Description
Arising from Travels Abroad, is the Postcards from Abroad Series. Travels Abroad is essentially a chatty travel journal, crammed full of colour photos. But there were other lovely black-and-white photos from those trips, which didn’t fit into the format of that book. This gave rise to four companion books, including this one, Postcards From The Turkey: A visual celebration, in black-and-white, of this ancient land of layered civilisations.
When Max and Sue Hoppe visited Bulgaria in 2009 and 2011, they were delighted to discover that the closest airport, to the village where their family lived, was Istanbul, just a three-hour drive away. Turkey had been high on their bucket lists for many years. They used these opportunities to do some exploring and immediately fell in love with this fascinating, friendly, exotic and cosmopolitan country.
Through these “postcards” you’ll:
- wander through ancient Sultanahmet, the old heart of Istanbul
- overlook the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus and the Golden Horn, bustling waterways
- wonder at the lovely Haggia Sofia and the Blue Mosque
- take a tram to historic Taksim and Galata, with its Medieval tower offering 360 degree views
- discover the hidden gem of the Basilica Cistern
- enjoy a variety of street food
- take an overnight bus to incredible Pammukkale, a hillside covered in white travertine
- Wander through the ancient Greek city, Hierapolis of Phrygia
- Swim in a hot-spring littered with ancient carved pillars
- Travel to Cappadocia, to explore incredible rock formations
- Stay in a hotel room which is an old cave, carved out of rock
- Explore underground cities and churches
- And the cherry on top, take a hot air balloon ride over ‘love valley.’
All this just scratches the surface of the treasures Turkey has to offer.
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