We headed out to the House of the Virgin Mary, and to historical Ephesus. Near the House of the Virgin Mary was a long wall filled with messages and notes from the many visitors that have passed by over the […]
Turkey
Day 4 takes us on a drive from Canakkale to Izmir, a city believed to be the birthplace of Homer. Along the way we toured Pergamum, a powerful kingdom during the ancient Hellenistic period and visited the Asclepion, the ancient Roman […]
Day 3 of our trip took us out of Istanbul and we got on the tour bus headed towards Canakkale. We crossed the Dardanelles by ferry along the way as well as stopped in the city of Troy. There wasn’t […]
Our day 2 continues in Istanbul where we visited the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome and the Hagia Sophia. We also visited the Basilica Cistern and the Topkapi Palace. Have I mentioned stray cats and dogs everywhere? I’m pretty sure whenever […]
My wife and I decided to go to Turkey for our honeymoon because we could do two weeks in Turkey as opposed to one week in Europe. We were also feeling a bit adventurous as Turkey is usually not the first […]