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Turkey tour 1
... For those who don't know Ephesus is an ancient roman city dating back to 11th century BC. But like Troy become deserted due to the harbour being silted up over time. The harbour is now fields of local farms. Ephesus ended around 300-400AD I think. The place was epic and all made of marble with elaborate temples, theatres, baths, gym, library, and hoar house. Apparently it was very multicultural with heaps of Egyptian traders coming over and what not. How's this! ...
Endings
... with the ten or so boys. I decided not to go in - since I was the only girl and had brought nothing to wear except what was already on my back. Although that did not stop me from getting soaked in a splash fight I got involved with with the students from my rock on the side of the pool.
We finally left (Kyle, our two guides, about 8 other boys and me) to meander home for dinner and get me back on a marshut’ka to Tbilisi at some point before my flight ...
Tot aan de Galatabrug (Geert Mak) (2)
Dag twee
De volgende dag lopen we naar onze eerste moskee, de Hagia Sophia. Deze moskee is van oorsprong een christelije godshuis en heeft na de St. Pieter in Rome de grootste koepel met een doorsnede van 56 meter. In de vierde eeuw werd deze kerk door keizer Constantijn ingewijd, een periode waarin het Christendom zijn vrijheid van Rome kreeg. Tot uiteindelijk in 1453 de ...
At the Boarder of Europe and Asia
... of stairs. We came across a small shopping area with a café at the far end. Briefly we warmed ourselves in a dining tent and sipped on the ubiquitous Turkish apple tea. It helped. When we found our tour group again in front of the mosque, we followed the guide and his rallying cry of "my group, my group, my group" to the destination: the Hagia Sophia.
Little time to tour Hagia Sophia. Took pictures, walked around, and left. Went to bathroom. Black cat sitting next ...
Churches and Mosques.
... one of the numerous umbrella hawkers yelled at us "Palace closed now!" But why trust an umbrella hawker? We walked up to the gate and one of the guards (carrying a semi-automatic weapon) shook his head mournfully. "It's closed." What time did it close? "4pm." After our recent experience with the cable car in Barcelona, we shouldn't be surprised that the guidebooks give summer hours that may not be accurate in the off-season. ...
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- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Business Services
- Kitchenette