TurchiaStrategion41°0’50” N 28°58’34” E
8 aprile 2024, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
And we're off again. We've been in Albania for over a month, which is the longest we've been in any one country for the past 6 months.
Arrived at Istanbul airport on time and made it throughLeggi altro
TurchiaStrategion41°0’44” N 28°58’42” E 9 aprile 2024, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Big day exploring yet another fascinating city with a long, rich history. The tulips are blooming in the main gardens and the Turkish people are keen to tell you that they had tulips long beforeLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreWhen tulips were taken to Holland they became the biggest ponzi in history .. is my understanding .. till fiat currency ha ha .
TurchiaArı Burnu40°14’27” N 26°16’52” E
10 aprile 2024, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Drove to Çanakkale this morning to board a ferry across the Dardanelles Strait to Gallipoli, where they were setting up for the memorial services in a couple of weeks.
Unreal to be at the site whereLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreGranddad James Michael miraculously survived this to be sent to Somme where in france and survived that too... amazing and lovely man from my memory.
ViaggiatoreBut nearly didn't survive the kitchen table bench .. a story Mike loves to have a laugh about.
TurchiaTroy39°57’25” N 26°14’23” E
11 aprile 2024, Turchia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
On our way to the next stop, we stopped at the site of the ancient city of Troy. In reality, there have been a number of cities on this site, one atop the other.
The earliest signs of habitation goesLeggi altro
TurchiaArcadian Street (Arcadiane), Ephesus37°56’36” N 27°20’29” E 12 aprile 2024, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We stayed in Selçuk to visit the ancient ruins of Ephesus.
It's a fascinating archaeological sites that covers a huge area. It's currently holidays here in Turkey, so it was quite busy. But loved it.
ViaggiatoreI can't believe it's 17 years since I was there. Feels like yesterday looking at your photos.
ViaggiatoreYes, looks very familiar. Quite a few years since I've been there too,
TurchiaPamukkale White Terraces37°55’6” N 29°7’23” E 13 aprile 2024, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This morning we took a train to Pamukkale, famous for its mineral-rich hot springs that emanate from terraces of white travertine rock. The terraces border the old Roman city of Hierapolis, an ancientLeggi altro
TurchiaKayaköy36°34’33” N 29°5’17” E
14 aprile 2024, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today we drove to the coastal town of Fethiye. After dropping our bags at the accommodation, we took a shuttle over the coastal mountains to visit the resort town of Ölüdeniz, famous for the BlueLeggi altro
TurchiaUchagyz36°11’50” N 29°50’47” E
15 aprile 2024, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
This was one of the highlights of our trip. We drove along the magnificent coastline to the small coastal town of Kaleüçağız, where we spent the afternoon on a nautical adventure cruising throughLeggi altro
TurchiaKaraalioğlu Parkı36°52’53” N 30°42’13” E 17 aprile 2024, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Our next destination was the city of Antalya, the 5th largest city in Turkiye and one of the biggest destinations for tourists. It's a pretty place with lots of nooks and crannies to explore andLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreDidn't notice that many but maybe they travel there later when it's a bit warmer
TurchiaKonya37°52’16” N 32°30’14” E
18 aprile 2024, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Today we drove to Konya, one of the last cities we visited on our tour and the most religiously conservative city in Turkey. We learned all about the muslim whirling dervishes at the Mevlâna Museum.Leggi altro
ViaggiatoreI was lucky to spend time there and got to see many off the beaten track places as my sister was working and living there.
ViaggiatoreIt's always great to have someone living in a place that knows the out of the way places to go to. I bet there's plenty of places here.
Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Turkey, it's such a great place , don't forget the turkish bath 😊 [Gracey]
ViaggiatoreLiking it so far Grace. I'll definitely do the baths again..enjoyed it in Morocco.