Voyage to the Classical World

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Istanbul, Turkey

We both absolutely loved Istanbul! One side of the water is Europe and the other is Asia.... this is a city where East meets West.

First stop was the blue Mosque

Chios, Nea Moni, a Greek Monastery

We visited a very old monastery, Nea Moni. Many beautiful mosaics were uncovered, and a very disturbing history.

World's largest puzzle in Ephesus

Sunday, June 27, 2010

we were a little nervous in the frankfurt airport and train station to say the least. Beautiful countryside. the german people are very stoic compared to the greeks.

Now we are in our room by the train station... it's ok... not airconditioned, but the window is wide open and we have a lovely fan. It's a bit warm.

Everyone is watching futbol, the world cup, and it makes the two Mel's jump everytime someone scores and everyone yells out.