Olive Oil and Troya
August 24, 2014
No Comments
7 August 2014 Our last full day in Turkey was very full indeed. The planned itinerary had this as mostly a long bus ride back
Menu
7 August 2014 Our last full day in Turkey was very full indeed. The planned itinerary had this as mostly a long bus ride back
One dimension of my Istanbul Eats tour was food, of course. But the equally interesting and important piece of the tour was the culture of
We met at the conference center early this morning to load the nice coach bus for our trip to Mt. Ida. To get there we
6 August 2014 Once the Apailes Congress ended in Istanbul, we left town with a portion of the botanists on an”excursion.” These are great opportunities
Today was one of the most unique and interesting travel days I have every had. That’s saying a lot. I booked a tour with Istanbul
What brought us to Istanbul and not some other destination this summer was Mark’s meetings with the Apiales Society at Istanbul University. So, on my
The Blue Mosque is considered a must see for visitors to the old part of Istanbul. It was comissioned by Sultan Ahmet I, who did
One palace, our entire day? Yes, and we didn’t even see the whole of it. Top corner of divan in the sultan’s private room in
Our first stop was Aya Sofya, it’s Turkish name, but also seen as Hagia Sophia, it’s Orthodox name. As a sanctified space, we can’t call
We’re here! We have the jet lagged feeling of having pulled an all nighter, coupled with, as usual, not much sleep on the plane. Once
©2023 Graceffa – All Rights Reserved.