are wonderful, and some are frankly torrid and almost impenetrable even to a reader who is educated in and familiar with the classics.
Although some of the prose translations may initially seem to offer an easier route into the marvels of Homer, don't be fooled! Lattimore has produced a translation that is sparkling in its imagery and is therefore in many respects a far easier read than many prose versions.
Quite simply, as the blurb on the cover states: you'd be excused for thinking that The Odyssey was actually originally written in English!
For a verse translation of Homer's Odyssey, you won't go wrong with Lattimore.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lattimore delivers a very faithful translation,
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When I was at school we studied the Rieu transalation of The Odyssey so when I revisited the epic as part of my university course I was reluctant to switch to the recommended Lattimore version. I eventually overcame my fear of change and am pleased to report that the Lattimore is the most faithful and accurate translation that I have encountered. It also makes a great study aid when refering back to the original ancient greek sources.
While Lattimore or Rieu are both suitable for those of us with slight scholarly inclinations - I understand that beginners might be better with a prose translation such as Shewring. I will still keep my Rieu translation on the bookshelf out of fondness!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant translation,
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People are generally supposed to be either an 'Iliad' person or an 'Odyssey' person and I have to confess that I'm definitely an 'Iliad' person. Even so, this is THE translation of the Odyssey, whether you're a student or a general reader. Lattimore amazingly maintains the narrative drive of the original with a sense of the majestic sound and rhythm of the language so that you know you're reading an 'epic' - in all senses of the word.
Hailed as a fantasy/romance depicting the Greek's engagement with the outside world that they were coming into contact with through colonisation, or a meditation on what it means to be civilised and urban as opposed to being 'natural' such as the cyclops or Circe, this is still a wonderful story with which anyone can engage.
Where the Iliad is about dissolution, death and the breaking of all human bonds, the Odyssey is about reconciliation, restitution and homecoming. Odysseus (the Roman Ulysses) is a Greek 'everyman' struggling to make it home from Troy to his faithful wife Penelope while facing the challenges (both martial and sexual) of his opponents, and on his journey meets and defeats the sirens, the cyclops, Sylla and Charybdis, Circe, Kalypso and a host of other obstacles.
For me, one of the most fascinating and poignant episodes is where we see Helen back at home in Sparta with her husband Menelaus who has brought her back from Troy.
Essential reading as one of the foundations of European literature, this is a far better translation that the prose Penguin or Oxford versions.
37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest book of all time ?,
Graham Mummery (Sevenoaks, Kent England) - See all my reviews
This translation of The Odyssey is highly rated by classics scholars. My classics teacher at school rated as the finest following the original Greek virtually line for line with astonishing accuracy into English. Not having quite reached that level in Classical Greek, I cannot comment on that. But I have read several translations of this work (surely one of the greatest books ever written). The poetry flows without ever losing the narrative thread. Those unused to reading poetry will have no problems with this. The notes on place names, gods etc (which are liberally spread inside the text) are clear and helpful. Lattimore's introduction to the text is excellent. Those coming first to the Odyssey wanting a prose translation might try Rieu's excellent one in Penguin Classics. But you hardly need it- translation does not get better than this - nor or that matter does poetry.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent verse translation,
Daniel Mccarthy - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Odyssey of Homer (Paperback)
Filled with noun epithets and other Homeric figures of speech that could only be brought out in verse. So it's very good if you are studying Homer.
I read it in prose the first time when I was younger not knowing that there was verse translations.
