Friday, November 11, 2005
My Favorite Things to do in Turkey so far:
1. St. Sofia or Aya Sofia - beautiful Christian and Moslem icons and motifs together. Beautiful mosaics.
2.Cappodocia - unbelievable cave churches and underground cities where the early Christians trapped Roman soldiers.
3. Ephesis - amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing city - much better than Troy ruins
4. Rumi - Sufis - Whirling Dervishes.
5. Grand Bazaar - 4500 of the most unique souks I have ever seen (I only saw about 8).
6. Last, but not least, visiting with Cuney Can at the Antolya Museum (Hittites and other tribes PLUS King Midas) in the beautiful city of Ankara. Cuneyt is a university physics professor and the director of the Baha'i External Affairs office.
I want to go back and hike on Mt. Ararat (maybe we will find Noah's Ark??), stay in the Capella Otel in Istanbul, see Baha'u'llah's Constantinople house (closed when we were in Istanbul) and then take the Orient Express to Edirne to see Baha'u'llah's Adrianople house there.
Go if you can - it is very inexpensive right now. I met an American who had 2 special souks in the Grand Bazaar. She works with a women's craft cooperative and everything in her shops were very unusual.
With love,
Christy
