Kars to Van
Van is an actual place in eastern Turkey. It sits on the shores of Lake Van, the largest lake in Turkey and our destination today. Our itinerary was as follows:…
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Erzurum to Kars
Today’s plan takes us from Erzurum to Kars and then a side trip to the ancient city of Ani. Our visit to Ani will be in the next post because…
Road to Erzurum
We started our day in the Black Sea coast town of Trabzon. After fruitlessly looking for an ATM (hard!) we blew out of town and headed to the Sumela Monastery…
Sunrise on the Black Sea
The Black Sea is 7,000 feet deep. If it were a Great Lake it would be the greatest at over twice the size of Lake Superior. It’s big. It also,…
Wow, it’s here
Months in the planning, months in the waiting, and now suddenly it’s upon us. Crazy! I bet the next two weeks zoom by too. But for now the entire trip…
Last morning in Istanbul
We’re really, really sad to leave here! If you ever had a thought to visit Istanbul and/or Turkey we can highly recommend it. The people are so wonderful, the food…
Outstanding Restaurants!
One surprise in Istanbul has been the array of outstanding restaurants available. Even the street food looks and smells delicious. We’ve had some genuinely wonderful meals here. The following are…
Ferry to Asia
Today we took a ferry to the Asian side — across the Bosporus from the European side — to walk the old streets and maybe do some shopping. The problem…