| | The incomparable Bosphorus! We took a ferry all the way up to the Black Sea. | |
| | | The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul features this shop of lamps. | |
| | | This is the imposing approach to Ataturk's Mausoleum in Ankara. | |
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| | Morten Philipps strums his guitar in the atrium of our Ankara hotel. | |
| | | The east face of Turkey's second highest mountain, Mt Erciyes. | |
| | | Jorge Colaizzo is framed through one of Cappadocia's churches. | |
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| | The fascinating town of Uchisar in Cappadocia. | |
| | | On top of the castle in Uchisar, with a magnificent view all around. | |
| | | A gorgeous carpet at a factory showroom in Avanos. | |
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| | The landscape in the vicinity of the Ihlara Gorge. | |
| | | Imposing archways in the Sultanhan caravansaray, built in 1229. | |
| | | Vertiginous steps up the inner wall of the Sultanhan. | |
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| | Chelsea Hoehnle really does intend to share her watermelon. | |
| | | Wall paintings at Catalhoyuk, a town dating back to 6800 BC. | |
| | | Just outside Konya, Sille finds that ancient residents named a town in her honor | |
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| | Jan Tsuchiya points (surreptitiously) to her (medicinal!) opium poppy. | |
| | | A view of the beautiful thermal pool in Hierapolis (Pamukkale). | |
| | | Swimming here is like swimming in warm champagne! | |
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| | The stark white calcium travertines are quite intriguing. | |
| | | Betty Avery, 85 years young, at the theater in Aphrodisias. | |
| | | The imposing backdrop to the columns of the Temple of Athena in Priene. | |
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| | This is the massive Hellenistic, later Roman, theater in Miletus. | |
| | | The attractive city of Bodrum is a gateway to the Turquoise Coast. | |
| | | We enjoyed ambling along the backstreet shopping arcades of Bodrum. | |
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| | Famous Curetes Way in the best preserved classical city of Ephesus. | |
| | | The Library of Celsus in Ephesus held 12,000 well-protected scrolls. | |
| | | The Great Theater, where St Paul preached, could seat 25,000 people. | |
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| | A view from Pergamum looking down on present day Bergama below. | |
| | | These delicious simits go so well with a glass of hot tea! | |
| | | An old gate, the entrance to what was once a small yard and residence. | |
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| | Men sitting in a village tea house, a typical scene in Turkey. | |
| | | Betty Avery is considering buying some colorful socks from a street vendor. | |
| | | This gentleman is patiently tending his hot chestnuts for sale. | |
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| | The variety and the quality of food in Turkey is simply amazing! | |
| | | Here are some more dishes of delectable salads and vegetables. | |
| | | This "Trojan Horse" was "reconstructed" on the grounds of Troy. | |
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| | We crossed the Dardanelles on a ferry to reach the battlefields of Gallipoli. | |
| | | The church in Nicaea (Iznik) where the famous creed was promulgated in 325 AD. | |
| | | Incredibly, 14 of us stayed at Dorothy and Huseyin's home for 4 days. | |
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| | A cow wash! This gentleman was giving his cow a nice bath in Iznik Lake. | |
| | | Two ladies making a variety of dolls for the Anatolian Project in Iznik. | |
| | | Our wonderful yacht, the Ya Selam, on which we cruised the Turquoise Coast. | |
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| | A former Greek town abandoned during the population exchange after WWI. | |
| | | Ah, the fruits in Turkey! They are fresh, juicy, delicious, and colorful. | |
| | | A collection of mouth-watering pears. | |
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| | Lycian-style rock tombs in Kaunos, near Dalyan, circa 400 BC. | |
| | | Good for what ails you, these are medicinally beneficial mudbaths. | |
| | | One of the sunsets we enjoyed during our six-day cruise on the Turquoise Coast. | |
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