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Riding Michael Jackson up to the Monastery, the mountains of Jordan, Mohammad’s uncle and Mohammad
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JORDAN
Crossing from Israel into Jordan in a crowded “vintage” van was the stuff of cinema. Picture miles of barren mountains, beautiful stone outcrops, baked ochre and umber, eroded canyons with neither a town or a structure on the long curving single lane road. Add driving rain, arrive at the border filled with concrete block buildings…
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Friends I’ve met in Turkey: Filiz; Kamel and Lotfi from Algeria; Tamer from Ephesus; the wine merchant from Sirince
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On the Streets of Istanbul
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On the Streets of Istanbul
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The Blue Mosque; Sacred Relic (the Prophet’s Beard); Illumination depicting Medina and Mecca (the first Mosques); the Sultan’s signature
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Cappadocia Rock-cut cave cathedral, cave church with flagellation column, and fairy castles in the lava flow canyons
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On the streets of Sirince, Turkey
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Murals of Yeldegirmeni
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TURKEY — a Two Week Tour–not nearly long enough!!!
DRIVING Rented a Peugeot in Izmir so that I could see many sites not accessible easily by public transport. And what an experience!! Unlike Italy where the signage is infuriatingly useless, the signs in Turkey are easy to follow and available in plenty of time before a turn. Plus the roads are good. So what’s…
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