And, just like that, we are off to Istanbul, Turkey! We have met all the Covid compliances!!!!  We have our N95 masks, that have to be worn on the ship and at all destinations……….We have all the visas, and Covid heath insurance documents needed for certain countries. My there has been a lot of stuff…….and our itinerary has been shaken up so, it hardly resembles our original vacation! But, we are on the move! So, today a little sneak preview of some of the stops in Turkey!

We will be staying in Istanbul overnight before we board the ship. We have been here before, so we have seen a great deal before.

If you would like to see our previous visits look HERE………..for our first visit and the Old Historic City…….

Or, for some doors, HERE

Or, for the food and a good background story of one neighborhood, HERE

Or, for one of the best Tours EVER, HERE

On this trip, we will be visiting Istanbul twice, so when  we circle around the second time, we will be seeing some new neighborhoods for us….. first the Ottoman Neighborhood……

The pre-postcards are going out to you now!

And, I want to try this………or something similar…….

Then, off to other Turkish cities……I have included one photo of some of the cities, to show what we are interested in…..

Going to Ephesus, we will be visiting the House of the Virgin Mary…….

One more photo, doesn’t hurt…….

And the Basilica of StJohn…………

I am keeping my eyes peeled for these trees and the decorative gourds in Bodrum, Turkey….

We will be visiting  some, a lot of historical Unesco World Sites, mostly ruins……I’ll see how I get on with that!

Some more ruins in Pergamum, Turkey……….

Even more in Aspendos, Turkey……….

We have a total of 11 stops in Turkey……..lots of homes to visit and meals to be eaten and sites to be seen! My favorites are the home visits with the locals! Then Off to Greece! Stay tuned!