tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502540723898613482024-02-07T04:26:30.997-05:00Jose E Hernandez WorldJose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-20906434657159018232021-02-02T20:03:00.000-05:002021-02-02T20:03:08.118-05:00BIGGINS PARK GREAT BLUE HERONS <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3psenDlTR3z3kERxf_MpGlyX4n-Eb28ZNGBp6GyJG9TcbG-4JXOYhcFt48n2sIo7zL5v_4D7UOvCMQR_99jsM2YjQBEBtGTbk3Mp5BCO1vI8hBncbkXC0SfIv8GRBHVJmKxWmsTlXEI/s1400/BaldEagle_DSC7098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3psenDlTR3z3kERxf_MpGlyX4n-Eb28ZNGBp6GyJG9TcbG-4JXOYhcFt48n2sIo7zL5v_4D7UOvCMQR_99jsM2YjQBEBtGTbk3Mp5BCO1vI8hBncbkXC0SfIv8GRBHVJmKxWmsTlXEI/s320/BaldEagle_DSC7098.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Since the virus disruption my globetrotting adventures were
limited to forays to local areas. This
led to discovering the variety of birds at Biggins Park in Newport News,
Virginia. Spent about 4 months during spring and early summer of 2020 there and
was surprised by bald eagles visiting regularly to drink water (above) and the small
colony of Great Blue Herons (GBH’s) nesting there. Not to mention other regulars such as
mockingbirds, robins, cardinals, ospreys, etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWP3MAgK3EpWlneMtX_nDis_wfaGRrf6hkLjUmGd1-H_L4oGEY6s5eUIbtRMHO_FNPU_PfuexOXkHlvai-3wxDIjr1C7ieeOD_dLdiOdHNhUNeKoXXqiSFF_98yYygSXW1QW1uAWOx0U/s1400/Cat_DSC7156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWP3MAgK3EpWlneMtX_nDis_wfaGRrf6hkLjUmGd1-H_L4oGEY6s5eUIbtRMHO_FNPU_PfuexOXkHlvai-3wxDIjr1C7ieeOD_dLdiOdHNhUNeKoXXqiSFF_98yYygSXW1QW1uAWOx0U/s320/Cat_DSC7156.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Biggins Park is a community park for all to enjoy such as
families fishing/ picnicking or just doing sports in the open field. But what are about 20 cats doing here? If there would have been dogs instead, they
would have been taken away. Their stench
is noticeable particularly along the fishing pier, the area where they are
mostly fed. There is a couple that like clockwork, show every morning with a 5
gallon bucket of food pellets. I addressed this with the Newport News Park
and their response was that they have a spaying and neutering program and as
the cats die the issue will disappear. How long will this take and do they know
that all were sterilized? What about new fecund feral cats moving into the
park? It appears that there is not a
final solution. And the cat lovers; why don’t they adopt and give them a home? It will be kinder for the felines, and
environmentally enhance the safety of birdlife and the quality of life for the
park visitors.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMgbEXzPTXs3qOXrKbvyzetaS0EVxVgiQZ3akoZzSJqAt4WJq0b7ObM6nmz4OmP7QSn3iNGZOuzHm7XpFOhdXvy9LPkxGVnGl_E1QAzHE_w6AFX_yWkOS7D7WSm0Zl5ZwrbKTuBVDN3Q/s1400/GBH_DSC7764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMgbEXzPTXs3qOXrKbvyzetaS0EVxVgiQZ3akoZzSJqAt4WJq0b7ObM6nmz4OmP7QSn3iNGZOuzHm7XpFOhdXvy9LPkxGVnGl_E1QAzHE_w6AFX_yWkOS7D7WSm0Zl5ZwrbKTuBVDN3Q/s320/GBH_DSC7764.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>One day in late February I observed a GBH regularly flying
to a pine tree to the left of the fishing pier and discovered that there was a
nest in construction (above). This
started my almost daily visit to document the whole nesting/ fledging/raising/
abandonment of the nest by the young ones.