With Lattimore's version you get a sense that you are actually reading somrthing that is as close to the original as you're gonna get.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic translation.,
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I approached this verse translation with a degree of trepidation due to the every so often daunting nature of epic poetry. The reality, however, of reading the poem (occasionally out loud for dramatic effect), supported, simultaneously, by constant reference to the edition's indispensable glossary and Peter Jone's excellent commentary (Bristol Classical Press, 2005), made the experience an immensely rewarding and highly informative experience. There is so much material in this epic that permeates European culture, past and present, and has become ingrained in numerous works of art (i.e. painting, literature, architecture, opera), that to not read it would be a distinct disadvantage for those interested in over 2500 years of Homer's legacy. Now that I have read this edition I am keen to explore the historical period in which the Homeric phenomenon arose and have another read of Ovid's Roman interpretation (Metamorphoses) of this ancient myth.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping yarn,
This review is from: The Odyssey of Homer (Kindle Edition)
The Odyssey is a great story, I only wish I could read it in the original Greek, but as I can't and I am far too old to learn now, I sought advice on which translate to buy. The translation does make all the difference, and there are so many out there, a number very good, that it is difficult to decide which to buy. I was told that Richmond Lattimore's was one of the best around, I took the advice, bought the Kindle version, and am glad i did because I thoroughly enjoyed it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A fine verse translation,
This review is from: The Odyssey of Homer (Paperback)
This translation was first published in 1967. Every generation needs a new translation. I thought so until I read this version. It is a magnificent, lucid, and emotional translation. It is notoriously difficult-if not nigh impossible- to try and retain the verse, metre and integrity of a Greek original. Many turn it into prose and be done with it. Lattimore has attempted to stay as close to the original as is possible without mangling the clarity of the original and the English.
It is written with a clear english without colloquialisms creeping in that distract from it. Epic in nature it really does seem to bring it all to life - and yes I would say its a page turner! it is one of my favourites. Since it was first published, research has advanced a pace and there are some mis-translations. Few but not in any way detracts are alters the major thrust of the storyline.
Buy it with Peter Jones' commentary and it will set you up with many hours of interesting and involved study. Thoroughly reccommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Odyssey of Homer,
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I read this book at school many years ago and it caught my imagination then.
The notes to this book are very useful if,like me you are now studying the classical periiod this work was written in. I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes to study the Odyssey seriously.
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The Friends of the Cambridge Library are pleased to announce that "Ordinary Grace" by Minnesota author William Kent Krueger, has been selected as the 2015 Cambridge Community-Read selection. Now in its eighth year, the Cambridge Community-Read is an award-winning literacy program whose goal is t...Read More
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A portion of Arts and Cultural Heritage funds of the Minnesota Legacy Amendment for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage passed in 2008 was appropriated by the Legislature to be distributed to the 12 regional public library systems in Minnesota, including E...Read More
The Dig into Reading summer library program is quickly coming to an end and it's time to celebrate their reading-filled summer. Join on Thursday, Aug. 8 at the Cambridge Primary School Multipurpose Room at 1 p.m. as the physical comedy duo, 'Mixed Nuts,' performs. This talented twosome has tic...Read More
On June 26, the Cambridge Public Library received five copies of "The Wall: 25th Anniversary Commemorative" which is a well-written collection on the Vietnam War experience. Presenting the books were Robert Ciszewski (right) and Floyd Cox (left), president and vice president of the East Centra...Read More
Join for the culminating event of the 2013 One Book Cambridge Community Wide Read program as author, Peter Geye, shares about and discusses his novel, "Safe From the Sea." Set against the powerful lakeshore landscape of northern Minnesota, "Safe from the Sea" is a heartfelt novel in which a ...Read More
East Central Regional Library will soon have a new mascot and they need the community's help naming their new fox. So put on your thinking cap and be a winner. You must have a library card registered in ECRL to submit an entry form. You may submit up to two names. The signed entry form [...]...Read More
East Central Regional Library presents a Scandinavian Dance demonstration and workshop led by Swedish National Folk Musician and Dance instructor Leif Alpsjo and dance instructor Mary Hegge. This program features a folk dancer from Sweden, Leif Alpsjo, who, together with a dance instructor from the ...Read More
East Central Regional Library is offering a bus trip to the Swedish Institute's Christmas Display at the Turnblad Mansion Nov. 8, 10 and Dec. 6, 8. Join them as you visit the Swedish Institute's Turnblad Mansion and see it decorated for a Swedish Christmas. Visit www.erlib.org for more informati...Read More


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This foldable map of the Licking County Trails is designed for ease of use
and compliments new planned kiosks along various trails.
