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Turkey ‘98 18 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Friday Flight to IstanbulReservation computers down inflated neck rest 19 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Saturday Istanbul 1st meeting with group change money sleep dinner at street restaurant 20 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Sunday Leave IstanbulWeather mostly clear Drive along Sea of MarmaraDrive along DardanellesDardanelles in early morning sunlight Sunflowers in seed Cotton in fields Tomatoes in fields Gallipoli MuseumEceabatWalk along shoreline promanade of Dardanelles Ferry to Asian SideTroyHisarlik Village (bought Troy book) [Troy, 38] Horse [Troy, 5] Eastern Wall of Troy VI [Troy, 7, 11, 32] Eastern Gate of Troy VI [Troy, 12, 11, 33] Long row of houses of Troy I [Troy, 27, 16] Layers of Troy labeled [Troy, 17] Roman Odeon, Troy IX [Troy, 39] CanakkaleMap [LonelyPlanet, 261] Dinner? Elevator on outside of hotel Nighttime walk along shoreline promanade of Dardanelles 21 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Monday no-cereal breakfast Drive to IzmirPergamumMap [LonelyPlanet, 274] High elevation – commanding view of countryside Temple of Trajan [Pergamon, 32ff] Theatre, 10,000 people [Pergamon, 40] Group picture Alter of Zeus, faces west, prominent site [Pergamon, 45ff] AskelepeionMap [LonelyPlanet, 276] Physicians and healing, baths, sacred springs [Pergamon, 91] Scared Road [Pergamon, 82] Temple of Asclepios (resembles Pantheon in Rome built 20 years earlier) Therapy Building [Pergamon, 92-93] Sacred Cryptoportico [Pergamon, 92] Theatre, 3,500 people (Impromptu recitations) [Pergamon, 87-90]
IzmirWaterfront area under construction for light rail system – water not visible from street level Tall, prominent hotel building Pounding construction Right-turn entrance to restaurant beside hotel gift shop 22 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Tuesday Drive to EphesusFortified castle on mountain top – for defense – about 1000 AD EphesusBuilt at harbor in valley between two mountain chains Virgin Mary HouseWoodsy grounds – but touristy [Ephesus, 118] Ephesus walkMap [LonelyPlanet, 303] Sacred Road; Celsus Library; Baths; Hadrain’s Gate [Ephesus, 51, 85] Leather shoppingSelcuk Museum – Ephesus ArtifactsStatue of Artemis [Ephesus, 149, 67] Worship of Artemis [Ephesus, 26] St. John’s BasilicaMap [LonelyPlanet, 302] [Ephesus, 107ff] Baptistry, baptismal pool [Ephesus, 109, 118] Relief map of Ephesus and surrounding area Izmir hotel – Helicopter lands on rooftop Dinner with Glenn and Diana 23 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Wednesday Leave IzmirCity streets, shops for trades people Drive to PamukkaleRoad to Ephesus again Cotton fields AphrodisiasMap [LonelyPlanet, 319] Theatre [Aphrodisias, 32] Baths of Hadrian [Aphrodisias, 17, 48] Odeon [Aphrodisias, 24] Stadium [Aphrodisias, 28] Marble quarries [Aphrodisias, 71] Tetrapylon [Aphrodisias, 17, 22] Museum (did not go inside), cult image of Aphrodite of Aphrodisias [Aphrodisias, 100, 104] DenizliRooster statue; World War I soldier Textile shopping (half-hour exactly) PamukkaleHot fountain and swim pool Photo taken at dinner 24 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Thursday Necropolis of HierapolisAbove ground, house-like Covered mound Single individual tomb Excavations by Italian archaelogists being conducted Pamukkale formationsWalk along Pamukkale formations 14 kyr ago limestone deposits Drive to AntalyaCotton picking [AntalyaCities, 10] Tent of Nomadic familyAntalyaResort hotel, balcony Spectacular westward view of mountains ringing Mediterrean bay Spectacular sunset – Antalya hotel 25 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Friday Province of Antalya [AntalyaCities, 7] Free morning Weather sparkling clear – very warm Walk near hotel; school