ИзраильHaifaHadar HaKarmel32°48’29” N 34°59’11” E
18 мая 2022 г., Израиль ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Heading north from Bethlehem we headed around the Sea of Galilee, we stopped at Capernaum, another historical Biblical site said to be the home of Saint Peter.
We joined a boat cruise across the SeaЧитать далее
ИзраильTel Aviv DistrictMerkaz Ha‘IrGan HaH̱ovevim32°5’21” N 34°46’22” E
19 мая 2022 г., Израиль ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Leaving Haifa we headed north to the Crusader town of Acre, known for its well preserved city walls and underground tunnels. Think Knights of the Templer and the guys in Indiana Jones and the LastЧитать далее
ТурцияİstanbulFatihÇemberlitaşPraitorion41°0’32” N 28°58’25” E
22 мая 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We had a 7.30am transfer from our hotel in Tel Aviv to the airport, which unfortunately didn't turn up so had to hurriedly organise a taxi. This was rather stressful as we had been told security atЧитать далее
ТурцияÇanakkaleKemal YeriRussell's Top40°14’21” N 26°17’5” E
23 мая 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A very civilised start to the day leaving Istanbul at 9am (often our tour days start at around 8am) as we headed west towards Gallipoli. Perfect time of year to visit Turkey - warm but not too hot,Читать далее
ТурцияÇanakkaleTevfikiyeTroy39°57’23” N 26°14’27” E
24 мая 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Canakkale is close to the ancient city of Troy, known for the story of the Trojan horse. The wooden horse prop from the movie Troy (with Brad Pitt) was gifted to Turkey and is at Canakkale so we haveЧитать далее
ТурцияİzmirSelçuk37°56’11” N 27°20’46” E
25 мая 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Based at Selcuk, we had a busy day starting with a trip to Ephesus. We had been to Ephesus about 8 years ago and nothing much had changed except it was probably hotter and possibly less crowdedЧитать далее
ТурцияDenizliPamukkalePamukkale White Terraces37°55’31” N 29°7’52” E
26 мая 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We headed inland (east) from Selcuk to the town of Pamukkale to visit the unusual rock formation known as travertine terraces or cotton castle. These are shallow pools of water said to have healingЧитать далее
ТурцияAntalyaKaş36°12’0” N 29°38’37” E
28 мая 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Left Pamukkale and headed towards the coast to a lovely town called Kas (say Cash) located on the Mediterranean Sea. On the way we stopped at a ghost town of Karokoy which was abandoned after the fallЧитать далее
ТурцияAntalyaKılıçarslanAntalya Kalesi36°53’1” N 30°42’18” E
30 мая 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We continued along the coastline towards Antalya, visiting St Nicholas Church (Yes, THAT St Nicholas! ) on the way. Did you know St Nicholas was Turkish? I think I may have read that somewhere. He wasЧитать далее
ТурцияKonyaSelçuklu37°52’42” N 32°29’39” E
1 июня 2022 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Konya is really just a stop-over place as we make our way toward Cappadocia. We did stop at Aspendos which happens to be the home of (another) amphitheatre as well as a Roman aqueduct. The theatre isЧитать далее
