Ancient Pergamum
July 28, 2007

Ancient Pergamum dates back to the 12th century BC, has a connection
to Alexander the Great and Lydian King Croesus, but most of the
extraordinary monuments and buildings date to the period
it most flourished

Homer's Troy
July 27, 2007

As a lover of Homer’s stories from the “Iliad” and “Odyssey”, and
a six year old with the current obsession of being an archeologist,
Mozart was not about to miss seeing Troy and the famous Trojan

Bus On Ferry To Canakkale
July 25, 2007

Taking a fancy Turkish bus onto a small ferry has to be the strangest
transportation method that we have taken on our round-the-world trip
so far! I could not believe it when the bus boarded the ferry with all of us

Ayasofya & Grand Bazarre
July 24, 2007

For 1000 years, Ayasofya was Christendom’s largest church and
triumphant symbol of Byzantium and is so large that the Statue
of Liberty would easily fit inside with the top of the torch not
grazing the domed

Topaki Palace & Blue Mosque
July 23, 2007

We did not see these on the same day, but I am trying to consolidate a
little more for the blog as we are already in Croatia and I am still
struggling to get the Turkey trip up as well as the rest of Greece.

Orient Express To Istanbul
July 22, 2007

We got snuggled into our large and brand new sleeping cabin as our
train chugged towards Istanbul from Ankara. Our soul traveling gang
adds another new method of travel on our round the world trip

Esbelli Evi
July 21, 2007

I had heard raves about Esbelli Evi from many sources and that it sets
the standard for cave dwellings in Cappadocia, Fodors, Frommers,
Slowtravel and more all have ecstatic reviews.

Making Pottery In A Cave
July 20, 2007

The wet clay spun thru Mozart’s fingers in a pottery tradition that dates
back to Hittite times in this area!  We had entered a long, dark, huge
cave in Avanos and met a man who spoke excellent English

Frescoes & Underground City
July 19, 2007

Four thousand year old huge, Hittite underground cities with
sophisticated kitchens, winery, stables and more, that housed sixty
thousand people for six months at a time or more are yet another
fantastic site

Moon Walk
July 18, 2007

The landscape in Cappadocia, Turkey is like nothing else on the planet
and took our breath away! Created over sixty million years ago by
volcanic activity and erosion to an extreme extent,