AustralienDonald Commons Reserve33°44’41” S 151°8’32” E 7. Dezember 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
TürkeiIstanbul Airport41°15’33” N 28°44’23” E
8. Dezember 2023 in Türkei ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Ok. Here are 3 first world solutions to preventing jetlag:
1 - fly business class with your kids on other planes
2 - appropriately timed and dosed melatonin and caffeine
3 - pick an arrival hotel withWeiterlesen
ReisenderTurkish delights! You guys make James Bond look bad…but not Mal, he’s still working on his skin texture
Hi Mal and Bel, way to go but suggest a martini shaken not lstirred, rather than the melatonin!!! Dad [Gordon Albany]
TürkeiHagia Sofia41°0’30” N 28°58’48” E 9. Dezember 2023 in Türkei ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
We eased into Istanbul with a tour of the mosques and cisterns, before taking on the psychological warfare of bargaining in the upmarket carpet stores and the bizarre. I prepared my backstory: I haveWeiterlesen
TürkeiAcropolis41°0’48” N 28°59’7” E 10. Dezember 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Beautiful sunshine showed off the palace today: a multi building complex that housed over 4000 people in its heyday. This was a place of opulence, artistry, academia, but also much intrigue andWeiterlesen
TürkeiKuzguncuk41°2’8” N 29°1’51” E
11. Dezember 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We were the only ones crazy enough to book a river cruise on the Bosphorus in December. We ended up with a private cruise along the river that divides Europe and Asia. Fortunately we turned aroundWeiterlesen
TürkeiAk Tepe38°40’37” N 34°51’24” E 12. Dezember 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Today was a very full day! We flew to Cappadocia this morning, then off to the red river (source of the clay that we would see put to good use), onward to the rock formations (known as the "FairyWeiterlesen
TürkeiKaymaklı Underground City38°27’41” N 34°45’2” E 13. Dezember 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
We sat in the van for an hour waiting for clearance, but the wind remained too high for our balloon trip. Boo! We still had fun exploring the underground Christian escape cities and the caveWeiterlesen
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Don't worry OMA, soon you can have hot Turkey on the cruise, Gordon
TürkeiAkburun37°52’29” N 27°15’54” E 14. Dezember 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Ok, it's a bit hard to jazz up a transit day. The highlight was the touch and go at Istanbul. The approach was all over the place, he overshot the runway, hit the tarmac and took off again! I wasWeiterlesen
ReisenderThat was lucky the pilot was able to pull up and go round again. Was there a strong wind or do you think it was a judgement error? Glad to hear that you are all safe in your beautiful hotel. Mum
TürkeiFountain of Pollio, Domitian Square, Ephesus37°56’13” N 27°20’36” E 15. Dezember 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We spent the day exploring the Greco-Roman historical site of Ephesus before a very unusual shopping experience on the way home.
TürkeiPamukkale White Terraces37°55’35” N 29°7’47” E 16. Dezember 2023 in Türkei ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
It poured rain for the entire journey to Pamukkale, bathed us in sunshine while we were there, and poured rain for the entire journey back. Pamukkale is home to the ancient ruins of Hieropolis and isWeiterlesen
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Can't be accused of being super flexible tho. That's a grimace, not a smile
Bummer if there is a train strike now [Professor]
ReisenderYeah.. Or the second daily track work. So far so good.
Have fun xxx [Mum]