TurkiNusratlı40°56’45” N 27°26’27” E
19 Oktober 2019, Turki ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Leaving Istanbul, drove through heavy industrial areas, which gradually turned to many fields of wheat
Stopped at truck stop for lunch. More history lessons on the bus. Think a lot of folks sleptBaca selengkapnya
TurkiAnzac Beach40°13’51” N 26°17’13” E
19 Oktober 2019, Turki ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Landing zone for the Aussies in June 1915. Hit the beach and straight up the hills. With machine guns blazing down on you - not fun. Large number of Turkish memorials up here as well.
TurkiEceabat40°11’1” N 26°21’36” E
19 Oktober 2019, Turki ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Left the scenes of WW1 to travel to Çanakkale and our hotel for the night. 40 minute bus ride and a 30 minute ferry ride brings us to our hotel. Interesting WW1 display at the ferry dock. We eatBaca selengkapnya
TurkiGüzelyalı40°2’1” N 26°20’17” E
20 Oktober 2019, Turki ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
On the way to Troy to check out the Trojan Horse
“DAY 5, Sunday - Visit Troy, Pergamum, Travel to Izmir
This morning, proceed to the classical city of Troy. Tour this 4000-year-old city andBaca selengkapnya
TurkiTroy39°57’26” N 26°14’27” E
20 Oktober 2019, Turki ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Here to see the Trojan Horse! Heard the story of the Illiad on the coach ride by our tour director (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad) Nice tour of the excavations. Took lots of pics of signs so IBaca selengkapnya
TurkiKarayıt39°15’52” N 26°53’2” E
20 Oktober 2019, Turki ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Stopped for 30 min break - souvenirs, a few Americanos (coffee) back in the bus heading for Pergemon. Driving along the Gulf of Edremit
12:35 pm - driving through groves of olive trees now- rollingBaca selengkapnya
TurkiGöbeller39°15’2” N 27°1’4” E 20 Oktober 2019, Turki ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Great stop. We went in groups of six to different families to eat. Great food- interesting to see how Turkish families eat and live in the country
PelancongI love those times when you really get to spend times with the locals. What a great experience! Great pictures and the weather looks beautiful.
PelancongWeather has been great. A lot of humidity so countryside seems to be covered with a lot of haze but temps are perfect. Lunch experience was very cool - even tried out my Google translate app which got everyone all excited - LOL. Had downloaded the Turkish dictionary ahead of time so I could use it offline
TurkiAsklepieion, Pergamon39°7’8” N 27°9’52” E
20 Oktober 2019, Turki ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Ancient healing hospital. Water treatments. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/turkey/attractions…
5;30 pm - arrive in Izmir - population 4.5 million
TurkiVahap Özaltay Meydanı38°26’10” N 27°8’30” E
20 Oktober 2019, Turki ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
Arrived our hotel at 6:30 pm. Had dinner a half hour later. Went to the room - crashed immediately. Still trying to get over the jet lag.
TurkiIzmir38°26’9” N 27°8’22” E
21 Oktober 2019, Turki ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
Starting two nights at this hotel, so nice not to pack again. Here’s the schedule for today. ( interesting that we used to live in Smyrna, GA). Call to prayer boomed out of loudspeakers every dayBaca selengkapnya
