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Turkey's Magical Hideaways 2011

Spring 2011 finds us on our way to Turkey. Why? Because it's time to do another boat trip and explore a new country. Turkey offers a look at East Meets West and gives us a chance to explore the Mediterranean and Aegean sea coast as well as the Bosphorus straight, Russia's access to their only warm water port. We flew to Istanbul to start our journey.
The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul		 The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul		 Train Station of the Orient Express
Train Station of the Orient Express		 Istanbul Spice Market
Istanbul Spice Market
Palace on the Bosphorus
Palace on the Bosphorus		 Old Turkish fort on the Bosphorus
Old Turkish fort on the Bosphorus		 Monolith from Luxor, Egypt
Monolith from Luxor, Egypt		 The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Main dome in the Blue Mosque
Main dome in the Blue Mosque		 A former madrassa
A former madrassa		 Library at Topkapi Palace
Library at Topkapi Palace		 Local restaurant where we had lunch
Local restaurant where we had lunch
The Bacillica Cistern, Istanbul
The Bacillica Cistern, Istanbul		 Head of Medusa - Column support in the cistern
Head of Medusa - Column support in the cistern		 Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia		 Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia		 Mosaic in Hagia Sophia
Mosaic in Hagia Sophia		 Our bus near some beehive formations
Our bus near some beehive formations		 In the Valley of Love
In the "Valley of Love"
Underground City, Cappadocia
Underground City, Cappadocia		 Wine vat
Wine vat		 Wine jug niches
Wine jug niches		 The Castle, Cappadocia
"The Castle", Cappadocia
Street market wares
Street market wares		 Typical solar water heater
Typical solar water heater		 Baking flat bread
Baking flat bread		 Caravanserai on the Silk Road
Caravanserai on the "Silk Road"
Arches in the caravanserai
Arches in the caravanserai		 The Castle from a distance
The Castle from a distance		 Our hotel near The Castle
Our hotel near The Castle		 Dining room at the hotel
Dining room at the hotel
Us at some unique rock formations
Us at some unique rock formations		 Turkish rug factory
Turkish rug factory		 Processing silk cocoons
Processing silk cocoons		 Dying wool
Dying wool
Goreme Open Air Museum
Goreme Open Air Museum		 Frescoes in a cave church
Frescoes in a cave church		 Hitite fountain from 1000 BC
Hitite fountain from 1000 BC		 Wooden Mosque at Beysehir
Wooden Mosque at Beysehir
Wooden Mosque interior
Wooden Mosque interior		 Imam at the Wooden Mosque
Imam at the Wooden Mosque		 Aspendos theater ruins
Aspendos theater ruins		 Ready for the show
Ready for the show
Theater stage
Theater stage		 Arches in the theater
Arches in the theater		 Roman aquaduct
Roman aquaduct		 Antalya harbor
Antalya harbor
Antalya city gate
Antalya city gate		 Perge Archaelogical Site - arena
Perge Archaelogical Site - arena		 Perge ruins
Perge ruins		 Roman baths at Perge
Roman baths at Perge
Agora at Perge
Agora at Perge		 Hercules with the serpent - sarcophagus carving
Hercules with the serpent - sarcophagus carving		 Hercules wtih the lion
Hercules wtih the lion		 Zeus
Zeus
Turkish period wedding dress
Turkish period wedding dress		 Tombs carved from the hillside
Tombs carved from the hillside		 Theater at Myra
Theater at Myra		 Floor at the St. Nicholas Church
Floor at the St. Nicholas Church
Frescoe at St. Nicholas Church
Frescoe at St. Nicholas Church		 St. Nicholas Church interior
St. Nicholas Church interior		 St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas		 Kayakoy, a Greek ghost town
Kayakoy, a Greek ghost town
Ghost town ruins
Ghost town ruins		 Us at the ghost town
Us at the ghost town		 The path across the penninsula
The path across the penninsula		 A sheep farm along the way
A sheep farm along the way
A Roman cistern
A Roman cistern		 Our gulet in the bay below
Our gulet in the bay below		 Kaunos Lycian agora
Kaunos Lycian agora		 Kaunos Lycian fountain
Kaunos Lycian fountain
Theater at Kaunos
Theater at Kaunos		 Our gulet under sail
Our gulet under sail		 Our gulet at anchor
Our gulet at anchor		 Our gulet crew
Our gulet crew
Our hotel at Kusadasi
Our hotel at Kusadasi		 Ehpesus Archaelolgical Site ruins
Ehpesus Archaelolgical Site ruins		 Agora at Ephesus
Agora at Ephesus		 Theater at Ephesus - St. Paul preached here
Theater at Ephesus - St. Paul preached here
Marble walkway
Marble walkway		 Physician's symbol - sign post
Physician's symbol - sign post		 Ephesus street
Ephesus street		 Ephesus fountain
Ephesus fountain
Nike - Winged Godess of Victory (Greek)
Nike - Winged Godess of Victory (Greek)		 Mosaic tile walkway
Mosaic tile walkway		 Carved arch - Ephesus
Carved arch - Ephesus		 Roman public toilet
Roman public toilet
Library at Ephesus
Library at Ephesus		 Library at Ephesus
Library at Ephesus		 Animal run at the Ephesus theater
Animal run at the Ephesus theater		 Theater at Ephesus
Theater at Ephesus
Artemis, The Lady of Ephesus
Artemis, The Lady of Ephesus		 A jug at the Ephesus Museum
A jug at the Ephesus Museum		 Marcus Aurelius at Ephesus Museum
Marcus Aurelius at Ephesus Museum		 Basilica of St. John - tomb of St. John
Basilica of St. John - tomb of St. John
Treasury vault shelf - Basilica of St. John
Treasury vault shelf - Basilica of St. John		 Baptismal font at the Basilica of St. John
Baptismal font at the Basilica of St. John		 Temple of Artemis ruins
Temple of Artemis ruins		 Temple of Artemis - What's left
Temple of Artemis - What's left

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Mary and Ted 13-Jun-2011 15:32
Lovely photos, Brian and Nancy! They really capture highlights of the trip! I hope to work up an album through Picasa soon! Best to you both, Mary (and Ted)!
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