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September 4 thru October 28, 2005 - Trip Reports from Turkey
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- Editor's note: - Jerusalem
- September 4, 2005 - Landing in Istanbul, Riding the Dolmush to Yusufeli, Climbing 196 Steps up the Alley to the Kochk Otel
- September 5, 2005 - From Yusufeli to Barhal
- Tuesday, September 6 - Karagol Lake with Shani and Daniel
- Wendsday, September 7, 2005 - Breakfast with the Bees, Alona, Cutting the Grass
- Thursday, September 8 - Taking the bus to Erzurum, Our first experience with Turkish Internet cafes, Arnold on the Bus
- Friday, September 9 - Urfa, Aziz and Farida, Abraham's Story
- Saturday, September 10 - Going to Haran
- Sunday, September 11 - Visiting the Sultan Hamam, Dipping in the Euprate River
- Monday, September 12 - Taking the Dolmush to Kahta
- Tuesday, September 13 - Touring Mt. Nemrut, Benny the Superman
- Wednesday, September 14 - Arriving at Goreme, Shoestring Pension, Meeting the New Zealanders
- Thursday, September 15 - Waking up by the Muasin at Goreme
- Friday, September 16, 2005 - Goreme, Cappadocia
- Shabbat in Goreme. September 17, 2005
- Sunday, September 18, 2005 - Hot Air Baloons at Goreme, Love Valley
- Monday, September 19, 2005 - We Cannot Get Enough of Cappadocia
- Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - A Day With Bernd
- Wednesday and Thursday, September 21 and 22, 2005 - Kaymakli, the underground city and Ihlara Valley
- Friday, 23 September, 2005 - Konya, Here We Come
- Shabbat, September 24, 2005 - Konya's market, Mevlana Museum, Benny and the Tallest Man in Turkey, Dancing with Sabri
- Monday, September 26, 2005 - Egirdir, here we come
- Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - Climbing Mt. Sivri
- Thursday, September 29, 2005 - Leaving Egirdir, Rosy Isparta, Visiting the Tuvalet, What "No Smoking" Sign Means in Turkey, Anatolia HERE WE ARE!!
- Saturday, October 1, 2005 - Anatalya, Resting, Charging Batteries, Reading, Meeting People
- Sunday, October 2, 2005 - Saying Goodbye to Anatalya and Sabah Pansiyon, Moving on to Olympus, Checking in to the Turkmen Tree house Pension
- Monday, October 3, 2005 - Erev Rosh Hashanah at Olympus, Walking to Chimaera to See the Eternal Flames, Dror's Playing the Sax on the Beach
- Tuesday-Wednesday, 4-5 October, 2005 - Rosh Hashanah at Kas, Conversation with a Young Couple, he is English, she is German, the Culture of Traveling
- Friday, 7 October, 2005 - Breakfast Overlooking the 'Sleeping Man" Mountain, Going to the Saklikent Gorge and the Hidden Valley, Walking in mud up to our Waist, Dreamig about Benny the Flying "Superman"
- Shabbat, October 8, 2005 - Today is Shabbat Shuva, the Beautiful Gorge, Our New Friend, Fethiye - Our Next Destination
- Sunday and Monday, October 9 and 10, 2005 - Walking to the Ghost Town of Kayakoy, Hitchhiking Back to Fethiye, Meeting the "Widowed" Dolphi, Benny's Thoughts as we Approach the West
- Tuesday and Wednesday, October 11 and 12, 2005 - Leaving the Coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Heading Inland Toward Pamukkale, the Wonder of Pamukkale, What is All That White? Waking Up to the Sound of Drums
- Thursday thru Sunday, October 13 thru 16, 2005 - Izmir Here We Come, Miscalculating the Date of Yom-Kippur, Changing our Plan in Search of the Jewish Community of Izmir, Trying to Convince the Guards to let us Through to the Synagogue, "Hitromemut Hanefesh" at the synagogue, Dreaming of Neil Diamond Singing Kol Nidrei, Seljuk Here We Come
- Sunday thru Tuesday, October 16 thru 18, 2005 - Staying at Alison’s Place, Shiffy and Yenge Cutting Quince, Eggeplant Jam Receipe, Finding a Jewish Synagogue in Sardis, Ephesus Here we Come, Exploring Ephesus
- Friday, October 21, 2005 - An Email exchange between Shiffy and Samuel Kfir-El from Izmir, updating details on Izmir's Jewish community
- October 19 and 20, 2005 - Our Last Day in Seljuk, the Basilica of St John, Artemis the Ancient Anatolian Fertility Goddess, Visiting the Neighboring Village Sirince, Taking a Ten Hours Overnight Bus to Istanbul, Staying at Istanbul’s Paris Hotel...
- October 21 thru 25, 2005 - Istanbul's Amazing Skyline and its Seven Hills, Topkapi, Dolmabachi, Aya sofia, Blue Mosque, Divan Yolu Street, Istiklal Street, Itanbul University, Galata Bridge and Ataturk Bridge, Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar, Ferry Ride Along the Bosphorus and to the Princess Islands, the Whirling Dervishes, visited the Rabbinical Office in Istanbul and the Jewish Community
- October 25 thru 28, 2005 - Our last days in Istanbul and Turkey, Simhat Torah Celebration at Etz Hayim Community in Ortakoy, Taking the Ferry to the Princess Islands, Walking in the City and Discovering SABUN and Istanbuls' Greatest Bagels
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