Turkey TK82
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First sampling of apple tea in a beautiful Cafe in İstanbul
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Rustem Pasha Mosque a hidden treasure decorated with wonderful tiles.
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Exploring a fortress during our cruise on the Bosphorus
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Gaye loving the selection of dried fruits
and nuts
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Admiring the amazıng landscape of Cappadocıa
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We take a walk through Pıgeon Valley
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Wow! Gordon took to belly dancing like an expert.
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Hot air ballooning, an amazing optional way to view the formations of Cappodocia
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Peter, Judy, Noelene, Gaye, Robert and Margaret exhilarated after their ballooning experience.
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Olive meets some locals at a roadside stall
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Two so beautiful little girls
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Suzanne sang for us in the huge amphitheater of Aspendos
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Judy and Mike exploring the ruins of Termossos
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Our guide Gulchın brings to life for us this ancient place that Alexander the Great could not conquer, Termossos
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These are the flowers of the pıstaschıo tree Pam has learnt
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Suzanne, Peter and Gordon enjoyıng the courtyard of our hotel ın Antalya
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A date palm laden wıth fruit found on a walk ın Antalya
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Judy wonders if pomogranates would grow lıke thıs ın Central Otago
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Our group of walkers summıt on a pass in Mt Olympos park
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Relaxing at Olympus Beach
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Pam and Kit paddling on Kekova Bay
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We stopped at Simena, the old castle in the background.
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Pam purchased her lovely scarf from this lady
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Jean, Chris, Olive and Margaret having breakfast in Kas. |
Goats grazing on a high pass in the Taurus mountains.
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Little boy offering us sweets, a tradition of Bayram, after Ramazan.
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Happy Birthday Mike.
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Judy cannot believe these are spring onions.
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Dinner in the shade of the grape wines at our wonderful home stay.
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Our host ladies with Judy, Helen, Chris and Pam. |
Sue and Kit admire the modern rock art - 12-island cruise.
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Judy Sue and Gaye, relaxing on the deck during our day cruise. |
Rob, our water expert inspecting the ancient water pipes at Efes.
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Oive and Chris, considering a lace purchase in Sirence.
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The girls on the "white cliffs" at Pamukkale, a thermal retreat since Roman times.
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Gordon and Peter, enjoyed their Turkish Bath. |
The sesame harvest took our interest.
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Judy - found this most comfortable seat on the side of the road. |
A convenient place to pause during our visit to Efes.
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For our last night on the coast we stayed in the tiny village of Assos. |
Kit's birthday celebration, Assos
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During our visit to Gallipoli, Gordon read to us from his uncle's Gallipoli campaign diary. |
Ouch! - yes, a flame to burn ear hair - a barbering experience in Istanbul |
Hagia Sophia, the majestic Byzantine Cathedral of Istanbul, built by the Roman Emperor Justinian. |
