Flag of Turkey
Sister Gulet to the Almira (which we sailed for our week tour)
Graceful Gulet
Night Club Bodrum Harbour
Chandelier & Fans of Night Club
Turkish ad for wrestling match and Patrick making the same pose.
Bodrum Harbour Cruiser
Gaudi Inspired Sculpture
Gulets in Bodrum
Bodrum Harbour
St. Peter Fort overlooking Harbour
Fishing skiff
Teak Gulet
Looking out to the Aegean from St. Peter Fort
Amphoras brought up from ancient ship wrecks.
Peacock & amphoras
Suzie in the Garden of St. Peter Fort
Cactus Garden
Suzie
Suzie's favorite - a Lion Statute
Names & Coat of Arms of English Nobles who helped build St. Peter Fort
Ottoman Grave Markers
The caption relates the life history and Family of the deceased.
Open Harbour of Bodrum
Small Gulet sailing
Names & Coats of several of the Knights at St. Peter Fort
Tower of St. Peter Fort
Cannon and its commanding view.
Ottoman coat of armour
Ship model from the 18 Century
Names inside of the English Tower
Royal Coat of Arms for the England
Halicarnassus or what remains of the Seventh Wonder of the Ancient World.
Enjoying the shade when visiting Halicarnassus
Ancient measurement systems as explained at Halicarnius
Measurement comparison
Day Ferry to Kos coming in at Bordum
St. Peter Fort
Fortress Hill at Harbour Entrance to Bodrum
Turkish Coast Guard
The water is so beautiful.
How nice is this?
Condo City
Condos overlooking ruins of Myndos
A beautiful Country, Flag, coast and people.
The blue water of the Turkish Coast.
Turquoise Water - time for a swim
View out of our "Porthole"
Alan and Patrick practicing synchronized swimming
Andy and Doll
Alan demonstrating his university level kayaking skills
Maybe a refresher course is needed
Lend a hand if you please
Doll wont need the mask if uses the floatie
Monica
Gary
Christine
Andy just swimmingly
Nick swimming laps.
Myndos
Myndos Harbour
The Almira tied up in Myndos Harbour
Looking at Myndos down our gang plank.
Early morning departure at Myndos
Local boat
Alan explaining the basilica structure with an approximate dating.
Part of the ruins of Myndos
On the Point where Myndos is to be found
Part of a Byzantine Basilica ruins at Myndos
Part of building semi submerged after an earthquake which dropped part of Myndos into the Sea.
Entrance to Myndos on the Aegean coast
Condo encroachment on Myndos
Iasus Theater - Iasus issued the first Greek coins of a realm.
The Agora of Iasus under which are the remains of an early Bronze Age city.
Iasus Agora
Wall Fortification of Iasus
City Wall
Patrick at Iasus City Wall
Silk cocoons or at least butterfly cocoons.
Agora of Iasus
Agora
The Stoa (covered seating area) next to the Agora of Iasus
Slab of red marble
The stoa would be right here, where we all can be stoic.
Detail from a column base
Myndos Harbour at sunset
Detail carving.
Part of the remains of Myndos in a field
Cows paying no attention to the Tourists
This enormous purple/black phallus that smells of carrion is called dracunculus vulgaris.
Nasty sticky thorny plant.
The purple thorn was 11-15 inches long
Nasty mean plant with sticky thorny seed which attaches itself to anything that passes by close
Part of a Byzantine basilica.
The Stoa at Iasus Agora
A Byzantine harbour fortress at Iasus.
Night life in Myndos Harbour
Iasus Harbour at night.
More Fish Farms
Ever wish to own an Island?
Turkish snacks, always welcomed and very enjoyable
Breakfast aboard the Almira. Always fresh and nicely presented.
Passengers laundry line
Drying the laundry aboard.
Euromos
Temple at Euromos description
Temple at Euromos
Late Roman Dedication for the column
Lichen which grows at a rate of 1 centimeter per 100 years.
Graphic inscription
Nick taking in the temple at Euromos
Patrick explaining the type of columns
Suzie & Patrick & Columns
Detail
Alan in the temple
Inset for a column
Iasus harbour
Local resident of Iasus.
Fishing nets in Iasus harbour
Fishing boat
Repairing nets
Small fishing skiffs
Alan explaining the bouleuterion (Town Council) and its relationship to the agora and stoa of an ancient greek city.
Split rock above Labrianda.
LaBrianda
Alan explaining & Patrick keeping score on Alan
Bouleuterion at Iasus overlooking the agora wherein the remnants of early bronze age city has been found.
Turkish thistle
Iasus
Greek theater at Iasus.
