Black Sea, Turkey, Athens

By portia

The Route

– Starting Point	– Last Point	– Current Point	– Round Trip

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The Summary

Going to Turkey, cruise the Black Sea. Hop over to Athens for a quick visit, then back to Turkey for another tour, including Cappadocia.

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Date	Location	Entries
August 16th, 2008	San Francisco, California	Pack up and fly away \| 3 Photos Updated: August 17th, 2008
August 17th, 2008	London, England	London Heathrow Terminal 5 \| 2 Photos Updated: August 17th, 2008
August 17th, 2008	Zurich, Switzerland	1 Photo Updated: August 17th, 2008
August 17th, 2008	Schaffhausen, Switzerland	Visit Kevin's dad in Switzerland \| 4 Photos \| Restaurants, Cafes & Food: Schlössli Wörth Updated: August 18th, 2008
August 18th, 2008	Schaffhausen, Switzerland	Old town Schaffhausen \| 56 Photos Updated: August 18th, 2008
August 19th, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	Arrive in Istanbul \| 11 Photos \| Hotels & Accommodations: Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel Istanbul Updated: October 26th, 2008
August 20th, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	Dolmabahce Palace and Sadberk Hanm Museum, lunch on the Bosphorus \| 20 Photos Updated: September 20th, 2008
August 21st, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	Blue Mosque, Haghia Sophia and Topkapi Palace and more \| 41 Photos Updated: September 20th, 2008
August 22nd, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	Chora church museum, Rusterm Pasha Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Basalica Cistern and boarding the ship \| 26 Photos Updated: September 20th, 2008
August 23rd, 2008	Nesebar, Bulgaria	Explore Nessebur in Bulgaria \| 18 Photos Updated: September 2nd, 2008
August 24th, 2008	Constanta, Romania	Constanta, steeped in Greek mythology \| 24 Photos Updated: September 20th, 2008
August 25th, 2008	Odessa, Ukraine	Odessa \| 42 Photos Updated: September 20th, 2008
August 26th, 2008	Sevastopol, Ukraine	Crimea, Sevastopol, old Soviet Navy seaport \| 59 Photos Updated: September 20th, 2008
August 27th, 2008	Yalta, Ukraine	Yalta, site of the famous 1945 Yalta Conference \| 66 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008
August 28th, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	6 Photos Updated: September 3rd, 2008
August 29th, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	at sea and then back to Istanbul \| 90 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008
August 30th, 2008	Canakkale, Turkey	Gallipoli Peninsula \| 27 Photos Updated: September 4th, 2008
August 31st, 2008	Troy, Turkey	Troy! \| 77 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008
August 31st, 2008	Bursa, Turkey	Smoking a bubble pipe in Bursa with the locals \| 24 Photos Updated: August 31st, 2008
September 1st, 2008	Bursa, Turkey	Green Mosque, Great Mosque and ferries \| 25 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008
September 1st, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	Istanbul for the 3rd time this trip Updated: September 1st, 2008
September 2nd, 2008	Athens, Greece	Hop to Athens, Greece \| 23 Photos \| Hotels & Accommodations: Fresh Hotel Athens Updated: September 21st, 2008
September 3rd, 2008	Athens, Greece	Touring Acropolis with travbuddy and a late night Goran Bregovic concert \| 24 Photos Updated: September 17th, 2008
September 4th, 2008	Athens, Greece	National Museum, a walk and pickpocketed on the metro \| 51 Photos \| General Tips & Advice: Beaware of pickpockets in Athens Updated: September 17th, 2008
September 5th, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	back to Istanbul again \| 3 Photos \| Hotels & Accommodations: Lady Diana Hotel Istanbul Updated: October 26th, 2008
September 6th, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	Revisiting some landmarks in Istanbul and early sunrise \| 36 Photos Updated: September 12th, 2008
September 7th, 2008	Ephesus, Turkey	tour Ephesus \| 32 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008
September 7th, 2008	Kusadasi, Turkey	Hotels & Accommodations: Pine Bay Marina Hotel Kusadasi Updated: September 21st, 2008
September 8th, 2008	Geyre, Turkey	via Aphrodisias to Pamukkale \| 28 Photos Updated: September 28th, 2008
September 8th, 2008	Pamukkale, Turkey	Thermal hot springs and the travertine terraces at sunset \| 19 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008
September 9th, 2008	Konya, Turkey	Konya on the way to Cappadocia \| 7 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008
September 9th, 2008	Cappadocia, Turkey	Cappadocia! not a city but a region \| 13 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008
September 10th, 2008	Cappadocia, Turkey	a busy day at Cappadocia \| 38 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008
September 11th, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	back to Istanbul again \| Hotels & Accommodations: Hotel Euro Plaza Istanbul Updated: October 26th, 2008
September 13th, 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	Leave Turkey for home, a bad taxi driver! Updated: September 13th, 2008
September 13th, 2008	London, England	3 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008
September 13th, 2008	Greenland	4 Photos Updated: September 21st, 2008