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Where I have traveled
I am an American who has been to 28 foreign countries. These are some of the more memorable places that I have seen. I highly recommend these to everyone.
Innsbruck settles nicely along the mountains.
Salzburg , as shown from the heights overlooking the city. I never got to go up this high there!
Manama , the capital city, is very, very clean and has the nicest mall I have ever seen in the
Seef district.
The
Hagia Sophia in
Istanbul is the most amazing form of
Byzantine architecture on a massive scale.
Suleymaniye Mosque is huge and yet beautiful, complete with blue tile from
Iznik (
Nicaea ).
Topkapi Palace has so many different distinct features, including a weapons museum. Read about its history BEFORE you go.
Chora Church in
Istanbul (today called the Kariye Museum). It contains some of the most beautiful frescoes I have ever seen.
The
Tünel in Istanbul is an old incline tunnel that takes you from
Galata to
Taksim via a modern train. Awesome!
Priene , my favorite archaeological site in
Turkey .
Didim (
Didyma )is an excellent example of massive columns and was once an oracle!
Efes (
Ephesus ) is the most popular archaeological site, containing a huge amount of structures. This is the
Celsus library .
Pamukkale (
Hierapolis ) is a wonderful example of natural beauty.
Marmaris is perhaps the most perfect beach in all of Turkey.
Near
Çanakkale , on the
Gallipoli peninsula. You see why the World War I landings failed right off.
Uludağ is a great skiing area, and the hotels are first rate.