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No Picnicking667 viewsPicnics were decidedly frowned on in Hierapolis. I'm glad they printed the sign in English, because Turkish, being a non-Indo-European language, is tough to figure out. I might have thought it meant something like "Official Picnic Area."
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Floral Tile Mosaic667 viewsOne of many such on display in the shop, each one beautiful and unique.
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Hanging Out in the Harem667 viewsVarious members of our tour group listen to Attila reveal the miysteries of the harem.
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The Beylerbeyi Palace667 viewsOn the Asian side of the Bosphorus; used as a summer residence by the Sultan. (These guys had more palaces than they knew what to do with.)
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Dining Room667 viewsThe main dining area of the Crestmont house is next to the living room; both look south over Napa Valley.
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A marvel of colorful light667 viewsThe chandelier came as a kit, but no little skill was required to assemble the pieces and hang the completed menagerie safely.
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Bigelow Boogies!667 viewsIt didn't take more than a couple of seconds for Bigelow to dig his way through that puny pile of sand. He earns his keep!
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M74 - Spiral galaxy in Pisces667 viewsFace-on spiral galaxy about 32 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022667 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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The Upper Pad area666 viewsI wound up camping out on the Upper Pad area at the OCA Anza site, where I had plenty of company.
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Marvin Blaski at ease666 viewsMarvin, a member of our Turkey travel group and a retired aerospace engineer, relaxes in the Hotel Karaca lobby after arriving in Izmir.
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Looking up666 viewsA ground-floor view of one of the excedrae. These semicircular recesses provide a pleasing way to round out what would otherwise be a stark and abrupt junction between the gallery sides.
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