This lake is ideal for nesting since the parents have close access to a
supply of food (below image).</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbHI9yH5vPEtfB1THVQDWVm-d8oqITXRicOri0sqWpgpKW_6uDOQNLwLA1I7H4NyBjW1Yep6lTwWMyRUNhfvHs3OVkd45nPMJvHM0lvN7ukgIASUFuwjJ5GmFO43j1NU8NTdKOCmKhbs/s1400/GBH_DSC7358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbHI9yH5vPEtfB1THVQDWVm-d8oqITXRicOri0sqWpgpKW_6uDOQNLwLA1I7H4NyBjW1Yep6lTwWMyRUNhfvHs3OVkd45nPMJvHM0lvN7ukgIASUFuwjJ5GmFO43j1NU8NTdKOCmKhbs/s320/GBH_DSC7358.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">After hatching a parent took a glance and said “what I have
here?--two little ones and raised its wings in celebration. From this point on there was a difference in
development speed and I named the dominant Bully and the smaller Lesser. Bully was aggressive and got fed first and
was always pecking at Lesser; the battle of the siblings.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvy41XbAdE30PmBpUfup8YPk1SjdJarm6hz-lp23svGU3JrxybYZGLgabPOmbgKjR_RXmi4fEUIFFYiefYMY1Hs470EE-MyVHPoulTkpbGk0TWfNNx1lmFfs-7iEm6EKxXcGwC3uMGN4k/s1400/GBH_DSC9645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvy41XbAdE30PmBpUfup8YPk1SjdJarm6hz-lp23svGU3JrxybYZGLgabPOmbgKjR_RXmi4fEUIFFYiefYMY1Hs470EE-MyVHPoulTkpbGk0TWfNNx1lmFfs-7iEm6EKxXcGwC3uMGN4k/s320/GBH_DSC9645.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Raising the chicks required numerous air deliveries and in
the beginning was by both parents initially regurgitating food into the beaks
of the hungry ones and usually Bully was first and Lesser just got the
leftovers. As they grew larger the food deliveries changed to whole fish and at
the nest, the adult will tear off pieces of morsels but later on the fish was
left in the nest and it was up to the chicks to feed themselves.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn8-2XcPpwZswoOFpw5O5U8DL2nzPUd7HBDLzb39nrTYDjJX5HyRBWihcd9Y9I1khkPi9xRa5YkVU_eHyPcDMtvT91MXHzAZkxNQ9T22YJNAkmJGdAboWOdkQyJa1yPApQWdO_y3CwC8/s1500/GBHs_DSC8966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn8-2XcPpwZswoOFpw5O5U8DL2nzPUd7HBDLzb39nrTYDjJX5HyRBWihcd9Y9I1khkPi9xRa5YkVU_eHyPcDMtvT91MXHzAZkxNQ9T22YJNAkmJGdAboWOdkQyJa1yPApQWdO_y3CwC8/s320/GBHs_DSC8966.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln209kB36ifvn0ktDYXh7_BR9L-atmVPZk5dgmMdHxl955BUVGGwuouS7GO4V2CAb8s3NaOIZIHcTOyTC7iitjC3luRRs8rEU-VTi0ma3l8V_jhBjeA-HTmHuMrfp8Oz20zkj0dCJLiw/s1400/GBHs2_DSC3005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln209kB36ifvn0ktDYXh7_BR9L-atmVPZk5dgmMdHxl955BUVGGwuouS7GO4V2CAb8s3NaOIZIHcTOyTC7iitjC3luRRs8rEU-VTi0ma3l8V_jhBjeA-HTmHuMrfp8Oz20zkj0dCJLiw/s320/GBHs2_DSC3005.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I suspected that Lesser was not going to survive and would been
thrown off the nest but it kept the fight and eventually survived leaving the
nest last. Second image below is Bully that was initially about half the size
of Lesser and was always calling to be fed when it saw the adult approaching
