| | Izmir, square near the waterfront (old mosque is the blue domed bldg) | |
| | | children playing at fortress park overlooking Izmir | |
| | | Pastoral scene on way to Ephesus | |
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| | Apple Tea - a polite offering everywhere, delicious. | |
| | | 2000-plus yrs. old drain pipes awaiting replacement, Ephesus | |
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| | The roadway in Ephesus to Celsus Library | |
| | | Mosaic walkway in Ephesus along road to the library | |
| | | Celsus Library built by Tiberius in AD 114-117 | |
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| | Theatre of Ephesus, holds 24,000 people (used even today), with perfect acoustic | |
| | | All that is left of Temple of Artemis, whose stones now comprise 3 buildings! | |
| | | woman at a loom of a coop of rugmakers | |
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| | | walkway to hospital (Aesclepion, health spa) in Pergamon | |
| | | looking to Pergamon's castle & spectacular theater on hillside | |
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| | ruins of Pergamon Aesclepion | |
| | | underground psychiatric hospital walkway | |
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| | carving Onyx - no OSHA standards | |
| | | gathering silk for weaving silk rugs | |
| | | jars outside Aphrodisias museum | |
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| | Aphrodisias Theater (perfect natural sound) | |
| | | many columns in Aphrodisias (& only 5% of the city has been unearthed) | |
| | | Backgammon board in Aphrodisias | |
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| | Field and columns, Aprodisias | |
| | | Half of the stadium in Aphrodisias (huge! - sat 30,000) | |
| | | Temple of Aphrodite in Aprodisias | |
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| | | Electioneering Truck in small town (blaring music instead of TV commercials) | |
| | | View from hotel in Istanbul, political signs wave | |
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| | Inside Sultanahmet Camii, 'Blue Mosque' | |
| | | Part of Blue Mosque, built in 17th Century | |
| | | Relaxing in sunshine outside mosque | |
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| | streetscene and political signage from election campaign | |
| | | Cistern from AD 537, 336 columns (see James Bond's "From Russia with Love") | |
| | | Hagia Sophia, 1453 mosque built on site of AD 537 Justinian church | |
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| | Inside Hagia Sophia, mosaic ceiling | |
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