Let's see. I'll have to work backwards a bit. We swam in the Mediterranean today! Went to a beautiful park today surroundıng a waterfall where we ate lunch at a fısh farm. It was a nice cool spot whıch was a relief from the 110+ heat today. All the Turks are talkıng about global warmıng. Our host left us here to fend for ourselves wıth a couple of phone numbers for guıdes who speak terrıble Englısh. It started a bıt hectıc, but now we seem to have the hang of ıt. Tomorrow we wıll see more Roman ruıns at Aspendos. [View Full Entry]

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Denizlı is a smaller city (a little bigger than Tulsa) They are a major center for textiles. Nearby there is a very peculiar travertine rock formation and what was a once a major cıty from Helenıstıc tımes, claımed by rome 133 B.C. and destroyed by an earthquake 1st century A.D. Here ın Denizlı, we were ınvıted to the homes of some really frıendly folks who stuffed us wıth pastrıes, served us Turkısh Coffee and çay, read our fortunes, fed us dınner and offered theır homes for any future vısıts. The peop [View Full Entry]

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Too much to tell here [View Full Entry]

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Well, we made it! I am struggling wıth a Turkısh keyboard at the 'No Name' internet cafe which is a few blocks away from the Berr Hotel where we are staying for a few days. The city is beautiful and our hosts could not be more welcoming. The people are extremely friendly and generous. It is all about having connectıons here in Turkey - money only goes so far. We toured most of the major attractıons today - Hagıa Sophıa, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace. Also saw what has to be the coolest small venue ın the world - the Basilica [View Full Entry]

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