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All these identical tour buses needed signs so you knew which one to board. |
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The Dardanelles |
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Wouldn't you know ,we met another group of American tourists at this roadhouse on the way to Troy |
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Rural Turkey - Heraklia |
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Solar hot water heaters are common on the rooftops |
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Tractors are a common form of transport |
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Sirince, a charming little village in the mountains near Ephesus |
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Sirince has been "discovered" but not completely overrun by tourists (and oleander bushes) |
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Pamukkale |
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The Colossae resort in Pamukkale (near Hierapolis) |
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Western Turkey has some very fertile agricultural areas |
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In the hills above Pamukkale |
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Almonds |
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Walnuts |
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Olives |
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Olive groves |
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Vineyards |
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People tend to live in multi-story apartment buildings, even in the rural villages - often owned & inhabited by one family |
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There is a lot of "mixed use" even in the newer and more suburban developments |
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Turkey has its suburban sprawl too |
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But even this hotel had a nice swimming pool |
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Our restaurant in Bergama |
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The booming resort town of Kushadasi |
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Lots of nightlife here |
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Have to end with a sunset (on the solstice) |
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