Athens to Istanbul

a trip by Monk

After a hard spring and summer of non-stop work, Nellie and Monk have managed to snatch just 12 days to get away and recuperate. They'd originally intended to take a train from London and meander their way across Europe to end up in Istanbul. Lack of time scaled this down to booking a flight to Athens and back from Istanbul instead, the intention being to do the last leg of the journey by train from Athens. These best laid plans have changed yet again. The final itenerary now involves going southeast from Athens via Rhodes instead of northeast via Thessaloniki. From Rhodes, Nellie and Monk will travel to Fethiye in Turkey to spend a couple of days with their friend Pam before flying up to Istanbul for 6 days.

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Trip Length: 11 days
Blog Entries: 12
Photos: 39
Words: 7113

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September 20th 2010	Rhodes Town	Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes
September 21st 2010	Haraki Bay, Rhodes Island	Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes
September 22nd 2010	The Tharri Monastery and the Church at Asklipio	Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes
September 23rd 2010	Epta Piyes, Ancient Kamiros and the West Coast of Rhodes	Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes
September 24th 2010	Fethiye, Turkey	Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Kas
September 26th 2010	Sabiha Gokcen (Istanbul) Airport, Transfers to/from Istanbul and The Taxi Rip-off	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet
September 27th 2010	The Blue Mosque, the Basilica Cistern, the Hippodrome, the Grand Bazaar, the Sulemaniye Mosque and the Spice Bazaar	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet
September 28th 2010	The Blue Mosque and the Mosaic Museum	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet
September 28th 2010	Aya Sofya	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet
September 29th 2010	The Topkapi Palace and Aya Irene	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet
September 30th 2010	Up the Bosphorus	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet
October 1st 2010	The Grand Turkish Currency Bazaar	Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet