Turkey

Turkey

Joey, Eric and Collin

W e should go to Turkey on September 18-28, because it is to dry and hot in July and August, and May is way too wet.

We'll fly into Istanbul, to the IST airport

in turkey, we'll eat traditional lamb kabobs, nar suyu (pomegranate juice), and turkish pizza, i would also like to try turkish delight

a souvenir I would like to get is a set of onyx cups, they are amazing artistic utensils [|this is our flight it will cost $1148 roundtrip for each person]Flight: 4 Round-Trip Tickets Fri, Sep 18, 2009 Portland (PDX) to Istanbul (IST) Depart: 06:30am Arrive: 02:39pm Portland, OR (PDX) to New York, NY (JFK) **Delta Air Lines** Flight 148 (on Boeing 737 800) [|Adult fare rules]  1 Stop – change planes in New York, NY (JFK) Connection Time: 1 hr 51 mins Depart: 04:30pm Arrive: 09:55am Next day New York, NY (JFK) to Istanbul, Turkey (IST) **Delta Air Lines** Flight 72 (on Boeing 767)  Total Travel Time: 17 hrs 25 mins

Mon, Sep 28, 2009 Istanbul (IST) to Portland (PDX) Depart: 12:30pm Arrive: 04:50pm Istanbul, Turkey (IST) to New York, NY (JFK) **Delta Air Lines** Flight 73 (on Boeing 767) [|Adult fare rules]  1 Stop – change planes in New York, NY (JFK) Connection Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Depart: 07:15pm Arrive: 11:01pm New York, NY (JFK) to Portland, OR (PDX) **Delta Air Lines** Flight 641 (on Boeing 737 800) [|Adult fare rules]  Total Travel Time: 20 hrs 31 mins **

this is our tour Day 1** Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul **Breakfast and Lunch Included 08:30 pick up from your hotel to visit the **Hagia Sophia** a 5th century church, once the greatest in all the world. The next stop is at the **Blue Mosque** renowned for its striking blue Iznik tiled interior. Afterwards, visit the ancient **Roman Hippodrome**. Following a lunch break in the old town, visit **Imperial Palace of Topkapi** from which Ottoman Sultans ruled their grand empire for over 400 years and visit the **Suleymaniye Mosque.** Tour finishes around 17:00, transfer back to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul **Breakfast and Lunch Included 08:30 pick up from your hotel to visit **Spice Market** and followed by a boat cruise through the **Bosphorus,** the strait dividing the **European and Asian** continents, Following lunch break in the afternoon, visit the luxuriously opulent **Dolmabahce Palace,** the last residence of the sultans. A drive to the Asian part of Istanbul crossing the Intercontinental Bosphorus bridge to visit **Camlica Hill** The highest point where you can overlook Istanbul and take nice pictures. You will take an overnight bus to Cappadocia with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus (Duration 11 hours) **Day 4 - Cappadocia Tour 1** Lunch Included Arrival in Cappadocia and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start tour. Depart from your hotel to visit **Devrent Valley** to see the unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to **Paşabağ (Monk's Valley)** to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles.Drive to the city of **Avanos** for lunch.In the afternoon visit another beautiful **open air museum at Göreme** where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly, before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at **Uçhisar**. Overnight in Cappadocia **Day 5 - Cappadocia Tour 2** ** Breakfast and Lunch Included ** After tour overnight bus to Pamukkale with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus at 21:00 (duration 10 hours) ** Day 6 - Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour ** ** Lunch Included **  Arrival in Pamukkale and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start tour. Breakfast Included Free day and bus to Kusadasi (Ephesus). Transfer to hotel and stay overnight in Kusadasi **Day 8 - Ephesus Tour  **Breakfast and Lunch Included The tour begins by visiting the remains of the **Artemis Temple**, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Afterwards, it proceeds to the spectacular main site of **Ephesus,** undoubtedly the most superbly preserved Greco-Roman city. Unmistakable highlights surviving among the ruins are the Celsius Library, Agora, Theater, Odeon, Trajan Fountain, Domitianus Temple and Roman Latrines. Following a lunch break, visit the **House of Virgin Mary;** reputed to be where she spent her final days. After tour o vernight bus to Istanbul with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus at 21:30 (duration 10 hours) **<span style="COLOR: rgb(0,128,192)">Day 9 - Istanbul ** Arrival in Istanbul and shuttle to Sultanahmet to our Office, transfer to your hotel. Free day and overnight in Istanbul **<span style="COLOR: rgb(0,128,192)">Day 10 - End of Tour ** <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> Breakfast Included After breakfast check out from hotel (before 12:00), transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport regarding your flight details. End of tour and services 10 Days & 9 Nights  ||  Per Person in Double  ||   ||   || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(16,100,12)"> Istanbul, IS 80090 Turkey ** ||  || **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Check in: ****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Fri 18-Sep-2009 Check out: Tue 29-Sep-2009 ** ||  || <span style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"> <span style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"> <span style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"> <span style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"> <span style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all">
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,128,192)">Day 2 - Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour <span style="COLOR: rgb(102,102,51)">
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,128,192)">Day 3 - Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour <span style="COLOR: rgb(102,102,51)">
 * Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley ,and explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley (Rose valley). Then visit Çavuşin village.This village is famous for the houses and churches of the christian clegymen. Drive to the pigeon valley for lunch. In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı underground city . Where early christians lived in fear and faith. On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar. **
 * Pamukkale** and the ancient city of **Hierapolis** with the Temple of Apollo, the breathtaking Theater, the fascinating **Necropolis** and the last the great baths of Hierapolis antique city, where St. Philip was martyred. St. Philip is connected with the early church in Hierapolis and played an important role in Pamukkale the history of the city. Finally we visit the calcium terraces and pools. Stay overnight in Pamukkale
 * <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,128,192)">Day 7 - Kusadasi **
 * Istanbul - Cappadocia - Pamukkale & Ephesus
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 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3 Adults **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">18/9-28/9: || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">AU$421.44/night ||
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Extra guests: || <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Adobe Caslon Pro Bold','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">AU$124.31/night ||
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