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TURKEY
AND GREECE -
OCTOBER 1995
Sun
Oct.8
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Dp
Seattle 615pm
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Mon
9
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Ar Heathrow 1200noon
(actual 1140a)
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Catch Piccadilly Line
"Cockfosters" to hotel (dp terminal 4 - 35 minutes) |
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Stay:
Hotel Oliver - Earl's Court underground station 198 Cromwell Road **
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SIGHTS: British
Museum (Hellenistic and Turkish -Ephesus - rooms (Free)***; |
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Vespers at St Paul's (Boy's Choir) 5pm - be sure to sit up front**** |
Tue
10
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Board Piccadilly line
"Heathrow" by 700am (35 min trip)
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Terminal 1 - Dp
Heathrow 900am; delayed 40 min due to French air traffic control backups
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Ar Istanbul 135pm
(actual: 220pm)
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Stay: Hotel Turkoman,
Asmali Çesme Sok #2 **1/2
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SIGHTS:
Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)**; The sites of the Hippodrome
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Column of Constantine Proohyrogenitus
; Serpentine Column
; Obelisk of Theodosius; Yerebatan Sarey (underground cisterns) $2 ** |
Wed
11
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Istanbul
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Topkapi Palace
(Daily 930am-5pm $5)***
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The Harem (daily
10am-4pm $2.50 - get tickets early)****
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Aya Sofya (930-5pm;
galleries 130-530pm $4;
closed Mon.)***
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Spice Market
***
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Rüstem Pasa Camii -
Mosque - tiled interior (Adjacent
to Spice Market)**
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Lunch: Konyali
Restaurant in Topapi Palace - terrace below
is outdoor cafe w/even better view; trad. Turkish cuisine
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Thu 12
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Covered Bazaar (Kapah
Çarsi)(9a-7p xSun) ***
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Cruise down the
Bosphorus***; lunch in Anadolu Kavegi
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Dolmus from Besiktas to Taksim; tram and
tunnel to
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Galata Bridge; sunset walk; tram to Sultamahmed
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Fri 13
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Istanbul
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Mosaic Museum (under renovation - fully open in 97
$2
*
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Suleymaniye Camii (Mosque)*
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Kariye Cami (St Avior
in Chora)*
$2
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The Wall
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Fly to Kayseri
Dp IST 700pm, Ar KAY 825pm ($89 ow @)
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Van to Urgüp
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Stay: Hotel Elvan ($20) - 4 nights
***
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Sat 14
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Taxi ($4) to
Mustafapasa**, return via dolmus
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Urgup Saturday bazaar**
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Urgup Museum ($1)
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Sun 15
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Tour:
Derinkuyu (underground city)****
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Ilhara Valley
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Agacalti (Church under the tree)
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Agzikarahan Keruansaray**** (Caravan stop on the
Kings Road and Silk Road)
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Mon 16
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Tour:
Zelve, Moks Valley, Avanos (Pottery), Gorome, Uchisor and Pigeon Valley***
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Tue 17
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Morning bus to Konya; 3 hours
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Take dolmus Into town (2 km)
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Stay: Hotel Bela $30
*
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Mavlâna Müzesi ($2, M 10-630;
T-Sn 9-630)
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Karatay Medresesi (Dome of Stars),
T-Sn 9a-12n,1-5pm) $1
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Ince Minare Medresesi
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Sircali Medrese (outside only)
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Archeological Museum
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Town Bazaar
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Wed 18
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Bus to Antalya, minibus to Fethiye
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Stay: Mara Hotel $40
**
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Thu 19
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Boarded the sailing yacht
Çelebi for four day cruise
along Turquoise Coast (to Cas)**
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Fri
20
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Cruise/Sailing
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Sat
21
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Cruise/Sailing
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Sun 22
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Stay at Pension in Fethiye
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Return to Fethiye
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Mon
23
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Rent a car; drive to Pamukkale
**
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Stay: Pamukkale Hotel $50 (1 night)**
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Tue
24
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Drive to Selcuk
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Stay: (unknown hotel)
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Visit Ephesus (8am-530pm $5)
****
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Archeological Museum ** $2.50 xM 930-12n,
1-530pm
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Wonderful pedestrian precinct in Selcuk
**
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Wed
25
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Walked to top of hill - Saint Jean
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Auto tour of The Maeander Valley
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Priene - classic Greek theatre, Temple of Athena
**
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Didyma - temple - recommended
***
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and on to Marmaris
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Stay: Yavuz Oteli
$30
(1 nights)
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Thu
26
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Hydrofoil to Rhodes
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Stay: St Nicholas Hotel in
Old Town ****
$97 (2 nights)
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Old Town: the Wall, Temple of Venus, the Byzantine
****
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Museum, the Knights' Road, Knights' Palace;
****
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New Town: the site of the Colossus of Rhodes
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Fri
27
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Day trip to Lindos - walk or take donkey to Acropolis
****
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the Knights' Lodge, Byzantine
church of St John;
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Propylaean ruins, Sanctuary of Lindian Athena
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Evening: Folk Dance Theatre - working to
preserve traditional music, dance and costumes **1/2
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Sat
28
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Flight to Athens OA705
Dp 940am, ar 1035am $102@
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Stay: Adrian Hotel**
$76; 74 Adrianou Street
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Acropolis****; the Agora;
The Plaka
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Sun
29
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Athens
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The National Archeological Museum
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Mon
30
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Dp Athens 800am; Ar Heathrow 10am
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Dp Heathrow 145pm;
Ar
Seattle 330pm
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