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Turkey September 6, 2001

Two Weeks in Turkey

Welcome to the diary I kept while travelling for two weeks in Turkey.

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Turkey September 7, 2001

London to Istanbul

London to Istanbul, the Hotel Turkoman, old friends well met.

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Turkey September 8, 2001

Istanbul: Palaces and Cisterns

Topkapi Palace, the Sunken Cistern and dinner by the Sea of Marmara.

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Turkey September 9, 2001

Istanbul: Mosques and Galata Bridge

The Blue Mosque, Galata Bridge, crosing the Golden Horn.

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Turkey September 10, 2001

Istanbul: Wandering the Bazaars

Kapali Carsi, the Grand Bazaar.

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Turkey September 11, 2016

Istanbul: The World Changes

Nine eleven.

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Turkey September 12, 2001

Istanbul: A Turkish Bath

The Dolmabahce Palace, alone in Istanbul, a Turkish bath, a train to Ankara.

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Turkey September 13, 2001

Ankara to Goreme

The Tomb of Ataturk in Ankara, a bus to Cappadocia and a tiny cave room in Goreme.

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Turkey September 14, 2001

Goreme: Church Caves and a Mystical Tailor

Clambering among the rock-cut churches of Goreme and an encounter with a mystical tailor.

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Turkey September 15, 2001

Goreme: an Underground City and Selime Monastery

The underground city of Derinkuyu, a Silk Route caravanserai, a hilltop monastery, and fairy chimneys of rock.

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Turkey September 16, 2001

Selcuk

A long trip to Selcuk, the Cathedral of St John, drinking wine on a pension rooftop.

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Turkey September 17, 2001

Epheseus

The Roman ruins of Epheseus.

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Turkey September 18, 2001

Selcuk to Ayvalik

Selcuk to Izmir to Ayvalik, a stroll along the waterfront.

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Turkey September 19, 2001

Ayvalik to Canakulle

Canakulle, Xerxes and the attacking Persians, me and the attacking street kids.

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Turkey September 20, 2001

Gallipoli

The Australian and New Zealand pilgrimage to Gallipoli.

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Turkey September 21, 2001

Istanbul to London

Back to London.

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