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Boats on the Bosphorus at Cengelkoy Istanbul

Cengelkoy in a hook of the Bosphorus in Istanbul

July 3, 2014 By Jan Robinson 25 Comments

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Istanbul holds a gold mine of memories for me.  Discovering the Rustem Pasa Mosque hidden near the Spice Market in a street selling everything wooden, sitting with some Turkish kids on the thirty foot high Theodosian Walls or just living in our Galata Apartment come immediately to mind. Remembering our day at Cengelkoy (Hook Village) on the …

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Maidens Tower Istanbul

The sights of Istanbul from the Kadikoy Ferry

June 17, 2014 By Jan Robinson 30 Comments

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Stand with me for five minutes on Istanbul’s Galata Bridge amidst the fishermen with their long rods and look toward the Asian Shore.  It takes a while before a visitor here comes to terms with all the water. Flowing beneath us are the waters of the Golden Horn; in front and left the Bosphorus Straits …

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Dondurma in Istiklal Street

Dondurma or a Magical Turkish Icecream

June 15, 2014 By Jan Robinson 19 Comments

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If you see a vendor dressed in Turkish Costume in Istiklal Caddesi or other places in Istanbul, beating his stainless steel tubs with a metre long icecream scoop, you have found the Dondurma or Icecream man. Turkish Icecream has an additional two ingredients – Salep and Mastic. Salep is flour made from the Early Purple …

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Frescoes on the outer walls of the main chapel at Sumela Monastery

Sumela Monastery and the last day of our Eastern Turkey Road Trip Day 8

June 12, 2014 By Jan Robinson 25 Comments

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I had been putting off writing about the last day of our Eastern Turkey Road Trip. It could have been that our week in Lucinda had reminded me that North Queensland was a travel destination in it’s own right, prompting a flurry of Lucinda Posts with more to come 🙂 but the real reason was I did …

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Day 7 Camlihemsin Fishmonger

Trout for Lunch at Camlihemsin

May 29, 2014 By Jan Robinson 21 Comments

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  We chose to visit Camlihemsin an authentic workaday town instead of Ayder, the famous hiking destination further up the valley.  If we had not already viewed Kackar Mountain scenery or had more time we definitely would have visited Ayder and more of the Firtina Valley. I love this photo of our Camlihemsin Reception Committee …

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Day 7 Camlihemsin Arched Bridge

Artvin to Macka Day 7 of an Eastern Turkey Road Trip

May 22, 2014 By Jan Robinson 23 Comments

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Before leaving Artvin we stood in the breakfast room of the Mersivan Otel looking across to the mountains and down to the now tamed Coruh River.  This was the same river we had followed through Ispir and Yusufeli at the start of our Eastern Turkey Road Trip and here we stood on Day 7 with Yusufeli …

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North of Ardahan

Kars to Artvin Day 6 of an Eastern Turkey Road Trip

May 15, 2014 By Jan Robinson 23 Comments

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We had walked amongst and stood in awe of the inspiring ruins of Ani the once Armenian City (45 km east), but it would have been so good to spend another couple of days in Kars.  The dark and menacing castle was beckoning, but we chose instead to spend our last remaining hours there walking the …

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Ani to Kars

Surrounded by Cows at Ani

May 9, 2014 By Jan Robinson 8 Comments

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We were leaving Ani and I wasn’t sure that I wanted to.   Just one last photo to take – the one of the huge Turkish Flag that flew proudly at the entrance.   Maybe we could hire a tent and camp there?  It didn’t seem like anyone would mind.   Just another Travel Daydream flitting …

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