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25 August 2014 – Goreme, Turkey
Enjoying our first day in Cappadocia with a 360 panorama of the magical landscape from the Uchisar Castle. Its possible to visit a few of the “rooms” in the castle — which aren’t much more than hollowed out caves. But still – its kind of fascinating ot imagine people carving these, and then living here!
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24 August 2014 – En route to Goreme, Turkey
Taking a 10 hour bus, right in the middle of the day from Egirdir to Goreme — on our way to check out the famous Cappadocia region of Turkey.
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23 August 2014 – Egirdir, Turkey
Just another day, just another Egirdir hike– absolutely stunning views of the Peninsula. We were staying about midway to the tip. )
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22 August 2014 – Egirdir, Turkey
Sagalassos was amazing – a remote archeological site not accessed by any convenient forms of public transport (or tour buses!) is stunning. There are hardly any visitors, so we had the ancient “first city of Pisidia” (aka regional Roman capital) almost entirely to ourselves. Along with the restored fountain the massive site contains temples, theater, […]
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21 August 2014 – Egirdir, Turkey
Hanging out on lake Egirdir — this beach is right outside of Charly’s pension where we stayed. A wonderful retreat it was )
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20 August 2014 – Pamukkale, Turkey
A sunrise visit to the travertines of Pamukkle, Turkey – totally outside of visiting hours. We couldn’t help ourselves — we wanted to appreciate the magical beauty of this natural wonder without all the people. Pamukkle literary means ‘white castle’ and is a wonderful area to play around in )
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19 August 2014 – Pamukkale, Turkey
Off to Pamukkale, checking out an RV park, water slides, and tourist trap of restaurants in this tiny village profiting off the travertines.
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18 August 2014 – Istanbul, Turkey
Introducing the most amazing view cafe near Süleymaniye Mosque – it’s called Aga Kapisi, with exact address on nazir izzet efendi sok 11. Spectacular views overlooking the Golden Horn and Galata Bridge from the three terraces, and no other tourists in sight! Interesting drink selection too.
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17 August 2014 – Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul’s best hidden gem tourist attraction — the Rumeli Fortress. Rumeli features ample opportunities to climb, to stroll in the shade, to picnic, and best of all magnificent views of the Bosphorous — all of this with almost no other tourists. This being the height of tourist season – is nothing short of a miracle. Three […]
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16 August 2014 – Istanbul, Turkey
Just another day by the pool at Istinye Park Residence, Istanbul, Turkey. Sweet.
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15 August 2014 – Istanbul, Turkey
A visit to the princess islands – a short commute of 1.5 hours across the Marmara Sea – was one of the highlights of our stay in Istanbul. Mostly for the ferry ride and the cimit (turkish sesame bagels) that you can purchase on the boat.
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14 August 2014 – Istanbul, Turkey
A visit to the Istanbul Archeology Museum is a must – fascinating artifacts dating back 5-6 thousand (!!) years ago, uncovered as recently as a few years ago when the city began construction of Marmaray rail link under the Bosphorous.
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