Istanbul

Finally got to one of my original goals. If there are many spelliing errors....sorry unusual keyboard. Devil of time uploading photos from today so might finish blog about Istanbul when I return to England. First day run around getting to hotel going to touristy spots eating finding computer that I can use

A Day in Cappadocia

Oguzhan Avcituncer our guide Angela and Teresa both from Melbourne set out today to discover Cappadocia an extensive area around the centre of Turkey. We began from Nevsehir travelling to a nearby underground city where over 10000 people once lived. Such cities were first established around 8000 BC in pagan times. People chose these extensive and linked caves as their homes to protect them

Ephesus A Rediscovered City

15 of the old city of Ephesus has been restored thanks to the combined work of the Turkish and Australian Archeological Societies. Our tour leader Emory showed us the agora or marketplace marble streets Roman baths the Hadrian Temple the Celsus Library public toilets and a large theatre where St Paul of Tarsus spoke.

Canyon Walks and Bar Crawls

After 8 weeks back in the U.K. the lure of some sunshine was just too great to ignore. As Stan and I now both work in schools and they were all about to close for half term we thought why not After trawling the internet for an evening we came up with a cheap late package deal to Kusadasi Turkey. It didn't take us long to snap up the dealWe were staying in a small hotel just a few minutes walk

Fall Break Istanbul

Again just pics for now...journal to come

Social Experiment

I began the day with a social experiment. 304 decided to cover my hair and wear a long dress in similar style as muslim women in order to discover if 304 would be hasstled less on the streets. 304 tried.....but my hair was never designed to exist under a scarf. No matter how many pins that 304 used tiny wisps of hair escaped the blue material. 304 had black hose