My final story about Konya; the Whirling Dervish performance.
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Whirling Dervishes of Konya
Konya Saturday night
It was about a 20 minute walk from our hotel to the Mevlana Culture Center where the whirling dervish performance would t…
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Whirling Dervishes
Konya: St Paul Church and the Mevlana Museum
I got so caught up in trying to explain my photos that I hope I’m not confusing things with too many facts. Do look at the 3D tour of the Mevlana Museum; you feel as if you are there. My next email after this will show the phot…
Konya part 1
“Turkey’s equivalent of the “Bible Belt,” Konya treads a delicate path between its historical significance as the home town of the whirling dervish orders and a bastion of Seljuk culture on the one hand, and its modern importance as an economic…
Beysehir "Ottoman Heart"
"The main town on this region’s third major lake, fast growing Beysehir has preserved its Ottoman heart against the waves of modernity, and is home to one of Anatolia’s best medieval mosques. Founded around the 6th ce…
Visit to a Guneykent Family
July 19, 2011
Marmaris Yacht Marina
Marmaris, Turkey
Hi All,
The last 2 Boston Red Sox games have been pretty wild: 1-0 in 16 innings against the Rays and 15-10 the next day against the Orioles. As long as they keep winning I don’t care. The 16 i…
Beysehir part 1
We were enjoying the Lake District so much we decided to stop at Lake Beysehir instead of going directly to Konya. In hindsight I wish we would have either stayed one night longer in Egirdir to explore Isparta or gone directly to Konya. Beysehir has an…
The start of the adventure…..
Marmaris to Egirdir, Isparta and Guneykent
We left Marmaris early July 4th intending to spend the night in Isparta. Our route took us quickly into the countryside and up into the mountains.
We actually missed the turn-off to Burdur because it was just…
Sneak preview of our motorbike trip
We arrived back on DoraMac on the 13th and after a rest and a visit to the Thursday Market to restock the frig, I am now trying to catch up writing about our adventure. This email is a sneak preview with a few photos from each stop. We had …
R and R on a road trip through Turkey
Alis Pension on Lake Egirdir
http://www.alispension.com/index.html
Hi All,
We left Marmaris Monday July 4th and we’re having the time of our lives. Maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but maybe not. In just 3 days we have…
Rhodes part 2
A garbage and bus strike had ended that morning.
More black and white stone pathways.
Funny name for a laundromat.
Randal and friend outside a souvenir shop selling ancient Greek and medieval collectibles. (Replicas of course.)
Doorways o…
