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Day 6 - Ankara to Cappadocia 2012

May 7th 2012
Today we visited the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, which has some relics that date back to 8,000BC, stone carvings and cave paintings and the like. It also has relics from the Hitite Empire, which existed around 3,000BC, and others which are slightly newer. Some very impressive stuff from the early Bronze age too. It wasn't hugely exciting, but interesting and a good intellectual exercise ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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Kiwis On The Move - Mark, Pam, Bree & Zac

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March 2011 - Mark, Pam & Bree, leaving New Zealand for 3 months overseas. Visiting UK, Europe, USA and finishing with a cruise in the Mexican riveria. May 2012 - Mark, Pam & Zac leaving New Zealand for 5 weeks overseas. Visiting Hong Kong, Turkey, UK, France & Italy. May 2014 - Mark & Pam leave New Zealand for 6 weeks overseas where we will visit Dubai, Germany, Austria, Istanbul, Athens, Mykonos, Venice, board a cruise ship for 8 nights and cruise the Med and finish with a Singapore stopover. ... full info

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