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September 2005 - 001 New York skyline from Brooklyn Heights. Stayed first night here.
September 2005 - 000 Blue Mosque
September 2005 - 003 Rebecca at Sultanahmet hotel in Istanbul
September 2005 - 004 Sultanahmet hotel in Istanbul
September 2005 - 005 Haga Sophia (originally church AD537, then mosque AD1453, now museum 1934)
September 2005 - 007 Cistern Basilica (Justinian`s Byzantium ~AD500)
September 2005 - 008 Cistern Basilica (Roman Medusa as building material)
September 2005 - 009 Suleyman Mosque (AD1500s)
September 2005 - 010 (Muslim graveyard)
September 2005 - 010 Suleyman Mosque courtyard
September 2005 - 011 Suleyman Mosque interior
September 2005 - 012 Blue Mosque (AD1600s)
September 2005 - Blue Mosque drone pic from web
September 2005 - 014 German Fountain (1900)
September 2005 - 015 Egyptian Obelisk in Hippodrome area (Roman era ~BC100)
September 2005 - 017 Prayer rug motif in mosque
September 2005 - 018 Carlyn with cherry juice vendor
September 2005 - 019 Rebecca & Dave after quiet lunch in Sultanahmet alley
September 2005 - 020 Carlyn, Mara, & Rebecca
September 2005 - 021 Bosphorus cruise, European Istanbul
September 2005 - 023 Rebecca & Dave on Bosphorus cruise
September 2005 - 026 Rebecca under bridge spanning Bosphorus
September 2005 - 029 Crusader fort from Bosphorus
September 2005 - 031 View from back of our Sultanahmet hotel
September 2005 - 032 Kitten near Sultanahmet hotel
September 2005 - 035 Silver sailing ship model in Islamic art museum
September 2005 - 037 Topkapi Palace doorway
September 2005 - 038 Topkapi Palace interior
September 2005 - 043 Sultanahmet area café (lunch on our own)
September 2005 - 046 Golden Horn (divides European Istanbul)
September 2005 - 047 Golden Horn in forground and Sea of Marmara in background (from Galata Tower)
September 2005 - Panorama of Istanbul from Galata Tower, Golden Horn in foreground, Sea of Marmara in background .
September 2005 - 048 Turkish bath in our tiny hotel bathroom
September 2005 - 051 Odd rock formations of Cappadocia (Urgup area)
September 2005 - Panorama of Uchisar town in Cappadocia.
September 2005 - 052 Deserted villages built into rock
September 2005 - 053 Local woman, Cappadocia
September 2005 - 054 Rebecca happy as a clam in undergound village, Kaymakli Cappadocia
September 2005 - 057 View from our hotel in Uchisar Cappadocia
September 2005 - 058 Our hotel courtyard and Uchisar town
September 2005 - 060 Firing up the balloons
September 2005 - 061 Our (Coke) balloon getting ready to go
September 2005 - 062 Three (sponsored - cheaper) balloons lifting off
September 2005 - 063 Our balloon crew letting go
September 2005 - 065 Cappadocia from balloon
September 2005 - 066 Cappadocia from balloon
September 2005 - Panorama of Cappadocia tufa formations.