the nest.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMa1u68eMIYi7sdOQFpf9PxkA03djfGIF3Lxk44BE3gBv73WQ_OrS37Tv-YzPaOqqUtFFfmBm0S-KWgvBo0bGcLHBk8MCqOwbMi3hTBirisuPTOz6VzHlY2zmz5gVrNeoHK336wxWOUEM/s1400/GBHs_DSC2655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMa1u68eMIYi7sdOQFpf9PxkA03djfGIF3Lxk44BE3gBv73WQ_OrS37Tv-YzPaOqqUtFFfmBm0S-KWgvBo0bGcLHBk8MCqOwbMi3hTBirisuPTOz6VzHlY2zmz5gVrNeoHK336wxWOUEM/s320/GBHs_DSC2655.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNwm2sEwPWek2aI0az4PLd0hJ5IZjvmfjGZmn51tPhcfumweu2gCGjK5lNzVU0qEiCoPDCBx1NPgpS8-g9VO08WPfLXN2yKGqBSL-XlB-hlqppmuTuxLn6kvB3UQNjma1cjq1YH1ySh4/s1400/GBHChick_DSC9608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNwm2sEwPWek2aI0az4PLd0hJ5IZjvmfjGZmn51tPhcfumweu2gCGjK5lNzVU0qEiCoPDCBx1NPgpS8-g9VO08WPfLXN2yKGqBSL-XlB-hlqppmuTuxLn6kvB3UQNjma1cjq1YH1ySh4/s320/GBHChick_DSC9608.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Images below are for size comparison of the siblings. Note
in Bully the primary and secondary feather shafts developing and in the next image,
3 days later how the feathers shafts have shortened. Also notice that marginal feathers are barely
visible and in the first image are more developed in the second. These birds
grow so fast that a point I could not differentiate them from adults.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5zuUK2bzlfZ0Qv4D7z3K51qNahDnFTTLQ_BHN-aJNFNhyxx8vwb0kqaUOCnlaStUYppP-QFY29RKG_7EVMtc_6uBPevsOBdo4aq9kJl6FoU7fVdfG0EqI85fLdyKKo6J-Jp4keKny0I/s1400/GBHs_DSC3649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5zuUK2bzlfZ0Qv4D7z3K51qNahDnFTTLQ_BHN-aJNFNhyxx8vwb0kqaUOCnlaStUYppP-QFY29RKG_7EVMtc_6uBPevsOBdo4aq9kJl6FoU7fVdfG0EqI85fLdyKKo6J-Jp4keKny0I/s320/GBHs_DSC3649.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5Bx2gwwVY19TVKq1B43t6lKjBfQqnABtnlKe65xgUSH5ruDYtTSdfG578MX8DfBH_2vFZiSfMgnNPqhyphenhyphenVWWK-7v9i186MkJVf5mlcSJUuazM3Z8e-Gb2dOERWzy09E_u7q_8NSRm-CQ/s1400/GBHs_DSC5077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5Bx2gwwVY19TVKq1B43t6lKjBfQqnABtnlKe65xgUSH5ruDYtTSdfG578MX8DfBH_2vFZiSfMgnNPqhyphenhyphenVWWK-7v9i186MkJVf5mlcSJUuazM3Z8e-Gb2dOERWzy09E_u7q_8NSRm-CQ/s320/GBHs_DSC5077.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Images below are for size comparison of the siblings. Note
in Bully the primary and secondary feather shafts developing and in the next image,
3 days later how the feathers shafts have shortened. Also notice that marginal feathers are barely
visible and in the first image are more developed in the second. These birds
grow so fast that a point I could not differentiate them from adults.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsS_qvO6MiQhomk6YwvpuTJ3Iyp6ubjQ03hnWOADGRpgppz59M4pVunvUnoGaGIDObRSzWOPL7f7XTQtCs3ost4JqPL8roOpHhyphenhyphenYZlHjiRxEJ7fQscPUkcR8TvAAR1jPqubxUZd1zZui8/s1400/GBH_DSC3244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsS_qvO6MiQhomk6YwvpuTJ3Iyp6ubjQ03hnWOADGRpgppz59M4pVunvUnoGaGIDObRSzWOPL7f7XTQtCs3ost4JqPL8roOpHhyphenhyphenYZlHjiRxEJ7fQscPUkcR8TvAAR1jPqubxUZd1zZui8/s320/GBH_DSC3244.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhl2sT6AzqHCaSO5G6lSxkpIytpnhxdZJ7c81dMke6LUFtNBLG_bnBArVC2aPzTLpmbVe3JOU6Xt4YKxOzlBhe9n07X0Tud1LoHlOx3daY2xqUiAn0dceEVO_zUAYH_FyKaMfQT4flZE/s1500/GBHNest2_DSC9686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhl2sT6AzqHCaSO5G6lSxkpIytpnhxdZJ7c81dMke6LUFtNBLG_bnBArVC2aPzTLpmbVe3JOU6Xt4YKxOzlBhe9n07X0Tud1LoHlOx3daY2xqUiAn0dceEVO_zUAYH_FyKaMfQT4flZE/s320/GBHNest2_DSC9686.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">By the beginning of June Bully have left the nest but Lesser
stayed and I thought that it was abandoned by the adults but I was wrong. They visited irregularly mostly in the afternoon
but brought no food for Lesser. By June 22 the nest was abandoned and I saw one
of the young fishing in the lake…most of the time it struck for a fish it
missed but eventually hit target.
