Hotel Guney Antakya
Istikial Cad. 24 Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelHotel Guney Antakya
Museum, Church of Antioch, St Peter's Church
We woke late and had a small breakfast at the hotel before heading to the Antakya Archaeological Museum. The museum had 9 halls, most of which displayed very impressive and mostly intact mosaics from ancient Antioch and the nearby ruined city of Daphne. These were by far the best mosaics we had seen yet in Turkey. Many were so large they took up an …
So, so close to Syria
Got a few hours to kill on my way back to Istanbul to catch a flight, so I'll write up some stories that I can remember from the last few months, working my way back.
As from facebook, I got denied entry into Syria at the border, here's the whole story...
So I leave on an overnight bus from Goreme, Turkey to Aleppo, Syria, with …
Top Ten Turkish Delights
We have enjoyed our seven weeks in Turkey so much that we just had to list our Top Ten Turkish Delights:
1) The People. Wherever we have been the good humour and helpfulness of the local people has been overwhelming.
2) Variety. Turkey has an incredible amount to offer for just about any taste from the bustle of exotic Istanbul to …
Travel Blogs Nearby
Antakya - Syrısche Grenze - Antakya
... mıt Trınkwasser versorgt. Ob der Grenzuebergang fuer LKW grundsaetzlıch geschlossen ıst, weıss ıch nıcht. Ich selber koennte nach Syrıen eınreısen. Ich unterhalte mıch kurz mıt dem tuerkıschen Zoellner und bekomme eınen Grenzstempel ın meınen Pılgerausweıs. Da steh ıch nun und komm bzw. wıll auf ...
The kebab trail - Antalya to Antakia
... to the counter of a competitor company, bought a ticket for a bus leaving in ten minutes, marched back to the idiot who can't point to a bus and tore up the ticket. It was really irrational and the trip ended up costing me double because there was never going to be a refund and as I sat on the bus I realised that poor old guy was only doing his job - just selling bus tickets. As to who was in the wrong - who knows. Sure - it's a major bus terminal and many tourists who ...


