Anemon Izmir Hotel
Murselpasa Bulvari No 40 Izmir, Turkish Aegean Coast, Turkey
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Izmir, Turkey
... many nice items for sale was way too crowded and put myself and Matt way out of any comfort zone. Carmen and Yo would have continued shopping. Of note though, we never had an incident where someone was impolite nor were we in fear of our safety. What was wrong is we couldn't stop if we wanted to as it was a solid mass of bodies.
Once we extricated ourselves, we went ...
Let the Fun Begin
... only be described as shanty town shacks, just off the freeway and clearly visible to all. Turkey is in an earthquake zone and it looks like one good shake and most of the city would come down like a deck of cards. Of course our hotel put us in the top floor, room 709 so its only one way to go if the shaking starts.
We had our meeting with Dave from Get Routed at 5.00 pm Sun 27.03.11 on the dot together with about 35 ...
Ancient memories and modern ruins
... Karatas, where in times past there was a thriving and prosperous community. Today the Beit Israel Synagogue is operating and we had an appointment to go inside there at 1030. OUr lovely driver dropped us at the foot of a tower at the end of Dario Moreno Street - named after a famous singer from the 1950s who started out as a Bar Mitzvah entertainer and ended up a star, particularly in France. The tower is in fact an elevator built ...
Turkish Delight
... it would usually be one or two tasty things. Here, EVERYTHING is great. Perhaps it's because many of the food are very similar to what I grew up with being Armenian. Ece and Sertac also had us all back over for a dinner before I left. Every time I left their place, I was loosening my belt. Thank you both of you for everything, you guys were fantastic and a real pleasure to even meet.
All in all, I didn't do too much sightseeing in Izmir. ...
Christmas In Between Greece And Turkey, Plus Izmir
... thing you could ever need or want, and it is full of quaint little tea shops and doner kebab cafes. (Our hotel is located on Konak’s main street, Anafartalar Caddesi, which continues through the heart of the bazaar.)
We spent some time exploring the bazaar, stopping for delicious apple tea (me) and Turkish coffee (Murray). Eventually, we ended up in Konak Square. The heart of Izmir is Konak, the central district named for the Ottoman ...



