Friday 13 June 2008

Turkey days




Once upon a time, I went Turkey with 2 of my buddies. Geographically, Turkey forms a natural bridge between the old world continents of Asia, Africa and Europe. The Anatolian peninsula is where Asia and Europe are divided by the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits. We travelled the many parts of Turkey from Istanbul to Canakkale/Ayvalik to Izmir to Kusadasi to Pamukkale to Antalya to Konya to Cappadocia to Ankara to Bursa, all in 12 days. It's always fun when travelling with close friends. Some places of interest we visited were:
Hippodrome
Sultan Ahmet Camisi (Blue Mosque)
Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia)
Yerebatan Sarayi
Topkapi Sarayi
Suleymaniye Mosque
Kapali Carsi (Grand Bazaar)
Misir Carsisi (Egyptian Bazaar)
Canakkale Bogazi (The Dardanelles)
Canakkale
Troy
Behramkale (Assos)
Bergama (Pergamum)
Acropolis
Kizil Avlu (The Red Court)
Ephesus
Heraclitus
Basilica of St. John
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
Pamukkale (Hierapolis)
Konya (Iconium)
Mevlana Museum
Sultanhan Caravansary
Cappadocia
Nevsehir
Uchisar (Uchisar Fortress)
Goreme Acik Hava Muzesi (Goreme Outdoor Museum)
Ankara
Anitkabir (Mausoleum of Ataturk)

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