tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409371827531312512024-03-05T09:46:53.995-08:00FBC Travel 2010"Footsteps of Paul" - Frisco Bible Church Summer Travel Trip to Greece and Turkey in June 2010.*Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-34675202006353594182010-09-05T15:21:00.001-07:002010-09-05T15:22:17.824-07:00More Pictures from Charles and Sue HallI got an email from Charles Hall on August 5th. Unfortunately, I have been buried with a work project and too busy to really look at it until this weekend. Charles has done a wonderful, great job with his pictures. Here's the text of the email that I got:
Sue and I completed our slideshow of the Greece Turkey Trip.
It's on Google and you need a free account to view it. It is more about where *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-41486617856851035072010-08-01T21:28:00.000-07:002010-08-01T21:28:28.849-07:00Dale's Thoughts about the FSoP trip...Wow. That was some trip.
I just went through and added some more links, captioned the pictures in the blog, and just reviewed the trip. I am really glad that I did this blog, because the memories from the trip were already fading, and this was a great way for me to review and revisit.
I don't know if it helps anyone else, but the maps have helped me. All of the maps in the blog are interactive, *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-56137683161104500882010-08-01T00:01:00.000-07:002010-08-01T00:01:58.161-07:00Revisits Done - Let me know of any problems or suggestions!Footsteps of Paul people, whether you went on the trip or you're following the blog...
I have updated all the "revisits" for Days 1 through 14. I'm sure there's something I missed somewhere. I've already found and corrected some small things, so if you're reading in email you might actually go check out the web site. Please let me know if you see anything out of order, anything that you think *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-52784703053299639582010-07-31T23:55:00.000-07:002010-07-31T23:55:58.732-07:00Ice Cream!Ice Cream was very important on the trip. Every break it seemed like someone was having an ice cream of some sort. I tried to capture at least one variety of each kind. I found nine - what did I miss?
See them here*Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-60131305955134594522010-07-31T23:45:00.000-07:002010-08-03T20:27:30.329-07:00Day 14 Revisit - Corinth and Traditional DinnerDay Fourteen Revisit - Saturday June 19th - Corinth and Traditional Dinner
Corinith Canal
Today we were on the bus at 8:00 and headed toward Corinth. This city is not too far from Athens, about an hour and a half via bus from our hotel. We saw the Corinth Canal, which is cut from the rocks, connecting the Aegan Sea with the Ionic (or Adriatic) Sea. This canal is 4 miles long, 290 feet deep, *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-84328295220476799252010-07-31T23:30:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:58:28.835-07:00Day 13 Revisit - AthensDay Thirteen Revisit - Friday June 18th - Athens
Parthenon
Today we had to be ready to leave the ship at 7:30. After waiting and going through customs, we said goodbye to Yanni and were in Athens, finally back with Aliki and in the tour bus at about 9:00. We headed to the Athens Acropolis.
The Acropolis is an amazing place. There are multiple structures:
Porch of the Caryatids*Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-85040612579888702222010-07-31T23:18:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:51:41.237-07:00Day 12 Revisit - Crete and SantoriniDay Twelve Revisit - Thursday June 17th - Crete and Santorini
Knossos Palace
A pretty hectic day. The cruise ship had arrived at Crete and we had to be ready to go on our Knossos Palace tour at 7:30. The tour was interesting but it was VERY hot out. The ruins of the Palace were noticeably older than the other ruins that we had seen. This is the place where the legend of the minotaur arose.
*Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-91718994016747264202010-07-31T23:08:00.000-07:002010-07-31T23:19:28.002-07:00Day 11 Revisit - Rhodes
Day Eleven Revisit Wednesday June 16th - Rhodes
A catch-up, relaxing day. The cruise ship traveled overnight while we slept to the Island of Rhodes, which was very important as a shipping center in the Mediterranean Sea. Some people went on tours, some went with Pastor Wayne to the Museum, some wandered around the town on their own, and some stayed on the ship and relaxed.
