Turkey Travel Part V: Sultanhani Caravanserai
Day 5 Thursday, 17 Oct 2019 Journey to Cappadocia or Kapadokya In the morning on 17 Oct 2019, we left Pam Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale and made a long journey to Cappadocia or Kapadokya which is 506 km east of Pamukkale.. Journey from Pamukkale to Cappadocia by road will take about 8 hours. Textile Shop […]
Turkey Travel Part VI: Pasabag Valley
Day 6 Friday, 18 Oct 2019 Cappadocia or Kapadokya Writer and tourmates stayed in Cappadocia or Kapadokya for two days from 18-19 Oct 2019 as there were many places of interest in the vicinity to visit. Large Rock with a Door In the bright morning of 18 Oct 2019, I was surprised to see a […]
Turkey Travel Part VII Uchisar Valley & Kaymakli Underground City
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Day 6 Friday, 18 Oct 2019 (Continued from previous page) Visiting Uchisar Valley and Kaymakli Underground City As we had visited Pasabag Valley that was described on the previous page, we went to Uchisar Village and Kaymakli Underground City then. Map below shows the four places in Cappadocia we visited on 18 Oct 2019: Pasabag […]
Turkey Travel Part VIII: Gerome Valley & Turkish Night Show
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(Continued) Day 6 Friday, 18 Oct 2019 Visiting Gerome Valley As we had visited Uchisar Valley and Kaymakli Underground City that were described on the previous page, we went to Gerome Valley then. Later, we relaxed and enjoyed watching a Turkish night show at a restaurant, Evranos Restaurant, in Cappadocia in the evening. Map below […]
Turkey Travel Part IX: Hot Air Balloon, Lake Tuz & Anitkabir
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(Continued from previous page) Day 7 Saturday, 19 Oct 2019 Hot Air Balloon Ride Early in the morning, 22 of our tourmates went to a place, Goreme, near our hotel, Dilek Kaya Hotel, to ride a hot air balloon in Cappadocia, Turkey. Writer and wife did not go with them as they had the same […]
Turkey Travel Part X: Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace & Blue Mosque
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Day 8 Sunday, 20 Oct 2019 Journey to Istanbul In the morning of 20 Oct 2019, writer and tourmates left Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and travelled 400 km south-west to Istanbul, the largest city of 15 million people in Turkey. Arrival in Istanbul City On arrival in Istanbul City, we crossed Bosphorus Bridge over […]
Turkey Travel Part XI: Bosphorus Strait Boat-Cruise
Day 9 Monday, 21 Oct 2019 Last Day of Turkey Tour Monday, 21 Oct 2019, was the last day of our tour in Turkey before we flew back to our country, Malaysia. Boat Cruise on Strait of Bosphorus The first thing we did then was to cruise in a boat on the Strait of Bosphorus […]
Turkey Travel Part XII: Spice Bazaar & Grand Bazaar
(continued) Day 9 Monday, 21 Oct 2019 Visiting Two Large Bazaars of Istanbul After lunch at Imperial Galata Restaurant, we walked across Galata Bridge and went to two large bazaars known as Spice Bazaar and Grand Bazaar in Istanbul City. The location of the two bazaars are shown in the pictorial map below. Spice Bazaar […]
Spain & Portugal Travel Part I: Toledo
Spain & Portugal Travel Part I: Long Travel to Spain and Toledo Visit Spain and Portugal have many interesting historical places that are now designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites. Places of Visit My wife and I together with 22 people from my country, Malaysia, went to Spain and Portugal to visit some of their […]
Spain & Portugal Travel Part II: Madrid
Spain & Portugal Travel Part II: Madrid Day 3 Wed, 24 Oct 2018 Madrid On this day, we were going to Madrid, the capital of Spain, in the afternoon, after visiting Toledo in the morning. Map showing location of Madrid After lunch in Toledo, we travelled 73 km north-east to Madrid for an hour. […]