My last set of photos was well received so here is entry #2. I can say without a doubt that, overall, Turkey was the most fascinating place I have ever traveled to. Turkey is HUGE and there are so many cultural, historic, and geological wonders to behold. I spent almost two weeks in Turkey but one could easily spend two weeks in Istanbul alone. Turkey was also my first (and only) time in a Muslim majority country. Here are some of my favorite pics from the trip:
The Blue Mosque:
Hagia Sophia: A Greek Orthodox Christian basilica - turned - imperial mosque
Capadoccia: A region of porous soft rock, hollowed and carved by ancient volcanic activity. Ancient peoples made homes out of the spires and caves...I suppose they still do today too because my hotel room was in a cave!
Pamukkale: That isn't snow and ice...it is a mountain of mineral deposits from a spring. Imagine how long it took to form...
Hierapolis: The ancient city on top of that white mountain
Eternal Flame of Chimera: Here, a gas mixture seeping from deep within the rock, ignites when it hits the open air. These flames have been burning for a very, very long time. FYI: It smells like butane!
A harbor queue in Istanbul:
Ephesus: The world's best preserved Roman ruins. There are billions of pics of this place online. It was swarmed with tourists and I have never seen so many tour buses in my life! So here's just one pic of the place from me.
Olympos: An ancient, now overgrown. city nestled in canyons on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It was a real treat to roam through this quiet, ancient place.
Other stuff:
Thanks for looking. Keep traveling!
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Oh man... this is also on my bucket list, my girl went to Turkey long ago and she freaking loved it (before we met). She has a bunch of pictures, and a lot of stories to tell, but there is quite a few things here (specially the temple) that I'm pretty sure she did not see.
Also on the very important side, their food is stooopid good, I can't imagine what a falafel or a shawarma from "the origin" has to taste like.
What did you think of their desserts?
I ate way too much baklava and Turkish delight..waaaay too much 😂. Rose flavored Turkish delight is my fav
I loved your post and photos! I've always wanted to visit Turkey one day... did you travel recently to Turkey? Did you find it safe?
I went years ago. I think we can say with certitude it was safer then but I'm sure it's still fine now.
Çok iyi! Türkiye seviyorum.
My Turkish is a little rusty...ok pretty much non-existent actually 😫
Aaah I said “very good, I love Turkey!”
Impressive photos.
I've never been to Turkey but one of my co-workers is from there so I have heard quite a bit about it.
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Thanks, I'll check it out. Do go to Turkey, secure at least two weeks minimum!
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STOPThank you for this wonderful documentation @big-lou! Really makes you want to go discover Turkey!!
Turkey is one of the country with mabye interesting gtradition and culture , People outthere are still confrunting principles and more .
Even thought it is nice to see some parts of the things that are speccific to the country and particular regions .
Turkey is the great tourist place in the world. There we can find the people from various countries. and in istanbul we can see the olden construction before300 years.