I went with Pastor *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-49477910777204393902010-07-31T23:00:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:45:44.023-07:00Day 10 Revisit Part 2 - Cruise and PatmosDay Ten Revisit Part 2 - Tuesday June 15th - Cruise and Patmos
After Ephesus, we boarded the bus and drove to the port of Kusadasi and got there before 10:00. We said goodbye to our Turkey guide Hakan, driver Hasan, and assistant George. We went through customs and boarded the cruise ship. We had a nice surprise in that Expedition Travel had provided a guide, Yanni, on the boat. He helped a lot, *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-56056849000166570712010-07-31T22:52:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:43:14.239-07:00Day 10 Revisit Part 1 - Ephesus
Medusa gate
Day Ten Revisit Part 1 - Tuesday June 15th - Ephesus
On the bus at 7:00, headed to Ephesus. This is a huge site that has been wonderfully excavated because there is not an existing city on the site as is so common. Ephesus was a harbor town in the first century and earlier, but the harbor silted up and the reason for the town moved. There were many interesting sites here, but *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-27642547579971379432010-07-31T22:33:00.000-07:002010-08-01T19:06:07.519-07:00Day 9 Revisit Part 2 - Hierapolis
Day Nine Revisit Part 2 - Monday June 14th - Hierapolis
After seeing the ruins at Laodicea, we drove a short distance and had lunch at a buffet restaurant. Then we went a short distance away to Hierapolis. This is an area close to Laodicea with Greek and Roman ruins, travertine deposits, and hot pools of water.
Back on the bus and we drove for a while to get to the Kusadasi area. *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-70520679628030594982010-07-31T22:22:00.000-07:002010-08-01T17:26:54.487-07:00Day 9 Revisit Part 1 - Laodicea
Day Nine Revisit Part 1 - Monday June 14th - Laodicea
On the bus at 7:30. Today is the hottest and longest of the trip. We drove for a couple of hours and got some sleep/rest/catch-up on notes time. Stopped at a rest stop and then back on. Pastor Wayne teaching:
Laodecia was known for the hot and cold waters in the area. When John writes in Revelation that they are lukewarm, it is with*Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-817197676885565132010-07-31T22:11:00.000-07:002010-08-01T16:42:38.856-07:00Day 8 Revisit Part 3 - Bergama AsklepieionDay Eight Revisit Part 3 - Sunday June 13th - Bergama Asklepieion
After visiting the site of Pergamon, we got back in the bus and went a short distance to the Bergama Asklepieion. This was an area that was dedicated to Asclepius, the god of healing. There were various interesting places and ruins at this site, but for me, I think "ruin fatigue" is setting in!
Back to the bus, stopped at a *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-24974055503206576762010-07-31T22:08:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:39:48.670-07:00Day 8 Revisit Part 2 - Bergama (Pergamon)
Pergamon Theater - steepest in the
world - with city of Bergama
in background
Day Eight Revisit Part 2 - Sunday June 13th - Bergama (Pergamon)
After lunch and the Carpet Association, we loaded up in the bus and made our way to the Bergama Acropolis, site of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon. This site had a great altar, which is now in a museum in Berlin, Germany. Pergamon was also the site *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-64047526041462085152010-07-31T22:02:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:38:31.931-07:00Day 8 Revisit Part 1 - Bergama Carpet AssociationDay Eight Revisit Part 1 - Sunday June 13th - Bergama Carpet Association
On the bus and leaving at 8:00. Today we drove for a couple of hours (getting some naps), had a rest break, and then had a worship service on the bus, with a short communion service. Pastor Wayne talked about King Solomon and how in 1 Kings 3:4-9 he humbled himself before The Lord, and then The Lord rewarded him in v.*Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-71981674977436599872010-07-31T21:57:00.000-07:002010-08-01T16:39:22.159-07:00Day 7 Revisit Part 3 - Canakkale Area
Day Seven Revisit Part 3 - Saturday June 12 - Canakkale
After visiting Troy, we got back on the bus and headed for Hotel Akol in Canakkale. On the way, we took a short side trip to a mountain that overlooked the Dardanelles. On this mountain were several WW-1 vintage canon bunkers built into the hillside. These were used by the Turks during WW-1 to repel the British and French attempt to take *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-83292597100343499462010-07-31T21:52:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:32:52.144-07:00Day 7 Revisit Part 2 - Troy
Day Seven Revisit Part 2 - Saturday June 12 - Troy
After lunch and the ferry across the Dardanelles, we traveled for another hour or so, stopping at the ancient city of Troy, legendary from the stories of Homer of the Illiad and the Oddessey - the idea of a 10 year battle between the Greeks and the Persians, over a woman named Helen, ending when the Greeks left a wooden horse and the Persians *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-24576162473592393022010-07-31T21:46:00.000-07:002010-07-31T21:53:34.082-07:00Day 7 Revisit Part 1 - Dardanelles Ferry
Day Seven Revisit Part 1 - Saturday June 12 - Dardanelles Ferry
Today was travel for the first part, then seeing the city of Troy. We got on the bus in Istanbul and traveled for a couple of hours to a rest stop, then back on the bus and another couple of hours till lunch. Lunch was right before we took a ferry across the Dardenelles.