It reflects our research into the area, and
suggestions from actual trail users. There are
corresponding panel match lines on the county
overview map that reflect the panel numbers
on the back. The panels include the route
name, mileage, panel lines, and are color
coded. The map also shows cross streets, parking,
bike shops, potable water, kiosks, and areas of interest
so that the user can easily explore the area and our trail system.
With the conclusion of the
Multi-Use Trail project an abundance of support was expressed towards different trail sections. As
it suggests, opportunities must be explored when the chance arises. Currently the desire to
extend the Goosepond trail to the Health Department, complete with parking and trailhead facilities,
has been expressed.
Currently the Newark City Engineer's office is planning the replacement/rework of the Ohio Street Bridge. This bridge
is a main component of the "Newark Sewer Project to Riverview Preserve" as listed in the 2014
Licking County Multi-Use Trail Plan and has been renamed 'Riverview Trail' for this plan. This plan
will identify the deficiencies and efficiencies of trail construction and identify the alignment of the
trail in coordination with key players.
This is the Licking County Transportation Study (LCATS) formal presentation to the Ohio Department of Transportation's Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC). The 9-minute video captures comments, aerial videos, graphics, and the formal request for the state to fund the State Route 16- Cherry Valley/Thornwood Drive Interchange.
"Join the Ohio Department of Transportation at one of five regional stakeholder meetings to help shape a long term strategy for the needs of Ohio's riders today and in the future!
Trends show there is a definite rise in the need for convenient, affordable public transportation to jobs, medical appointments, shopping and recreational activities.


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Firms That Cut Costs Most More Likely to Fail, Independent Says
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Firms that carried out the most severe cost cuts to weather the financial crisis are the most likely to fail, the Independent on Sunday reported, citing a survey by PA Consulting Group.
A survey of 200 business leaders and data from 2007 to 2010 found that the firms that reduced costs, particularly for staff, had a 10 percent lower total shareholder return than those that did not, according to the London-based consulting firm, the Independent reported.
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A 17-year-old Oakdale girl was killed Thursday evening, June 23 when her ATV entered the path of a 2002 Chevrolet traveling westbound on Rice Road at 45 mph.
It seems at the beginning of every warm weather season, water officials issue a dire warning about conditions on the Stanislaus River. The basics: it's moving fast, it's cold, and it's filled with hidden dangers, remain the same. The difference this year? Take the essence behind those typical warnings and multiply that by a hundred and you might have an inkling of what officials fear for the 2011 summer season.
Riverbank Oakdale Transit Authority (ROTA) directors will delay raising their public bus fares, originally planned to become effective July 1, pending consideration of a Stanislaus County proposal to assume transit operations for the cities of Riverbank and Oakdale.
The City of Oakdale will enter the 2011-2012 fiscal year with a balanced budget, approved unanimously by council members at the Monday, June 20 city council meeting.
A new fence and locked walk-through gate will be erected at the Oakdale Irrigation District offices. In an action at the OID Board of Directors regular meeting on June 21, the board voted 4-0, with director Frank Clark absent, to install a 350 linear feet, six-foot high chain link fence on the east side of the OID property bordering the Live Oak Plaza. OID has a satellite office space in the Live Oak Plaza, those employees will have a key for the walk-through gate.
Sometimes the most important job or person is overlooked until you realize without them - you'd be in hot water, or as in the case of the Stanislaus River: frigid, rushing, and dangerous water.
The Oakdale Irrigation District recently announced the promotion of Eric Thorburn to Water Operations Manager. Because of Thorburn's dedication to his job and his knowledge of modern irrigation practices and system controls he was promoted to the position.
Retired Oakdale Police Lieutenant Vern Gladney acquired a vast assortment of duty gear over his 30 years of service with the city's police department, a career that spanned parts of four decades.