Practice makes perfect. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4P43Dl-aRnqBB46y_6bZOSIw5X6vigEixFPSHFFQdvC_fnv5OP11jKlmYU0Nk0MwGI6lAMoa0fy1vMFWl4DDCE4Rb6zrvOJUAku_dT5CZ27G9luL3qOYytD48Xjt139DNyIxHAHS4B4Q/s1400/GBH_DSC3728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4P43Dl-aRnqBB46y_6bZOSIw5X6vigEixFPSHFFQdvC_fnv5OP11jKlmYU0Nk0MwGI6lAMoa0fy1vMFWl4DDCE4Rb6zrvOJUAku_dT5CZ27G9luL3qOYytD48Xjt139DNyIxHAHS4B4Q/s320/GBH_DSC3728.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Since the best time to photograph the nest was in the late
afternoon, I sat with the photo gear next to me under the death branches of a
tree and was always conscious of the danger. Fortunately the branches fell when
I was not there. Red markings show with an X my photo gear and I sat and the
circle the location of the nest. There
is no color consistency among the images but this is mostly due to the change
of lighting conditions during the day. This
is a small sampler of the 6476 images that I took during the time I monitored
the nest.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOo3VXdb4ruj_Ly3zidYKAsYgYZzCIkaHpVxSM6OiW2TeeBYMxwAriJFkG8uQ_WQxkWmbkRGgsOdJ-36C-Rprc6mFDBPb-aPjJwMBzlP8qJP47rsnCroNmvst2ug-Zc922ZRxuurtRGQ/s1400/IMG_2459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOo3VXdb4ruj_Ly3zidYKAsYgYZzCIkaHpVxSM6OiW2TeeBYMxwAriJFkG8uQ_WQxkWmbkRGgsOdJ-36C-Rprc6mFDBPb-aPjJwMBzlP8qJP47rsnCroNmvst2ug-Zc922ZRxuurtRGQ/s320/IMG_2459.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Concurrently I also spent time with the fox dens in Fort
Monroe but that is another story.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q6r9rvmlYUiAeHol8VH7bAZX2oByUoODKaIgEzUmgrKhFjSBK8QlywyB_JRsSObf6WE7wd9BnixANZizONqV83oxC__ZEdjYz_q6ig3tndJbgt7r9FcaCFSGpujQymC_RfI8GE4viz8/s1400/Gladiators-and-Expectators_DSC1428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q6r9rvmlYUiAeHol8VH7bAZX2oByUoODKaIgEzUmgrKhFjSBK8QlywyB_JRsSObf6WE7wd9BnixANZizONqV83oxC__ZEdjYz_q6ig3tndJbgt7r9FcaCFSGpujQymC_RfI8GE4viz8/s320/Gladiators-and-Expectators_DSC1428.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-61701785212895045092021-01-23T16:58:00.000-05:002021-01-23T16:58:12.896-05:00Antarctica 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">For about 10 years I planned to go to Antarctica with my friends and
there was always an itinerary conflict or someone cancelled resulting in a trip
failure. The delay had consequences
since recently trips to this continent are strictly regulated and you only
allow to land twice a day for an about 1.5 hours; in the past there were no
such limitations among others. This year one of the previous travelers decided
to go regardless and I initially declined but got a good tour package and
went. I flew into Punta Arenas in
Argentina a place I visited in 1999. As
all over the world the tourist boom had more than double the size of the city
