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A week after my trip and my memory had already faded.
I have slept ten thousands nights in the past. So many
nights, so many dreams, yet I remembered not
one of them. My life, when it eventually drives to its ending, will
be oblierated into another lost dream.
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Date |
Week |
Place |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Night |
Hotel |
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9/29 |
Saturday |
Flight |
Vancouver |
London to Istanbul (arrive 10pm) |
Istanbul (1:30am) |
Mavi Guest House (25ML, SB, friendly but poor value) |
| 1 |
9/30 |
Sunday |
Istanbul |
Blue Mosque, Aya Sofya |
Bosphorus Ferry Tour (11:00am) |
Leander Tower |
Mavi Guest House (25ML, SB, poor value) |
| 2 |
10/1 |
Monday |
Istanbul |
Topkapi Palace (7ML) |
City Center, Suleymaniye Cami |
Bus to Bergama (9pm, 10 hr) |
Bus, 15ML, nice |
| 3 |
10/2 |
Tuesday |
Bergama |
Acroplis, Red Basilica |
Asclepion, museum, Bus to Izmir, Selcuk (2pm, 3 hr) |
Karahan (10ML, BK, PB, mosquitos, OK, friendly) |
| 4 |
10/3 |
Wednesday |
3 Cities |
Priene |
Miletus, Didyma |
Temple of Artemis (1st 7 Wonders), Acroplis above
Ephesus |
Karahan (10ML, BK, PB, mosquitos, OK) |
| 5 |
10/4 |
Thursday |
Ephesus |
Ephesus |
Mary's Birth House (25 ML, overpriced) |
4:00pm bus to Pamukkale |
Venus Hotel (13ML, BK, AC, PB, clean, owner inpolite) |
| 6 |
10/5 |
Friday |
Afrodisias |
Afrodisias |
Afrodisias, Carpet shop |
Pamukkale, Hierapolis |
Venus Hotel (13ML, BK, AC, PB, clean) |
| 7 |
10/6 |
Saturday |
Pamukkale |
Pamukkale |
Bus to bodrum (11:00am, 5 hr) |
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Menekse Pansiyon (13ML, PB, owner perky) |
| 8 |
10/7 |
Sunday |
Bodrum |
St Peter, Masoulem (2nd 7 Wonders) |
Bus to Feithiye (3:00pm, 5 hr) |
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The Point Hostel (10ML, PB, view, BK, friendly) |
| 9 |
10/8 |
Monday |
Feithiye |
Oludeniz |
Kaya Koy |
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The Point Hostel (10ML, PB, view, BK) |
| 10 |
10/9 |
Tuesday |
Chimaera |
Bus to Olimpos (11:00 am 5hr) |
8:00pm Chimaera |
Kadir Tree House Cabin (12ML?, PB, BK, Dinner) |
| 11 |
10/10 |
Wednesday |
Olimpos |
Hike to Chimaera |
Bus to Antayla (4:00pm, 1.5 hr) |
Bus to goreme (9:00pm, 10 hr) |
Bus, 16ML, nice |
| 12 |
10/11 |
Thursday |
Goreme |
Scooter Ride around Goreme |
Urgup, Fairy Chimneys |
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Sarihan (12ML, PB, BK, view, best room) |
| 13 |
10/12 |
Friday |
Goreme |
Avanos, Sarihan, Zelve Museum |
Rose Valley |
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Sarihan (12ML, PB, BK, view, best room) |
| 14 |
10/13 |
Saturday |
Ihlara Valley |
Pigeon valley, Underground city, Ihlara Valley |
Hike Ihlara Valley, Selime |
Hitch to Aksaray (5:30pm, 0.5 hr) |
Otel Yoguran (10ML, PB, SC, TV, friendly, OK) |
| 15 |
10/14 |
Sunday |
Aksaray |
Bus to Goreme (11:00am, 3hr) |
Goreme Museum |
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Sarihan (12ML, PB, BK, view, OK room) |
| 16 |
10/15 |
Monday |
Goreme |
Honey Valley, Rose Valley |
Red Valley, Zelve Mountain, Sword Valley |
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Sarihan (12ML, PB, BK, view, OK room) |
| 17 |
10/16 |
Tuesday |
To Malatya |
Bus to Malatya (11:00am, 8hr) |
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Otel Kantar (8ML, TV, shower only, smelt bad, noisy
but friendly) |
| 18 |
10/17 |
Wednesday |
Malatya |
Miss the tour |
carpet shop, market, apricots |
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Otel Huzur (10ML, PB, TV, big room) |
| 19 |
10/18 |
Thursday |
Mount Nemrut |
Found Mini Bus |
Sunset at Nemrut |
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Gunes Hotel on Nemrut (BK, dinner, PB, clean, view,
very nice) |
| 20 |
10/19 |
Friday |
Nemrut to Antakya |
Sunrise at Nemrut |
Battalgazi, bus to Antakya (2:00pm, 6 hr) |
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Guney Hotel (BK, PB, TV, SC, OK) |
| 21 |
10/20 |
Saturday |
Antakya |
Antakya Museum |
Bus to Syria (11:00am, 4 hr) |
Aleppo |
Tourist Hotel (700p, PB, sparkling clean, fan,
nice) |
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Exchange Rate
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Hotel Keys |
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Turkey |
US$ 1 = 1.6ML |
SB=Share bath, PB=Private bath |
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Syria |
US$ 1 = 50p |
BK=Breakfast included |
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Jordan |
US$ 1=0.7d |
AC=Air Con |
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Egypt |
US$ 1=4.25p |
SC=Shower Cold |
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