We took a ton of photos during our time in Turkey, due to its beauty, history and culture. Here are a few highlights from the Strohs in Turkey. Enjoy! Istanbul The Blue Mosque: Topkapi Palace: ...
Ephesus – The Ancient Greco-Roman City
Our flight touched down in Izmir, Turkey late in the night, after several days in Cappadocia. We lost all sense of where we were (an extremely common occurrence, while on this trip) as we traversed the narrow backstreets and hills...
Turkish Delights: Cappadocia Experiences
We spent several days exploring Cappadocia, in the central part of Turkey. It’s a dream-like landscape that looks literally out of this world. Thousands of little smoke-stack spires rise from the desert moonscape with little basalt caps on them that...
Cruising the Aegean Sea aboard a gulet
A gulet is, by definition, a large traditional Turkish wooden sailing vessel, made with 2-3 masts that sails the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Our boat was the lovely Casa dell’Arte, which is also the name of one of Brandy’s...
Call to prayer – witnessing a Muslim prayer service at a mosque in central Sinasos
On our journey, we have now been to a Christian church, Hindu temple, Buddhist monastery (many!) and really wanted to experience a Muslim prayer service inside of a mosque. As Brayden shared in his post, but a quick refresher...
Whirling Dervishes at historical Carevanserai
At times on this trip, I have thought we were whirling dervishes, spinning around our voyage and living deeply immersed in each and every moment with no care or concern for anything other than what comes next… I now realize...
Istanbul, Turkey
Today, we visited many mosques and monuments in Istanbul, Turkey. On our way to the Blue Mosque we had a ton of trouble getting through traffic. We learned that in Istanbul there are 15 Million people living there, which...
Turkey History and Overview
Ok, it’s long and complicated and I am helping pinch-hit for Brooke on this overview… meaning, forgive any inaccuracies or nonsense that are all mine (Brad’s). The story of Turkey is amazing, and it’s a remarkably dynamic region with an...
Eat, pray, shop and cruise along the river in Turkey
Today in Istanbul, we went on a boat ride, we visited the mosque named Rustem Pasha, we strolled through the spice market, and had a grand, but bizarre, visit to the Grand Bazaar. First, we went on a private boat...
Russian Photo Blog (St. Petersburg)
Day One: Yes, that is snow on the rooftops. Bbbbrrrrrr: Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace: Peter/Pauls Cathedral and Hare Island: A fun boat ride through the canals and rivers of St. Petersburg: Day Two: The Peterhof Palace or...