and the port was full of large cruise boats ready to depart for the southern
continent…see image below</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LfOaz6X4DuDxAr_fz2bN8h44vziuUKcIRFdn2szIA2SP35P_22FIBVTyYIJD0h23e6iD2kv3mRMvHRUMmcEJd4iO9lF5mPIit297L1_GDGou8UimONO930w2up4QCJyJbazNrp3V448/s1400/PuntaArenas_DSC2980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LfOaz6X4DuDxAr_fz2bN8h44vziuUKcIRFdn2szIA2SP35P_22FIBVTyYIJD0h23e6iD2kv3mRMvHRUMmcEJd4iO9lF5mPIit297L1_GDGou8UimONO930w2up4QCJyJbazNrp3V448/s320/PuntaArenas_DSC2980.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Departed on the cruise on the day of arrival in Punta Arenas
and was lucky to have good weather during most of the navigation to include the
stormy Drake Passage; no problems with seasickness of or rough seas. Below are images
of the strait of Darwin in route to Antarctica and first views of the icy
continent. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsaV-N-YzWmQB3MN0lJRIuapMq4q5rgzYBfjbsHj6m0lrSvcgBIdYsaG02ArsNIzJX6lCxsSJ7E_Dslx4BvcE0BnkzLGilDjbg58AiAgiwlwMSqvKnKlOZyeILvsE2klCyCdOdC9GO2c/s1400/PunaArenas_DSC2999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsaV-N-YzWmQB3MN0lJRIuapMq4q5rgzYBfjbsHj6m0lrSvcgBIdYsaG02ArsNIzJX6lCxsSJ7E_Dslx4BvcE0BnkzLGilDjbg58AiAgiwlwMSqvKnKlOZyeILvsE2klCyCdOdC9GO2c/s320/PunaArenas_DSC2999.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-IlC1bSPb0MFeS3R_eZeUakIbYDAWF7C7-N5dGUJ2Ao-QaDil9VgW3hFp0rjjr1PXRCStSXwt6jP12IKr-7CKoLdFxwklxmdqeIAPovAK2aryC53Ou_lpr0C2428oIurXcwW6XYcvfg/s1400/Antartica_DSC3639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-IlC1bSPb0MFeS3R_eZeUakIbYDAWF7C7-N5dGUJ2Ao-QaDil9VgW3hFp0rjjr1PXRCStSXwt6jP12IKr-7CKoLdFxwklxmdqeIAPovAK2aryC53Ou_lpr0C2428oIurXcwW6XYcvfg/s320/Antartica_DSC3639.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietsbJ9-LdStisdjEutYAUGLat8HcXuhMWGygIofakCVCWyzu_nDsY9YXy9IfxMapA3J-7WqKlONGGrYBDfzdx1iQhdTyBq7xo3xbkaRCit0b6ZYjF4kJ0TSOMBhJOFc_ypG8pTzzzLZw/s1400/Landscape_DSC4352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietsbJ9-LdStisdjEutYAUGLat8HcXuhMWGygIofakCVCWyzu_nDsY9YXy9IfxMapA3J-7WqKlONGGrYBDfzdx1iQhdTyBq7xo3xbkaRCit0b6ZYjF4kJ0TSOMBhJOFc_ypG8pTzzzLZw/s320/Landscape_DSC4352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Lots of maritime traffic in Antarctic mostly of
tour ships and few military ones. First
below is the Aurora Mortimer famous for its COV-19 controversies. The ship was back in route to port when I photographed and when returning back in the next tour infection
emerged that led to an international fiasco--refer to this link for more details: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Mortimer_(ship)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Mortimer_(ship)</a>. Next is the rear view image of a Russian
Ice Breaker leased by Argentina to supply their Antarctic bases (notice the
