After a long flight to Istanbul, we finally had a chance to get over jet lag at the wonderful Istanbul Sheraton. What a hotel! We were not in Istanbul long enough. It's a huge city with all sorts of stuff to see. We saw the typical tourist "stuff:" Aya Sofia, Blue Mosque and the Bazaar. I was more intrigued with the secular nature of the Islamic State of Turkey. Some of the women are heavily scarfed and covered up, others are dressed as westerners. It's interesting to see how the two very different interpretations of Islam work well together.
From Istanbul we sailed to Izmir, the site of Ephesus where the Temple of Diana is located. We saw the ruins of the Agora which was much bigger than I thought it would be. I'm discovering that ancient history class I took as a freshman is coming in handy! Too bad it was 40 years ago!
Today we are in Mykonos, a Greek Island in the Aegean Sea. It's a bleak island with white washed houses and each house has the same architectural details. The beaches are pretty and the views of the Med and the Aegean are wonderful.
1 comment:
Very cool! Sounds like you are having a good time. I would dread the long flight, but what an interesting place to visit. Also, I am amazed at someone being able to remember something from a class 40 years ago (are you sure it isn't 30 years ago? ;-))
Take care and continued safe travels.
Bill
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