I love Turkey! It is quite beautiful. From Istanbul to Cappadocia. I will go back! I found the people charming and when you are in Cappadocia you can stay in your choice of cave hotels. It is such a unique place. The pottery and rug making is quite interesting to watch. Goreme Open Air Museum is a must.
Library at night
Ephesus Library at night. 2013
Library at Ephesus
The ruins at Ephesus are a wonder. I love Turkey. 2013
Entrance to Hadrians Temple
Ephesus, 2013.
Terrace Houses 1
An entrance to a terrace home. Quite possibly a courtyard. 2013
Terraced Houses, Ephesus
The terraced houses were considered luxurious like condominiums. You can tell from the ornate floor and some wall paintings. Archeologists are uncovering more and more ruins here. Each time there is more to see. 2013
Terraced Houses 3
You can see this was a grand room with paintings that look like wallpaper and a beautiful mosaic floor. 2013
Gulet Boats
Traditional two masted Turkish boats for rent in the busy summertime. Bodrum is popular for Turkish citizens to vacation. 2013
Harbor outside Bodrum
A beautiful vacation spot. 2013
More Gulet Boats in Harbor
Another small harbor in Bodrum, Turkey. 2013
Ottoman Fortress, Dardanelles Strait
This small Strait is between Greece and Turkey. 2013
Button Shop
There are many button shops in Istanbul. 2013
Textile Shop
The shops in the Grand Bazaar are a lot of fun. I did not want to get cheated so I hired a local guide to take me through the Bazaar. Smartest thing I ever did.
Lamp Shop
The lamp shops are amazing. So many to choose from. However, they are not always up to US electrical standards. It's best to have them rewired when you get home. 2013
Ablution Fountain
The Hagia Sofia was under construction when I was there but the fountain was beautiful at dusk. 2013
The Blue Mosque
I actually wept it was so beautiful inside. 2013
Blue Mosque 2
Tiles adorn both walls and ceiling. Taken in Istanbul. 2013
Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque ceiling is stunning. Istanbul. 2013
Cappadocia Camel
This rock formation represents a camel or so I was told. 2013
Fairy Chimney's of Cappadocia
These towers are millions of years old formed from volcanic ash. This World Heritage site once sheltered Persecuted Christians. 2013
Pasabag Valley, Cappadocia (2)
Another view of the Fairy Chimney's. 2013
Formations on the hillside
Another view of the chimney's. 2013
Fairy Chimney's Cappadocia, Turkey
This is such a unique place. I want to go back when it's sunny! I missed the balloon ride due to the weather. 2013
Fairy Chimney Dwellings
Many of these were dwellings. Each family had their own chapel to pray in. 2013
Pigeon Valley, Cappadocia
A beautiful spot in Turkey. 2013
Pigeon Valley 2
You can see the old dwellings. Some of the hotels have caves you can stay in. The old dwellings are no longer deemed safe, however. 2013
Pigeon Valley 2
There are many homing pigeons kept here. You can see one flying in the upper left corner. 2013
Museum Hotel Garden
Beautiful Hotel with cave suites. The whole region is full of hotels like this. I highly recommend. 2013
Goreme OpenAir Museum
Fascinating place. There are frescos from the 10th-12th centuries inside the cave dwellings. It is said persecuted Christians hid here and then Byzantine Monks decorated the churches. 2013
Rug Fiber
You could watch weavers in this shop but outside wool is dyed in these kettles from naturally occurring plants. Cappadocia, Turkey. 2013