Day 7 teaching from Pastor Wayne was on the bus before*Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-5981899377071249382010-07-31T21:37:00.000-07:002010-08-01T16:38:26.225-07:00Day 6 Revisit Part 5 - Bosphorus Cruise
Day Six Revisit Part 5 - Friday June 11 - Bosphorus Cruise
Next we got back on the bus and headed to the waterfront where some of us took an hour-long Bosphorus Cruise from the Golden Horn north along the European side of Istanbul into the narrows of the Bosphorus Straits, and back south along the Asian side of Istanbul. A nice relaxing time.
The Bosphorus is a strait that forms part of the *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-92064604973240783442010-07-31T21:29:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:31:31.387-07:00Day 6 Revisit Part 4 - Topkapi PalaceDay Six Revisit Part 4 - Friday June 11 - Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace
After lunch, we walked about 5 minutes to the Topkapi Palace. This is the palace of the Ottoman Sultans, and was very opulent. It was transformed into a museum in 1924. We went through two archways, then a security checkpoint, and got into some massive garden grounds. On the grounds, we sat under some shade while Pastor *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-84228006446547288672010-07-31T21:25:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:29:20.527-07:00Day 6 Revisit Part 3 - Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sopia
Day Six Revisit Part 3 - Friday June 11 - Hagia Sopia
Next stop, the Hagia Sophia. This is directly across from the Blue Mosque. This was originally a Christian (Orthodox) church, built in 537. It is know for its massive dome which is said to have "changed the history of architecture." In 1453 Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks and the building was converted to a*Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-5774075772310667462010-07-31T21:18:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:26:07.320-07:00Day 6 Revisit Part 2 - Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque w/ 6 Minarets
Day Six Revisit Part 2 - Friday June 11 - Blue Mosque
Next stop, the Blue Mosque. This is only a short distance from the Hippodrome. The formal name is Sultan Ahmed Mosque, but it is popularly known as the Blue Mosque because of the Blue Tiles adorning the walls of its interior. This is one of the most impressive monuments in the world. We learned some of *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-63051081924183597522010-07-31T21:11:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:24:49.111-07:00Day 6 Revisit Part 1 - HippodromeDay Six Revisit Part 1 - Friday June 11 - Istanbul
Today we spent hitting the major sites in Istanbul. The majority are within walking distance of each other.
German Fountain
First stop, the Hippodrome - Sultanahmet Meydanı. This is a location outside of the Blue Mosque where the ancient hippodrome (horse square) was located, built in approximately 330 AD. This is now a park *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-21318726784661026952010-07-12T22:04:00.000-07:002010-08-01T20:14:45.985-07:00Day 5 Revisit - To Istanbul
Roman Aqueducts
Day Five Revisit - Thursday June 10th - on the Via Egnatia headed to Istanbul, Turkey
Today was basically a travel day on the bus to get from Kavala, Greece to Istanbul, Turkey. On the bus and started out at 8:00. On the way out of Kavala, we saw some nice Roman Aqueducts from the bus.
We went through the borders (customs) and switched buses. We had to leave behind the *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140937182753131251.post-60459808689842942392010-07-11T23:12:00.000-07:002010-08-01T17:14:17.918-07:00Day 4 Revisit Part 3 - Lydia
Day Four Revisit Part 2 - Wednesday June 9th - Baptistry of Lydia
From there, we went to the small town of Lydia which was only a couple of minutes away from the ruins at Philippi. This is the legendary site of the baptism of Lydia (Acts 16:14-15) happened. We stopped and three of our members were baptized there: Michelle, Janet, and Kyle.
After the baptisms, we got back to the bus, and *Dale*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11912803160884333278noreply@blogger.com0