
The Waterfront at Side779 viewsIn Hellenistic and Roman times Side functioned both as a great commercial entrepot and a pirate base. The silting-up of its harbor beginning around the 6th century AD, coupled with incursions of Taurus Mountain highlanders and later Arab fleets, caused Side to yield its pre-eminence to Antalya.
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Narthex Door779 viewsA bronze door providing entry to the narthex (antechamber). Each door in Aya Sophia seemed to have a different figure.
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The Empress' Loge779 viewsLocated in the central part of the upper gallery, the Empress' Loge provided a vantage point from which the Empress and court ladies could see everything that was going on below.
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Parade Kick-Off779 viewsThe main event began at 10 AM on Saturday, October 26, a bright, sunny, calm morning. That was fortunate, because the next day wasn't so favorable.
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Camionette and Convertible778 viewsThe one on the right is a 1930 Model A convertible; the one on the left is a 1928 Model A, but it is a "Kamyonet". - which means "truck" in Turkish. In French it would mean "trucklet."
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Chuck Mattox in Hierapolis778 viewsDapper and debonair, as always.
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Tormented Rocks778 viewsHere the white striations are vertical rather than horizontal, and there is a large round "plug" in the rock in the center of the picture. Crazy, eh?
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022777 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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The road goes ever on and on776 viewsAnd winds up the hillside too.
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Amphitheater and Acropolis775 viewsLooking west. The Amphitheater was built into the side of the Acropolis.
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Royalty775 viewsThe festival queen and her court.
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Craggy Landscape774 viewsThe crag on the right resembles a boraching whale. Note the big rocks in the road.
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