A three-day tradeshow hosted by a local distribution company brought in much needed revenue to bolster local businesses.
Jeremiah Hinkle clutched his bucket tight as he maneuvered between the rows of blueberries, picking the biggest ones he could find.
Nearly five years in the making, Valley Home's Community Center Park was dedicated on Saturday, June 18 with a few dozen residents who turned out for the event. The new park replaces the old Valley Home Clubhouse, which was razed approximately four years ago due to the inability to bring the dilapidated building up to code. A new covered structure with lighting and a concrete floor called the "pavilion" is the focal point of the park. New picnic tables, park benches, new chain link fencing, grass, shrubs and trees, boulders, a flagpole, dedication plaque, an irrigation system, and more ...
Planning for the "bypass" - otherwise known as the North County Corridor project - hasn't gone away. While planning began in 2008 and the first phase of construction is not slated to begin until 2018, the public interest continues to run high. Area residents just haven't had a recent meeting.
Leaders in Oakdale's fire and police departments, as well as the irrigation district are cautioning people about recreation activities on the Stanislaus River.
Oakdale Irrigation District General Manager Steve Knell said very high river flows are expected as of July 1 because water must be released from New Melones Reservoir due to the Federal Bureau of Reclamation's operating permit that states it cannot store water behind the dam after June 30.
Action was tabled but discussions are ongoing with the Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District Board (ORFD) in regards to the current brown out schedule affecting the outlying posts of Valley Home and Knights Ferry with differing opinions on which station should receive the lion's share of summer staffing.
After a series marathon council meetings, some of which contained hot topic items lasting nearly until midnight, the common question heard within the audience before the start of many Oakdale council meetings nowadays is not about posted agenda items, but, "How long will this one last?"
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If there was a common reaction among the Third Avenue merchants Thursday afternoon, May 14, it was one of frustration as to why the Oakdale Tourism and Visitors Bureau moved the weekly farmers market from the downtown area to the Oakdale Community Center Plaza.
Thirteen years of primary education will officially come to a close for the Class of 2015 this Friday night at the Oakdale High Corral. The 7 p.m. graduation ceremony will be their final moments on the field as Mustangs, only to then become alumni of the school.
Great weather and high attendance combined to make this year's Oakdale Chocolate Festival a triumph on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17.
With the irony of rain and stormy skies outside, the Oakdale Irrigation District held a water committee meeting to discuss this year's continuing drought from lack of rain and how the 106-year-old district was allocating its water to customers.
A Friday night accident left one woman with major injuries and saw traffic along a bus stretch of North Yosemite shut down for a brief time while traffic was detoured around the scene.
The newspaper business will be minus one well spoken, mature-beyond-her-years teen as Oakdale High School senior Rachelle Pabalan turns her sights elsewhere heading into her collegiate future.
It didn't appear to be the largest opening night crowd in history – but it was also a little difficult to tell.
A citizen who thought she was helping a family friend became the victim of a large theft of personal items but turned things around in getting one of the thief's accomplices arrested when they tried to sell the stolen items back to her.
A mid-day probation search in a quiet upscale neighborhood resulted in the seizure of narcotics, paraphernalia, and two subjects from the house taken to jail on drug charges.
A dispute between cohabitants on Thursday morning, May 7, escalated to the point where one of the participants was arrested for attempted murder after he doused his female roommate with gasoline and attempted to light her on fire.
An interrupted residential burglary in the Del Rio area off Stewart Road and McHenry Avenue on Wednesday, April 29, led to a high speed chase with the vehicle being discarded outside of Oakdale off Rodden Road. The suspect fled on foot and swam across the Stanislaus River back into the city causing police to lock down the area as sheriff's units conducted a neighborhood search for the man.
In the dark underground world of sex trafficking, acts of prostitution and its victims, the women forced to work in the sex trade, are often concealed in a single business: brothels posing as massage parlors.
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Jon Jones proposed to longtime girlfriend Jessie Moses on Easter Sunday.
The couple has three children. No date for the ceremony has been publicy announced.