children Lunch at restaurant on the waterfront MuseumGood museum displays [AntalyaMus, 90, 100] Wood lock in museum Park – Ataturk statue and fluted minaret (1000 – 1200 AD?) Walk along streets in old town 26 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Saturday Waterfall at MediterraneanPergeAqueducts seen during the approach drive in the mountains Layout [AntalyaCities, 20, 18] Hellenistic Towers [AntalyaCities, 16, 53] Bath [AntalyaCities, 59] Colonnaded Avenue [AntalyaCities, 62] Stadium, barrel-vault entrances [AntalyaCities, 45] AspendosAspendos Theatre [AntalyaCities, 75, 89ff] Kursunlu WaterfallWaterfall [AntalyaCities, 14] Resort hotel pool terrace, steep view down to Mediterrean beach and swim area 27 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Sunday skimpy breakfast Leave AntalyaModern-looking, high-rise apartment buildings; many under construction Drive to CappadociaLong, 700-km bus ride Taurus MountainsWeather sparkling clear, blue sky Gorge Stratified rock, white, some red Braccia rock Steep grades Gray diced-rock on mountainside Rock like NJ palisades Gray rock mountainside, scattered trees Terraced hillsides Distributed green trees on tan, dry-grass, rolling hills Marble quarry Cement factory KonyaNear Catalhuyuk Mevlana MuseumRemove shoes, smell, “athelete’s foot” Allah symbol “W” Koran calligraphic books; Mevlana’s poetry books Slender Minaret MedreseFlat countryside Villages of flat-top houses, mud roofs, weeds and vegetation sprouted on roof tops Salt Lake, north of Konya - Aksary road Volcanic peak, Hasan(?) southeast of Aksaray [CappUnder, 8] Jewelry shop - NavschirOnyx demo and jewelry buying Cappadocia28 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Monday Weather sparkling clear Cappadocia touringUnderground City KaymakliWent down 8 stories, cooking area, water well . . .[CappUnder, 64, 72] [CappRevak, 43] Goreme – monastery[CappUnder, 36] [CappRevak, 61] Pottery shop in caveDemo and purchase Zelve River basin – walk around area[CappRevak, 83] Carpet place - UrgupDemo of carpet making and silk thread production [CappRevak, 89] 29 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Tuesday Leave CappadociaDrive to AnkaraWeather sparkling clear White salt lake Antenna wire array for radio satellites (60 km south of Ankara) Ataturk MausoleumMet and talked with children Ankara Citylunch Museum of Anatolian Civilizations[AnatolMus, 26] Saw children again briefly Flight to IstanbulIstanbuldinner at street restaurant 30 Sep 98 ---------------------------------------- Wednesday Weather rain HippodromeBlue MosqueAya Sofya MuseumCisternTopkapi PalaceLunch on palace grounds dinner at upstairs restaurant – Haci Baba 1 Oct 98 ---------------------------------------- Thursday Weather sparkling clear Suleymaniye Mosque[SuleyMosque, 22] Asian SideOverlook from Istanbul’s highest point restaurant at nice place Drive through nicest (richest) section on Asian side Grand BazzarBought necklace dinner at street restaurant 2 Oct 98 ---------------------------------------- Friday Weather sparkling clear Archelogical MuseumHippodrome (2nd time)Egyptian oblisque -- sun halo : spectrum, 22º from sun [PeteWeather, 72] Aya Sofya Museum (2nd time)Grand Bazzar (2nd time)Dinner at Night ClubLoud noisy music, bad food, skillful men dancers, belly dancers 3 Oct 98 ---------------------------------------- Saturday
Flight to JFK11:10 AM scheduled depart Istanbul 11h 15m flight 5:00 P – arrive Colts Neck ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GeneralHistorical sites concentrated in western Asia Minor [MapTurkey] Map of Turkey [Pergamon, 109] Chronology [AntalyaCities, 6] Arid landscape Cigarette smokers Tall, slender trees (Lombardy Popular) [Peterson, Eastern Trees, 24, 133] Open-wire telephone lines, underbuilt with optical(?) carrier Many houses partially built 1928 change : Arabic -> Latin letters |