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The Turkey Trip Preface In 1997, I spent three weeks and 5,000 kilometers in Turkey with a bus load of Australian female schoolteachers and I survived. I took notes. I took 500 photos. This is the story of that epic trip. It was a tour put on by a history teacher for history teachers, with the aim of seeing the historical sights of Turkey. It was one of the best three weeks in my life. I was amazed at the reaction of most people when I told them that I was going to Turkey. "Why Turkey?" they would ask with a blank look. I would then reel off a list of the things to see and do, and would still get a blank look. Turkey just does not appear on the tourist destination list of most people. Turkey has fabulous scenery. Turkey has history in huge doses. Turkey has great food. Turkey has Turkish carpets. Turkey is tremendous fun. I loved it so much, that I will definitely go back one day. Especially to get that lovely silk-on-silk carpet. Table Of Contents Timing What we saw Done?   How it began   The itinerary   The players Day 0 Sydney, Singapore, Dubai, Istanbul Day 1 Istanbul - Settling In Day 2 Istanbul - Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Roman Cistern, Topkapi Palace, Grand Covered Bazaar Day 3 Istanbul - Cruise on the Bosphorus Day 4 Istanbul - Dolmabahce Palace, Aya Sofya Day 5 Ankara - Ataturk's Mausoleum, Anatolian Civilizations Museum Day 6 Hattusas, Amasya Day 7 Sivas, Cappadocia and Urgup Day 8 Goreme and Zelve Valleys, Uchisar Citadel, Avanos Day 9 Derinkyu, Ihlara Valley Day 10 Sultanhani, Mevlana Museum, Karatay Museum, Catalhoyuk, Konya Day 11 Hierapolis, Pamukkale Day 12 Aphrodisias, Bodrum Day 13 Bodrum Castle, Mausoleum   Day 14 Bodrum - Cruise of the bays   Day 15 Didyma, Miletus, Priene, Kusadasi   Day 16 Kusadasi, Ephesus   Day 17 Pergamum, Assos   Day 18 Assos, Troy, Canakkale   Day 19 Gallipoli   Day 20 Nicaea, Istanbul, Turkish Bath   Day 21 Istanbul - St Chorya, Book Bazaar, Orient House Night Club   Day 22 Istanbul, Dubai, Singapore     Singapore     Photo Gallery