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Jones is currently busy preparing for his fifth UFC title defense, vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 on April 27 in Newark, NJ. If successful, Jones will tie an all-time UFC lightheavyweight record set by UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz.
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4/3/13 1:07 PM by Entreri
Congrats to Jones. I see that the haters are out in force. Be it GSP, Anderson or Jones, you losers never quit.
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Name one thing I said that was wrong.... I'll wait.
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Dear BLAF,Please make these tow women the next UFC Ring Card girls.Thank you.
4/3/13 10:33 AM by KingofBJJ
Nice try at attempting to learn history. The current Democrats and Republicans post the 1964 Civil Rights Act is much different than the groups before the passage of the bill.Prior to the 1960s, the Democrats were a bunch of Dixiecrat southern hillbillies mixed with their northern state rednecks. The Republicans were the liberals, progressives pushing for desegregation and intergration and aboloshing slavery.Today it is the Republicans who are now the southeren hillbillies and northern state rednecks, and the Democrats are the tree hugging liberals.It pays to pay attention in school and not text your friends during class and play 12 hrs of video game instead of doing your homework.ROTFL!!!
4/3/13 10:29 AM by KingofBJJ
If it were the rural/trailer park, his wife would be his sister or cousin and the kids would be dirty inbreds with crooked and/or missing teeth.
4/2/13 5:48 PM by Chaelismyhero
BadLuck13 knows whats up...good post.
4/2/13 5:44 PM by supersaiyan
its official.. JBJ first MMA lost is to a female.
4/2/13 3:45 PM by BadLuck13
You do know it was the democrats that wanted to keep slavery and segregation and that it was the republicans that opposed them right? Oh wait you didn't know that just like every water cooler politician with an opinion....., I should have known
4/2/13 2:30 PM by KingofBJJ
Please the Moderators don't care. This place routinely generates into the Republican National Convention, where they denigrate homosexuals, blacks and women.As long as you don't call out one of the moderators favorite fighters, you won't get a nasty email for doing so like I did.This stuff doesn't happen on the boxing, kickboxing or Muay Thai forums. Yet it is prevalent on nearly every MMA message board (including Youtube) I have come across.


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Arizona Cardinals' GM Steve Keim: Hold rookie enthusiasm until pads come on
Like most general managers, Steve Keim of the Arizona Cardinals has high hopes for his 2014 draft class.
Keim acknowledged Friday on the Doug and Wolf show on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM that he's both excited with the players he drafted, but is also holding back until he seems them practice in pads.
"When you sit in my chair, you have to temper your enthusiasm a bit and wait until the pads come on because we all know that a lot of guys can look great running around in shorts and helmets, but when the lights come on and the big boy pads come on, things can quickly change," Keim said.
One player that caught Keim's eye was the team's first-round pick, safety Deone Bucannon, who impressed him with his work ethic.
"Deone Bucannon is everything we thought he was as a worker, as a student of the game," Keim said. "There were times where he was begging our coaches to meet him on Sunday night to study film."
The Cardinals' next pick, tight end Troy Niklas, broke his right hand at Cardinals minicamp, but is expected back for training camp. Niklas needs the reps more than most because he only played two seasons at the position at Notre Dame.
"Before the injury, he's a guy that quickly picked up our offense," Keim said. "He's extremely intelligent, has all the physical tools, and we feel very strongly about him."
Of all the rookies, wide receiver John Brown flashed the most potential during OTAs and the team's minicamp. Keim said the third-round pick "has almost looked too good to be true."
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- John Clayton, ESPN NFL insider - Friday June 26John Clayton says Denver was never close to trading Peyton Manning.
- Paul Lasike, Cardinals fullback - Wednesday June 24Paul Lasike compares the physicality of football to rugby.
- J.J. Nelson, Cardinals wide receiver - Tuesday June 23J.J. Nelson is learning to calm down and play fast.
- Hardware - Monday June 22The Brat Pack award, The Can We Please Evolve award and more of the best and worst of the weekend