Istanbul later
13 июля 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Hagia Sophia was a museum when we last visited but is now a mosque, with visiting rules very unclear, carpets covering the marble floor, sheets over the Byzantine mosaics of human faces and makeshiftЧитать далее
The Grand Bazaar
13 июля 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Istanbul hamam, evening
13 июля 2022 г., Турция ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Hamam after the tour, scrubbed and soaped and massaged and hot stone relaxed like a basking seal...then Turkish ice cream and a sunset beer
Istanbul moments
14 июля 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Walking down to the Spice Market..
On Galata Bridge
14 июля 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Wonderful lunch..on Galata Bridge across the Golden Horn, on the lower level in one of the little restaurants. A spicy, creamy dip, an aubergine dip, beer, tea and a water pipe. Views over theЧитать далее
Istanbul evening
14 июля 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Horrendous traffic on the transfer to the boat, which was big and loud and wanted to sell us carpets and leather goods on the Asian side of the Bosphorous - we went for a drink instead and triedЧитать далее
Suleyman's mosque
15 июля 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
So beautiful, especially on a Friday and in full use...picknicking, washing, gossiping, praying..The tomb of Suleiman the Magnificent is here, taller than any other, amongst the immaculateЧитать далее
Wow amazing photos. And sorry to be such a nerd but I’m loving this app. Great to see you adventuring Kate, in your element x [Sarah]
Constantinople views
15 июля 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Back to the bridge with Eva - not a fan of the waterpipe! Then a long walk to Galata Tower on the other side of the Golden Horn....
Ciao, Istanbul!
15 июля 2022 г., Турция ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Night train to Plovdiv, arriving 5 hours late but in comfort!
Plovdiv
16 июля 2022 г., Болгария ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Back to Bulgaria and its oldest inhabited town, on the rolling Thracian plains below the blue distant Rhodope mountains..Thracian then Macedonian (Alexander's dad liked it so much he named it afterЧитать далее
More Plovdiv
17 июля 2022 г., Болгария ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Thessaloniki
18 июля 2022 г., Греция ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
So the bus from Plovdiv didn't turn up, or didn't exist, or we somehow missed it despite being there 40 minutes early..lots of possible scenarios to work through, til we ended up jumping on the lastЧитать далее
More Thessaloniki
18 июля 2022 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Thracians, Macedonians (Alex was from this side!), Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans, Jews from Spain, the Greek diaspora, forced exchanges of population, nation state, fire, wars, earthquakes and nowЧитать далее
Thessaloniki - Athens
19 июля 2022 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Eva and I toured the wonderful archeological museum in the early morning, battles with Amazons and lions, ancient papyrus, very fine gold work, real hair still attached in a thick blonde braid to aЧитать далее
Athens!
20 июля 2022 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A tour of the best of the old stuff, powered by gyros and salad, tzatziki, meatballs, courgette fritters and stuffed aubergines..To the Greek Agora below the acropolis, the later Roman Forum andЧитать далее
Athens 2
20 июля 2022 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Athens early afternoon - with cats and tzatziki - waiting for less heat and fewer people at the Parthenon..
The Parthenon and Popi
20 июля 2022 г., Греция ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
The Acropolis with light and glorious views, white marble and stone, gentle breeze, much joy in beauty. Olive tree of Athena, caryatids, the Elgin fiasco, temples restored entirely since my firstЧитать далее
Parthenon and Popi 2
20 июля 2022 г., Греция ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
On the way to Delphi
21 июля 2022 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
On a day trip to Delphi - Eva and I couldn't exit the metro at the airport where we picked up the hire car, and were helped by a muttering, pass-waving cleaning lady, definitely Hermes coming to ourЧитать далее
Delphi
21 июля 2022 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Delphi, major site of classic pilgrimage. A long processional way, steep uphill, votive offerings from cities and towns asking for patronage from the gods, located in the midst of natural splendour.Читать далее
Galaxidi
21 июля 2022 г., Греция ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Back to Athens via an almighty plain of olives, red bauxite mine, bare cliffs and clear water - too inviting for Tony and Rico - to the very lovely Galaxidi, wonderful home cooked supper as the sunЧитать далее
Athens to Ancona
22 июля 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Interrail is great when there are trains...Metro to the main station in Athens, train to Kiato crossing the Corinth canal, another little local train to Aegio (appears on no timetable), where the newЧитать далее
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Under cover 😬