smoke coming from the stacks while all other ships show no emission). The camo patterned ship that does not match
the environment is the Magellan Explorer. And finally is my cruise ship that
navigated without incident followed by a view of the Quark prowl entering one
of the many straits.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFytiBp6bVJqnio0Ka51rGW0RBvtk_bMf2EhMciV8g37XtGMXSvnpgE13awqlKUbOpxg7276w01r7Lxfyuxz-ZpChTwgqPShmyW_NH7CVK2twQ23SMnfav-6hDYM0R5D121qwICW_bS8/s1400/Mortimer_DSC4372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFytiBp6bVJqnio0Ka51rGW0RBvtk_bMf2EhMciV8g37XtGMXSvnpgE13awqlKUbOpxg7276w01r7Lxfyuxz-ZpChTwgqPShmyW_NH7CVK2twQ23SMnfav-6hDYM0R5D121qwICW_bS8/s320/Mortimer_DSC4372.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiB4_rD_9Ai2eQ_2O0k2oS9bzX1rZ7PEKPHMz8HtSrqnv9wEudWNzgBVz8QwFBeeppqiq9P3aejR5Vh7mDwJhT7XNGdviZp8sWEuFrIlZN_AxrV83p4Iwkkx3hQMYUSxf70B6_4-mfDs/s1400/IceBrakerIMG_2280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiB4_rD_9Ai2eQ_2O0k2oS9bzX1rZ7PEKPHMz8HtSrqnv9wEudWNzgBVz8QwFBeeppqiq9P3aejR5Vh7mDwJhT7XNGdviZp8sWEuFrIlZN_AxrV83p4Iwkkx3hQMYUSxf70B6_4-mfDs/s320/IceBrakerIMG_2280.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vjBUoAQ0tIQ8vW_qWwDhtQ6o6QUXYQeqlXZWpRgcDTVR-hlKFM76T6xmGlcTYJoueBW8aIc_If1e7QUW1xglTviYD5g7jueDb_dkLQ3ZMNrE20fA4IQmsfPZ5Wwx-Zgjv_suBbT6eJw/s1400/MagellanExplorer_DSC5856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vjBUoAQ0tIQ8vW_qWwDhtQ6o6QUXYQeqlXZWpRgcDTVR-hlKFM76T6xmGlcTYJoueBW8aIc_If1e7QUW1xglTviYD5g7jueDb_dkLQ3ZMNrE20fA4IQmsfPZ5Wwx-Zgjv_suBbT6eJw/s320/MagellanExplorer_DSC5856.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsw923QVREckK-61hLeMY3kRdGbZcD59fnA5iLByXxEDgaSRsMNNXMuNp08FoCI0I1_xlCp3LXS9eUK9RAj_A6XE-K5jUHmfwrk05Ob5nR_Cfc9zLQtI64a0mp3b-7ET90I0eEBXu7Mg/s1400/OceanEndeavour_DSC5027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsw923QVREckK-61hLeMY3kRdGbZcD59fnA5iLByXxEDgaSRsMNNXMuNp08FoCI0I1_xlCp3LXS9eUK9RAj_A6XE-K5jUHmfwrk05Ob5nR_Cfc9zLQtI64a0mp3b-7ET90I0eEBXu7Mg/s320/OceanEndeavour_DSC5027.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtG9GqUuyRTINwjBAuGenUEBjRj1wgLObHWBKmWrbzEk2-LbTv2CZ5CEJtzeVDAzSCr05nbtiK1UQmP4a6-SecJN8SILvw7L8PBJF8iOPZImO390QVFGoGq5R2OhSL_L8prPaV0BkrlY/s1400/Endeavor2IMG_2267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtG9GqUuyRTINwjBAuGenUEBjRj1wgLObHWBKmWrbzEk2-LbTv2CZ5CEJtzeVDAzSCr05nbtiK1UQmP4a6-SecJN8SILvw7L8PBJF8iOPZImO390QVFGoGq5R2OhSL_L8prPaV0BkrlY/s320/Endeavor2IMG_2267.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There were two landings per day that required donning winter
gear provided by the ship and transfer to the Zodiacs that delivered the
passengers to the shoreline; sometimes easy to a sandy beach or difficult to a
rocky shore with wave action. Upon
