I spent three weeks in Turkey during March 2004. Read about it here.
Istanbul has lots of mosques.
They're pretty on the outside, and pretty on the inside.
This one is the city's largest.
The Blue Mosque. The tiles inside were fantastic.
This was a church and then a mosque and now a museum. As you might guess, it is very large and very old.
This guy was playing for tips in an Istanbul park. That instrument looks eerily familiar.
Istanbul.
A city so grand, it takes two continents to hold it.
We got to see a EUFA Cup soccer match in Turkey... Valencia crushed Besiktas.
At the game, lots of fans lit up flares all at once. It seemed pretty cool at the time.
A snowy day in Bursa.
Hezie the Aussie.
Shadow puppetry in Bursa. It's called Karagoz, named after the main character.
Troy. Where's Brad?
At the face of the amazing Library of Ephesus.
The theater at Ephesus. Try and spot Hezie.
Once, this road led somewhere.
Relaxing over beer and backgammon in Selcuk.
This kid helped me break into...
...this castle, in Selcuk.
I have no idea where this picture was taken. Give me a break: I saw a lot of ruins in Turkey.
Pictures cannot convey the immensity of the Temple of Apollo in southwest Turkey.
Sitting on a collapsed column.
Big.
This temple, near Dydima, appears to be sinking.
The Greco-Roman city Termessos is perched atop some impressive mountains. This theater clings to the edge of a cliff.
My friend Hezie took a dip in the Mediterranean, despite the fact that it's rather chilly in March. Australians.
Some shots of the calcium travertines and mineral pools of Pamukkale. I think I overheard at least 10 different languages being spoken by travelers here.
Beautiful Antalya, the resort town in the south.
See the rainbow?
Lots of waterfalls near Antalya.
This fresco is painted on the ceiling of a church carved into rock in Kappadokya, central Turkey.
If you ever go to Goreme, say hello to Spotty the wonder dog, my guide around the valleys of Kappadokya.
I hiked around these valleys for three days.
Cathedrals and pigeonholes alike, carved into the rock.
Physics-defying.
This area is called 'Love Valley'... I wonder why?