Delphi

We finally arrived at Delphi, the site of the oracle, that voice of prophecy that echoes through so much of Greek mythology.  We met our loc...

Road to Delphi

On that last day in Greece, a few of us did the early bus and took off for Delphi, the site of the ancient oracle.  To be true to my develop...

The Islamic Faith

     After having a few weeks to reflect on everything I did in Turkey and Greece, it seems a bit surreal. It was really something I will re...

On Wangdiphodrang Dzong Tragedy.

April 19, 1998, the nation was shocked at the news of Paro Taktshang fire accident. However, we had to swallow the bitter pill and pray that...

Athens and the Parthenon

We made it to the mainland of Greece, and were not greeted by rioting masses.  However, compared to relatively wealthy Turkey, with their 10...

And that afternoon on Santorini...

Just a bit more, and then back to the boat, headed to Athens. So, I had mostly split from everyone else, and spend the afternoon eating, goi...

The Museum of Prehistoric Thira

Ok, this may be my most geeky blogpost of all, my long dreams of archaeology showing clear.  After Michelle and I went to Akrotiri, and we m...

Akrotiri

So, Michelle and I missed the boat around the volcano, and several other cool things on Santorini, in order to go to Akrotiri--the archaeolo...

Santorini!

Here's a quick image excursion through this Greek isle--mine not quite as strenuous as Christina's, I think.  But first, a map... [s...

One more dream accomplished!

I decided on our free day in Santorini, Greece to go on my own adventure.  I road the ferry boat in from our cruise ship and had to choose b...

Patmos, 2

Continuing one of the Patmos tours...more walking through this hilltop village, past this tiny chapel, appealing stairs, and a tiny window. ...

Patmos, 1

Our first stop, late on the same day we boarded, was at the isle of Patmos.  We had different tours, so other folks saw slightly different t...

Now the Boat...

[I'm determined to finish this, even though it begins to seem a lifework...] Ok, here's a picture-heavy look at us getting on the bo...

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         These are a few pictures from the trip that I like.

The Humble Turks

     I have been missing the Turkish way of life. I experienced a slight depression after my re immersion into American culture. I was readi...

Goodbye, Kusadasi

Sadly, I didn't take a picture of the "don't drink the water" picture over the sink in our hotel in Kusadasi.  Ann and I d...

The Fashion Show

And our last day in Turkey was still not done... We stopped at a  leather-fashion outlet, to watch a quick fashion show (which with my new c...

Lunch in Selcuk

After the House of the Virgin Mary, we had a fast hour for lunch in the little town of Selcuk (which should have a little hook under the c, ...

The House of the Virgin Mary

On our way back from Ephesus, our bus cliimbed the narrow road up the hills to the reputed House of the Virgin Mary.  This is now an active,...

Ephesus 2

Continuing in Ephesus... A view from the upper city, toward the agora and library... and a market district, with mosaic-tiled sidewalks in f...

Ephesus 1

And our last full day in Turkey, we visited the site of the ancient city of Ephesus--though that is misleading.  Suleyman tells us that beca...

Road to Kusadasi

After Pergamon, we still had several hours on the bus, almost due south, heading to Kusadasi, our last stop in Turkey.  Suleyman told us lot...

     Wow that was alot of really cool stuff really fast.      I feel like I did everything I needed and wanted to do in Turkey and Greece. I...

Jet lag sucks!

I think I am finally over my jet lag. I can now put start to put together my thoughts enough to update my part o this blog. I never thought ...

Pergamon

In transit on 5-24, we visited the acropolis of the ancient Greek, later Roman, city of Pergamon (extended political history)--a new place f...

Home

After a long day of flying and a couple days of sleep, I am finally ready to blog. I am going through all of my receipts and ticket stubs fr...

Magic Carpets

This would have been 5-24, leaving behind Canakkale, and heading south, first to Bergama (ancient Pergamon), and on to Kusadasi (the modern ...

Jet Lag is Setting in!

It seems like forever since we were in Turkey.  From Turkey we headed to Greece for four days and then headed back to the states!!  Flying b...

Gallipoi--Final

Ok, just a bit of the travel back and forth.  Our bus had to take the ferry from Canakkale to Eceabat, and back, crossing the Dardanelles ea...

Gallipoli 4--Ataturk's Speech

Down at the Ari Burnu cemetery, there's another monument, this one quoting from a speech that Ataturk made in 1934.  Suleyman, our guide...

Gallipoli 3--Monuments and Trenches

The high point of the peninsula, where you can look to either the Aegean Sea or the Dardanelles, was once heavily fortified, and is now crow...

Gallipoli 2--Lone Pine

Away from the beach, up in the hills, there is another cemetery at the site of the battle of Lone Pine/Kanli Sirt.  There's an involved ...

Gallipoli 1

Greetings!  Of course, we're all back home now, but I am going to go ahead and write up the rest of our trip, over the next few days.  C...