Photos from Turkey 2001

Photos from my February, 2001 trip to exotic Turkey. I also spent a little bit of time in London on the same trip.

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Sancta Sophia (Istanbul)

Bits of columns outside Sancta Sophia (Istanbul)

Mosaic inside Sancta Sophia (Istanbul)

Turkish humour (Istanbul)

The Blue Mosque (Istanbul)

The Blue Mosque (Istanbul)

The Blue Mosque (Istanbul)

Andy at the Blue Mosque (Istanbul)

Egyptian obelisk at the Hippodrome (Istanbul)

Andy and Billy at the hotel. Billy is the only non-smoking Turk (Istanbul)

Andy at a restaurant (Istanbul)

Outside Topkapi Palace (Istanbul)

Fountain outside Topkapi Palace

Main gate of Topkapi Palace

Topkapi Palace

Topkapi Palace

Topkapi Palace

Topkapi Palace

Topkapi Palace

Andy outside the archaeology museum (Istanbul)

Istanbul Andy

Mini Sancta Sophia (Istanbul)

Mosque in old Istanbul

Mosque in old Istanbul

The Grand Bazaar (Istanbul)

Ferry ride across the Hellespont (Canakkale)

Square in Canakkale on the way to Truva (Troy)

Big tacky Trojan horse (Troy)

Big tacky Trojan horse (Troy)

Troy seaboard

Troy

Troy

Troy

Troy

Troy

Roman Theatre at Troy

Andy at the theatre in Troy

Stone ramp at entrance to Troy

Ottoman bridge (Assos)

This guy doesn't really want to be a shepherd (Assos)

Temple of Athena at Assos (that's Lesbos in the distance)

Towards Lesbos (Assos)

Modern setting of Assos

Main street of the Asklepion in Pergamum

Main street of the Asklepion in Pergamum

Asklepion (Pergamum)

Asklepion (Pergamum)

Theatre at Asklepion (Pergamum)

From the theatre at Asklepion (Pergamum)

Andy and Trajan (Pergamum)

Temple of Trajan (Pergamum)

Pergamum

Pergamum

Pergamum

Pergamum

Pergamum

Pergamum

Pergamum

Pergamum

Pergamum's citadel walls

Roman theatre on the side of Pergamum's acropolis

View of Pergamum's acropolis from the Roman theatre

Cistern of Pergamum's acropolis

View from the acropolis of Pergamum

Andy, Dervis, et al, Homeros Pension (Selcuk)

Site of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus...

...ancient wonder of the world

Andy and the last remaining column, temple of Artemis (Ephesus)

Theatre at Ephesus

Theatre at Ephesus

Theatre at Ephesus

Theatre at Ephesus

Theatre at Ephesus

Harbor road, Ephesus

The facade of the library (Ephesus)

The facade of the library (Ephesus)

The facade of the library (Ephesus)

The facade of the library (Ephesus)

The facade of the library (Ephesus)

Inside the library at Ephesus...

...and on the steps

The public facilities at Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Small theatre at Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Ephesus

Bodrum

Bodrum

Castle at Bodrum

Castle at Bodrum

Castle at Bodrum

The hotel at Bodrum

The hotel at Bodrum

Breakfast in Bodrum

Site of the Tomb of Mausolus... (Mausoleum)

...ancient wonder of the World

Mausoleum

Mausoleum

Bodrum

Temple at Didyma

Didyma

Temple at Didyma

Temple at Didyma

Temple at Didyma

Temple at Didyma

Temple at Didyma

Temple at Didyma

Temple at Didyma

Temple at Didyma

Temple at Didyma

Big huge ancient theatre in the middle of nowhere

More theatre

More theatre

More theatre

More theatre

Passageways in the theatre





Temple of Athena at Priene

Temple of Athena at Priene

The bouleterion (council chamber) at Priene

Theatre at Priene

Theatre at Priene

Theatre at Priene

Theatre at Priene