AUG 24-25, 2017 Amawaterways Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam We all left by motorcoach for a scenic drive to Ha Long Bay. We left our primary luggage on the coach due to limited access and space on our overnight “junk” stay. We boarded with our small carry on cases for an incredible cruise into Ha Long […]
AUG 21-23, 2017 Hanoi, Vietnam After leaving DC Saturday afternoon, Aug 19, 2107, for JFK we flew JFK – Hong Kong – Hanoi, arriving Monday morning Aug 21. Long trip, loosing 12 hrs along the way. We traveled with Kathleen and David Keys and joined Anne Purvis at the Intercontinental Hanoi in the mid afternoon.
Day 16 – To Istanbul and heading Home (Nov 26) Happy Thanksgiving to all! This will likely be the last post of this trip. We spend all day tomorrow traveling back to the US. I don’t expect anything strange or fun to report……We need a wake up at 6:45 to catch a cab to Ataturk
Day 15 – Sirince Village walk about (Nov 25) Today is a quiet day, getting ready to start our travels home. We had a late breakfast and wandered off to the village around noon. It’s a 15 minute walk and not too steep in either direction. A nice change. We walked most of the “downtown” streets
Day 14 – Pamukkale – Hierapolis (Nov 24) Hard to believe we’ve been here over 2 weeks now. We’ve seen nearly all the sites we’d planned on seeing. Today is the last day for visiting sites on the list. The hope is to see Pamukkale and the hot baths, and Aphrodisias, an ancient Greek city to
ARTEMIS Day 13 – Selcuk to Serenci (Nov 23) We departed the hotel to see the Basilica of St. John just a block away from the hotel and do some provisioning before heading up into the hills to get to our cabin in Serenci about 10km away We shopped at several markets to get what we
DIDYMA Day 12 – Didyma, Miletus, Priene (Nov 22) Today was an all day tour to three of the top ancient sites near us. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia. It contained a temple and oracle of Apollo, the Didymaion. In Greek didyma means “twin”, but the Greeks who sought a “twin”
EPHESUS Ephesus is very close to our hotel so we weren’t in a rush to get off after breakfast. It’s recommended that you plan about 3 hours there. We were advised to drive to the “lower” gate if we were driving ourselves. That would mean the overall visit was an uphill walk and that the
PERGAMUM We ended up at a restaurant last night recommended by our hotel. It was basic fare – grilled sea bass which was perfect. Thom thought it needed some spices but it was prepared really well. Thom got the half with the spine/bones. I got the half that had the head with nothing there!! It
Day 9 – Cappadocia to Izmir (Nov 19) Today was a travel day. After seeing a great display of the ballooning over Cappadocia we departed to the Kayseri Airport to go to Izmir on the west coast. We saw and photoed the large mountain that is near Kayseri but the haze makes it hard to