Hitit Hotel Selcuk

... br> As we drove out of Izmir, which used to be called Smyrna, we saw how clean the streets were and how handsome the people. Many have the most beautiful golden skin tone, and aquiline features. They are generally graceful and elegant.<br> Did you know that Turkey is on two continents? The larger Eastern part is in Asia and is called Anatolia. The smaller Western part is called Frea(?) and is in Europe. 95% of the people are Muslim and there are mosques ...

... harbour became silted over seemed out of sync with the rest of Europe in its time of immersion in the Dark Ages. So much knowledge was lost or suppressed at that time by those who contributed nothing to the rational and wonderful development of the world. The civilisations that created places such as Ephesus and the Acropolis were so advanced and their writings and thoughts were burned in the large libraries they had created by the pagan ignorant and the Christian destroyers. How ...

... couples because apparently we don't look like we have much money to spend on carpets. They were right of course and we were able to slip by the merchants and out into the street. I couldn't find a patch for my backpack so instead of being hassled to buy something, we spent the afternoon on the beach.<br>(Whitney)<br> <br>Ephesus was amazing. Usually, I am not really one for history, but this site was so intact it was easy to imagine ...

... that provides a rich historical record of the official decrees, state rulings, bureaucratic matters, and civil punishments. The museum is closed more often than not, providing visitors with a good excuse to skip it altogether.At the junction to the right stand the remains of the Monument of Memmius, built in the 1st century B.C. in honor of the grandson of the dictator Cornelius Sulla. The figures are those of Memmius, his father Caicus, and Sulla. Next to and opposite the Monument of ...

<br><br>I've always imagined Paul, this intrepid, sometimes hot-headed guy making his way around the Roman world to preach the Gospel, a lone traveler. Now seeing a lot of the places Paul went, I'm floored by how much he got around.<br><br>Today, I went up to the Lycus river valley, where Colossae (as in the Letter to the Colossians), Laodicea<br>(Col. 2 and 4, Rev. 1 and 3), and Hierapolis (Col.4) are located, along with another contemporary ...

They in vite you into their shop. Offer you tea, and something in air ****s with your will power and before you know it your selling your house to afford elaborate beautiful Turkish art....and you say to yourself, 'its so cheap compared to back home', and 'when am i goin to come back'. Stupid tourists!!!<br>

... us half. Every night after that, we went to Panorama for our beer, and made a big deal of going there, making sure that the waiter from the Marina Restaurant saw us going there. After Bodrum, we took a three-hour bus ride to Selcuk. The first order of business after we had checked in to our hotel was to go and get things sorted out with my phone. When I got to the Turkcell office, it turns out that I ended up cutting off my nose to spite my face, as they advised that they were ...

... the drive for home with the idea that we would find lunch/dinner around Lake Bafa. This is a very large saltwater lake that used to be part of the Aegean. The mountains/hills around it have huge, rounded rocks sticking up out of them. I would guess that this is because they used to have water around them. The odd thing to me about Bafa is that it is a huge, beautiful lake with virtually no development around it whatsoever. After a little searching, we ...

... fine). <br><br>Now might be the time for flexibility. It's much too early to say, but I may need to consider some other options to skip the Sinai or Egypt all together. <br><br>We'll see. <br><br>On a brighter note I'm catching a bus in a few hours to Bodrum, a city on the sea known for its nightlife. :-) I've also booked a 4 night, 3 day cruise from Fethiye to Olympos leaving Sunday for only $175USD - meals included!