landing you were given free time to roam around in a limited zone. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo0gfjAE8ZrDjhV0NSLw3dZ-_ZFI4vhl1YJdve_o8sjheU5he1rOBolX1BCGfxek5vyfQejcn3rM45X7Njf5ODfzFSzURbtHGeNXaRUR0jLbphdzjj3paoxdi_nDHTyLjNhJ3e72BMOc/s1400/Disembark_DSC3164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo0gfjAE8ZrDjhV0NSLw3dZ-_ZFI4vhl1YJdve_o8sjheU5he1rOBolX1BCGfxek5vyfQejcn3rM45X7Njf5ODfzFSzURbtHGeNXaRUR0jLbphdzjj3paoxdi_nDHTyLjNhJ3e72BMOc/s320/Disembark_DSC3164.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The penguins will approach you without hesitation, look and
peck at your shoes. Humans were not
permitted to approach the wildlife but they were unhesitant to approach
you. Gentoo penguin colonies were the
most abundant with feeding chicks. The
following 4 images show them in action but notice in the 4<sup>th</sup> one a
white bird; it is a Snowy Sheathbill and it is there because it steals the food
that the Gentoo is feeding to the chick. At the moment the parent penguin
regurgitates, it flies in and steals the morsels from the chick. And the 5<sup>th</sup> image is that of the chinstrap
penguin that was not that numerous<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbjRMN4F3XLC87wcfjlEImH7pcBf2juDSK6F_kH9csN1Q0MY9tR8Kz_V4P9p4-fB1wOxBV0_ZOT0D984Op1REH-uWbxlXQ6QPgIVQPSSuIvC6DgYxmkZvA1uJV1frRtAWyqIxagm154c/s1400/GentooPenguins_DSC3437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbjRMN4F3XLC87wcfjlEImH7pcBf2juDSK6F_kH9csN1Q0MY9tR8Kz_V4P9p4-fB1wOxBV0_ZOT0D984Op1REH-uWbxlXQ6QPgIVQPSSuIvC6DgYxmkZvA1uJV1frRtAWyqIxagm154c/s320/GentooPenguins_DSC3437.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzynEibGCmraaSs190xh0ZZQ7C0Kgwz3OO9pfJwGVSRvfbuuUCyQ9Xo5h5e4E00G-PXPWRWAnJXIuftsaF_1RyHN6K6pfrNcpdLoAdDb-zhRSX7Nm8pE0AxwA9BwPkHAZ0m8ysYsjyOQ/s1400/Gentoos_DSC4773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzynEibGCmraaSs190xh0ZZQ7C0Kgwz3OO9pfJwGVSRvfbuuUCyQ9Xo5h5e4E00G-PXPWRWAnJXIuftsaF_1RyHN6K6pfrNcpdLoAdDb-zhRSX7Nm8pE0AxwA9BwPkHAZ0m8ysYsjyOQ/s320/Gentoos_DSC4773.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzzQXpujBoZgo5ZQ0msAZiCE1M5WhdXdsVKM5qCkWum_nPO5dHAHVyhbnkPy2P2HNNHxCKDhDwNEUC9wdw7Cl3Mi5LPHZQZVLVhiLGmY2_sZbGxy6jdKwHyd1m6tKX38h23Ye0R1IA7E/s1400/Gentoos_DSC4779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="933" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzzQXpujBoZgo5ZQ0msAZiCE1M5WhdXdsVKM5qCkWum_nPO5dHAHVyhbnkPy2P2HNNHxCKDhDwNEUC9wdw7Cl3Mi5LPHZQZVLVhiLGmY2_sZbGxy6jdKwHyd1m6tKX38h23Ye0R1IA7E/s320/Gentoos_DSC4779.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJisG2de9QoWdi2E2EouiNWT5nfjQokFCnJOiUkwKAPEjnfEoVAZe84gd4cxwFdYq4666GjT0XjzdSERzzwcJd9pyZC_-TRmjGcO6HD7831G8zM4Bzj8m_FSDEOA0NcyP54idQ6XBccIY/s1400/GentooSnowySheatbill_DSC4538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJisG2de9QoWdi2E2EouiNWT5nfjQokFCnJOiUkwKAPEjnfEoVAZe84gd4cxwFdYq4666GjT0XjzdSERzzwcJd9pyZC_-TRmjGcO6HD7831G8zM4Bzj8m_FSDEOA0NcyP54idQ6XBccIY/s320/GentooSnowySheatbill_DSC4538.