Tag: europe
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Two Turkish Delights…
Read more: Two Turkish Delights…Imagine a place where the “above-world” and the “under-world” meet. What could this place look like? We found one intersection of “above/underworld” in Istanbul…the Topkapi Palace and the Basilica Cistern. Topkapi Palace This was the palace used by the sultans up until the 19th century, and was the centre of political power in the Ottoman…
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Terrific Turkey!
Read more: Terrific Turkey!After a wonderful, but short time in Greece, we were ready to move onto our next port – Kusadasi, Turkey. We jumped off the boat bright and early and made our way to the bus station. It wasn’t long before we had a number of locals telling us the bus station was closed and the…
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The Home of the First Ancient Olympics…..
Read more: The Home of the First Ancient Olympics…..We had a great first day on the cruise and were very excited for the rest of our time traveling by boat around Greece and Turkey. and we became even more excited the next day when we arrived at our first port in Greece…. Olympia. When we got off of the boat, our driver Christos…
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A Pirate’s life for me!
Read more: A Pirate’s life for me!Haargh, me mates! What better way to see the world than from the deck of a ship?! One of our goals in doing this trip is to try multiple modes of transportation. To date, we have traveled extensively by car, we have done a bit of travel by train, and a lot…and I mean A…
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Visit to the Vatican
Read more: Visit to the VaticanNo trip to Rome would be complete without a visit to Vatican City -the smallest state in the world. We had a great walk around Saint Peter’s Square and enjoyed the beautiful architecture. For this experience, we wanted it to be really well done, so we booked a guided tour through the Vatican and we…