Suzie demonstrating her style in the Bouleuterion
Madeline with her notes at Iasus.
Two of the stoa of Iasus
Labraunda
ah, If only my Students listened so well.
Iasus Stoa
Iasus building remains on the hillside above.
Gary, Chrstine making sure they understand what Alan has said.
View of Almira across the hardour at Iasus.
At the point of Iasus
Harbour Fortress dating from Greek times - showing the Byzantine remodeling
Sheep are the only residents of Iasus
Mosaics
Moon reflecting on the water at Iasus
Moon rising over Iasus and the bow of Almira
Remains of a Byzantine Harbour Fortress built upon the ruins of an earlier Greek/Roman Harbour Fortress at Iasus.
Local fishing boats
Diver cleaning the bottom of fishing boats with an air hose for breathing - Not OSHA approved.
Unbelievable
The Almira
View of the Almira
Euromos Temple to Zeus
The dedication of the columns can be seen in square looking plaques on the columns
Note the hand outs for the types of columns
Alan explaining the use and purpose of the Temple at Euromos
Explaining the sacrifices made at festival times
Signature block on a stone
A field of columns
Turkey has some the bluest skies to be seen anywhere
The columns are really very large and heavy. They are about 4+ feet in diameter
Capital of a column
Nick enjoying the view and the discussion from a shady spot
The inner sanctum of Euromos Temple to Zeus
Thistles with a thorn or two
Here is where the statute to Zeus would have been.
Enjoying lunch at LaBrainda
Now we are looking at the camera
Resident hall of Labraunda
Steps leading to the ceremonial palace of LaBraunda (approx. 500 BC)
Residence hall
The scared split rock at Labrauda
Alan explaining the words as inscribed on stone ( Roman Period)
Look to the left to see what I am describing
Most of us looking to the left.
Deb checking out the view
Alan doesn't need a podium
Cuts into the scared rock of Labraunda
Greek inscriptions from the Roman Period
Construction of an exterior wall.
Temple at Labraunda
Temple Maiden of Labruanda - Suzie
Just the place for a swim.
Reading in a most delightful setting.
Didyma Temple
This was a massive and very large temple
The columns here must have been 9+ feet in diameter.
A Greek inscription from the Greek Period.
Column base detail - very fine carving in marble.
Riding a seahorse inscription.
Mermaid
Poseiden
Column base carving detail.
Carved inscription on the floor at the entrance to Didyma.
More carved inscriptions.
Inside Didyma Temple.
Looking back at the entrance ( up and over the stairs) of Didyma Temple.
A fallen column - each drum was at least 9-10 feet in diameter.
The nobes on the stones were used to grapple onto to lift them in place. They are worn down but are still visble reminders of how the ancients built Didyma.
Detail of a capital.
Everyone's friend - Medusa.
Suzie finds a Lion.
Grek inscribed column from the Greek Period.
The Scared Way - from Miletus to Didyma.
Theater at Miletus after Roman remodeling.
Miletus The building in the distance has a stork nest on top of it.
The remains of a Byzantine fortress on top of the theater.
Looking out across the Meander River Valley.
The stage area of the Theater.
Every seat is a good seat.
Meander Valley beyond Miletus.
Once a Harbour for Miletus.
The theater is a massive structure.
Perspective of the Theater.
Priene and the acropolis above.
Greek inscription.
Bouleterion ( Town Council) of Priene.
A laughing moment.
Suzie in the shade.
Inscription from the Greek Period.
Inscription from the Roman Period in Greek.
The road to Alexanders house in Priene.
The Temple at Priene. Probably the most photgraphed columns in the Turkey.
Those handouts again - they were really helpful in understanding and our learning.
Detail of stone carving.
Looking down on the Meander River Valley.
Meander Valley.
Greek inscriptions on the marble floor of the Temple at Priene.
Another inscription, thought to be for a gambling game.
Priene Columns
All fall down. The holes are for lining up the column drums to make single straight column.
More inscriptions.
Roman Period Greek inscription.
Monica in the seat of an Honored Citizen of Priene.
Greek Theater of Priene.
Note the claw feet to the chair.
Priene Theater - thought to seat 7,000.
Lighthouse Point befre coming to MIletus and a site of an ancient temple ruins.
Sailing along - our Cook on hte left and the 2nd mate on the right.
Full and bye.
Almira sailing upon the winds of the Aegean.
Securing the sails after our time before the wind.
Sunset over the Aegean.
Labrayda residence and scared rock from which there is a natural spring.
The magnificent Theater at Miletus.
Fish farm.
Preparing for his second act in kayaking.