September 2005 - 069 Cappadocia from balloon
September 2005 - 070 Other balloon
September 2005 - 071 Cappadocia from balloon
September 2005 - 072 Shadow of our balloon
September 2005 - 073 Cappadocia from balloon
September 2005 - 077 Balloons touching
September 2005 - 078 Pat and Barbara in gondola
September 2005 - 079 Cappadocia from balloon
September 2005 - 081 Collapsing balloon and Rebecca waiting to help
September 2005 - 082 Rebecca helping
September 2005 - 083 Non-sponsored balloons
September 2005 - 085 Cappadocia landscape from hike
September 2005 - 085 Mara and Rebecca on hike
September 2005 - 086 Our guide, Shanol
September 2005 - 089 Kids in Goreme village
September 2005 - 091 Goreme village, end of hike
September 2005 - 092 Kids in Goreme village
September 2005 - 098 Carlyn and Rebecca resting
September 2005 - 102 Rock home with rugs
September 2005 - 103 Rock home with amenities and kids
September 2005 - 106 Village girl
September 2005 - 107 Fresco ruins in rock church
September 2005 - 108 Our group
September 2005 - 123 Caravanserai on drive to Konya
September 2005 - 126 Caravanserai on drive to Konya
September 2005 - 130 Caravanserai ruins
September 2005 - 135 Mevlana (Dervish) monastery in Konya
September 2005 - 136 Mevlana (Dervish) monastery
September 2005 - 140 Dave with kids at homestay village
September 2005 - 141 Homestay village lakefront
September 2005 - 146 Homestay family grandparents
September 2005 - 147 Water temple on drive to Antolya
September 2005 - 152 Theatre at Aspendos (Roman era AD200)
September 2005 - 155 Columns at Theatre at Aspendos
September 2005 - 156 Arches at Theatre at Aspendos
September 2005 - 158 Cute Harley motorcycle
September 2005 - 161 Waterfall at Antalya
September 2005 - 162 Rebecca and Roman statue at Antalya Archeological Museum
September 2005 - 165 High relief figures at Antalya museum
September 2005 - 166 Great statue in Antalya museum
September 2005 - 167 Narrow street near our hotel in Antalya
September 2005 - 168 Aqueduct at Olympos (Roman & Byzantine eras AD100-600)
September 2005 - 170 Ruins at Olympos
September 2005 - 172 Roman baths at Olympos
September 2005 - 174 Eternal fires of Chimaera
September 2005 - 175 Rebecca warming her hands at one of the eternal flames
September 2005 - 177 Our gulet (110 ft long, 6 en-suite staterooms forward; very nice)
September 2005 - 178 Rebecca pouring farewell water for our nice driver
September 2005 - 179 Gulets, mosques, and condos along the Turquoise Coast
September 2005 - 181 Lycian house-tombs at Myra (4th century BC)
September 2005 - 183 Roman theatre at Myra
September 2005 - 184 Dave & Rebecca at Myra
September 2005 - 186 Touristic camels (not weeping)
September 2005 - 187 Goats during hike across Simena peninsula
September 2005 - 188 Rebecca on hike with Lycian tombs in background
September 2005 - 189 Lady selling crepes (chocolate & banana, etc.) to gulet people from her boat
September 2005 - Panorama from Gemiler Island showing our gulet boat anchored in cove .
September 2005 - 194 View of gulets anchored in cove from Gemiler Island
September 2005 - 195 Church of St Nicholas on Gemiler Island (see cross)
September 2005 - 196 View of cove from Gemiler Island
September 2005 - 197 View of cove from Gemiler Island
September 2005 - 198 Rebecca and view of cove from Gemiler Island
September 2005 - 202 Brief sailing experience on our gulet
September 2005 - 203 Hikers among Greek & Roman ruins at Lydea
September 2005 - 204 Ruins at Lydea
September 2005 - 206 Cleopatra`s Baths
September 2005 - 207 Boat made into oven at Cleopatra`s Baths
September 2005 - 215 Boat driver on way to Dalyan River - caught his lunch
September 2005 - 216 Shanol (our guide) at theatre at Caunos
September 2005 - 218 Lycian temple tombs over Dalyan River
September 2005 - 219 Lycian temple tombs over Dalyan River
September 2005 - 220 Our group on last night on gulet
September 2005 - 221 Gulet crew, captain in black t-shirt
September 2005 - 222 Rebecca on bow as we come into Marmaris
September 2005 - 223 Narrow docking place in Marmaris
September 2005 - 224 Our hotel in Kusadasi
September 2005 - 225 Boat model at hotel desk
September 2005 - 228 Theatre at Ephesus
September 2005 - 229 Arch and column at Ephesus
September 2005 - 230 Fountain of Trajan at Ephesus (~AD100)
September 2005 - 231 Caduceus symbol at Ephesus
September 2005 - 232 Columns at Ephesus
September 2005 - 234 Library at Ephesus
September 2005 - 236 Water and drainage pipes still good fter 2000 years (at Ephesus)
September 2005 - 237 Archway at Ephesus
September 2005 - 239 Horrible crowds of tourists at Ephesus
September 2005 - 240 Rebecca at ancient ladies room
September 2005 - 241 Library at Ephesus
September 2005 - 244 Library through arch
September 2005 - 246 Tablet with Greek above and Lycian script? below
September 2005 - 251 Musical instruments at tourist shop
September 2005 - 252 View from Basilica of St. John (6th Century AD)
September 2005 - 253 Ruins at Basilica of St. John
September 2005 - 258 Our hotel in Kusadasi
September 2005 - 260 Sunset at last night in Kusadasi