Today we have another long drive in the bus with a stop in Demre to see St. Nicolas church which is built on his grave site.

Today we visit two ancient cities, Perge and Aspendos.

We started our day with a talk by Edip Özgür, a retired field archeologist and former curator of the archeology museum of Antalya.

We have a long day of 9 hours of driving today from Cappadocia to Antalya on the southern coast. Today is the last of the three holiday days of Eid.

Today we started with a quick visit to the three sisters formation since it wasn’t raining yet, but would rain later in the morning.

We started our day very early with a 4am wake-up call for a chance at a balloon ride. The weather was still a little iffy, but they hadn’t flown the day before and today looked better.

We fly to Cappadocia in the late morning. Today is the last day of Ramadan, tomorrow is Eid. In Turkey, they use the term Ramadan Bayrami.

Today we visit the Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, and the Taksim square area. These are part of the historic Istanbul UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Today we tour around the old part of Istanbul which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We started with the Topkapi Palace first thing this morning because we’re near the end of Ramadan and there would be more visitors in the afternoon than in the morning.

We arrived in Turkey late this afternoon.