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Monthly Archives: July 2010
whistle stop tour of Turkey day 1
At the beginning of May we went for a whistle stop tour of south western Turkey with a couple of friends who were visiting. First we drove to Efes (Ephesus), an early Roman settlement. We parked at the top car … Continue reading
whistle stop tour of Turkey day 2
Pamukkale We all got up late and breakfasted late. Pete decided he wanted to stay at the hotel for the morning so we took Chris to the red springs at Karahayıt. The water has a high iron content which therefore … Continue reading
whistle stop tour of Turkey day 3
Our drive from Pamukkale to Cıralı took us over an upland plateau where we saw patches of white opium poppies (no photos unfortunately) which were just coming into flower – I think we were a couple of days too early … Continue reading
whistle stop tour of Turkey part 4
We breakfasted under the ivy, again a typical Turkish breakfast of tomatoes, olives, rocket, cheese, a boiled egg and bread and jam, and finally set off at 10.30. There was masses of yellow broom in flower along our route as … Continue reading
whistlestop tour of Turkey part 5
Kamel had organised a private boat hire for us as we didnd’t want to be part of a large tour with a regimented timetable. Ramazan, the captain of our boat, came to collect us at 9.45 and we followed him … Continue reading
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