Turkey
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People, Places and Things
This post is just a round up of cool things that didn’t fit anywhere else. The Turkish people were very nice but we found that once we were out of the city of Istanbul communication could be difficult. The food… Continue reading
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Last Days in Turkey
One thing I learned in Turkey was in the last year I have seen enough Roman ruins to last a life time. Morocco, Egypt, Jordan and now Turkey. Those Romans really got around. Some of them were truly spectacular but… Continue reading
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Yunak Cave Hotel in Cappadocia
This hotel has to be the most unusual place I have ever stayed at. The rooms were caves cut into the side of a mountain. The bathrooms were gorgeous and all marble, The only problem was the steep walk up… Continue reading
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Last Day in Cappadocia
I woke up this morning at 2:00 AM waiting for the 4:30 AM wake-up call for the balloon ride. There had to be several hundred people waiting for the buses to leave for the balloon site. We waited and waited… Continue reading
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Cappadocia
We are staying for 3 days in a cave hotel. It is so cool I will do a separate post on it. We were supposed to do the balloon ride this morning but it got cancelled because of the wind.… Continue reading
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On The Road To Cappadocia
Never knew I was mispronouncing Cappadocia all these years. Now I know. Our guide, Mehmet, is always behind with his schedule because he likes to talk so this morning we had to stop at the Crystal Terrace which is a… Continue reading
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On To Safronbolu
We left Istanbul this morning at 8:00 AM in the middle of rush hour. I was very glad we were going out of the city because the streets were like a parking lot. We traveled over over a bridge that… Continue reading
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Easter Sunday in Turkey
Today was supposed to be an easy walking day as compared to yesterday. Yeh right! 15 thousand steps later and that included 2 hours on a boat sitting down. Today turned out to be basically a church day. We are… Continue reading
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We Hit The Ground Running
We left the hotel at 8:00 am. Our guard wanted to be first in line to enter the Hagia Sophia mosque. When Mehmet, our guide, saw a cruise ship in port he was very worried. When we got to the… Continue reading
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Our First Day Alone In Istanbul
Peggy had the entire first day planned out. The main thing that I learned today was to always check at the front desk for assistance. After breakfast we left the hotel and stopped at the ATM to get Turkish Lira.… Continue reading
On The Road With The YaYa's 