turkey straddles, cyprus is divided.
-Jay had heard rave reviews about visiting Turkey, and found them accurate. He ranks it with Vietnam for ease of traveling. -Istanbul, a fascinating crossroads of civilizations; he found even French words sneaking in here and there -sewing projects -Bergama, Pergamum, Ephesus, the requirement of being barefoot, Antalya -ancient animosities -reunion with the family also from the USA but seen only in five different countries not the USA -Cappadocia, cave living from the Bronze Age -troubles at the border on Cyprus, a country split between Greeks and Turks -the second left-behind ATM card adventure 49 minutes 04-26-21 debug comment |