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgCnef2GbSwRWxXjY2M4ENTY9p8Y85jAHhlFifOKs0cQmyfB45i3tntC0FzngZoKgJ4XCGQKbJg5AtTHTFIF6jGutkDLahMdwj43JO5nyCwHa1DpAgzf5GNPjaLX8KA1MyfqYWEcNtFs/s1400/ChinstrappedPenguin_DSC3355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgCnef2GbSwRWxXjY2M4ENTY9p8Y85jAHhlFifOKs0cQmyfB45i3tntC0FzngZoKgJ4XCGQKbJg5AtTHTFIF6jGutkDLahMdwj43JO5nyCwHa1DpAgzf5GNPjaLX8KA1MyfqYWEcNtFs/s320/ChinstrappedPenguin_DSC3355.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I did not see many different species of flying birds but
among seen in descending order are the giant petrel, the blue eyed cormorant
and the skuas, both very common.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1z6ZzVu0VRU74TDh7S0XSsadnBQyYddNqV3fXfqdnA35ggkQcqtq2nra2Au21y1Kd9VploGeI7EERh1Wm6hyMeu7VYiJGCRUmmhU_qV1B6vGHqikeXfqV8_4lVjQ7xyMqR3WV_scdFbo/s1400/GiantPetrel_DSC6306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1z6ZzVu0VRU74TDh7S0XSsadnBQyYddNqV3fXfqdnA35ggkQcqtq2nra2Au21y1Kd9VploGeI7EERh1Wm6hyMeu7VYiJGCRUmmhU_qV1B6vGHqikeXfqV8_4lVjQ7xyMqR3WV_scdFbo/s320/GiantPetrel_DSC6306.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPw0uFqd6YRCduHAyVbOSn7-vc-TS7Ah8u-QVro9eY3SV9WNaaoDU2-iIwksuGHAx2t42jW3QFZmwFQEVfqvoPCcie_7xXVcxU0s8ebongtLqPI4KRUz_m_KNmdBTjwVwYWvyyGrAiDzE/s1400/ImblueyedCormorantSE_DSC3744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPw0uFqd6YRCduHAyVbOSn7-vc-TS7Ah8u-QVro9eY3SV9WNaaoDU2-iIwksuGHAx2t42jW3QFZmwFQEVfqvoPCcie_7xXVcxU0s8ebongtLqPI4KRUz_m_KNmdBTjwVwYWvyyGrAiDzE/s320/ImblueyedCormorantSE_DSC3744.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecpW08-eELZq_9moh37YkWKH8AzbSJi_QyNaACPywzKAcu0S2W3UgWPE9gn_zPe_uqOyrmEesu3vjfHplUglxtqEu0LbRPHJ3V4K9GmvpdaA5iOf3ntqInfzyNAw5ty94oddTNaJ_0Vs/s1400/Skua_DSC5135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecpW08-eELZq_9moh37YkWKH8AzbSJi_QyNaACPywzKAcu0S2W3UgWPE9gn_zPe_uqOyrmEesu3vjfHplUglxtqEu0LbRPHJ3V4K9GmvpdaA5iOf3ntqInfzyNAw5ty94oddTNaJ_0Vs/s320/Skua_DSC5135.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Saw a few mammals with the crab eating seal, a new species
for my list. In reality it mostly feeds in krill but then in the food chain is
the mostly predated by the leopard seals.
As krill is been harvested in large quantities for making as Omega/fish
oil pills, it is been depleted affecting not only these seals but also the
penguins, meaning that they have to stay at sea and traveling longer
distances. Sometimes the penguins return
with no food to feed the chicks reducing the size of their populations. Also seen were humpback whales and occasional
orcas but these were far away.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1QYaLuSDE5Ef83ZJrkTbcdJ0u20Qemt85soiHPZXAtl2pjURyL_LONEEct4qCEL6ApxlxH_UfqDmZd1tQroSCe85IETPzCAOd6lHPdxF-bV5ZfuNGYLZqA9vFQ2Q-n8nQG2QK6jPiZQ/s1400/CrabEatingSeal_DSC6124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1QYaLuSDE5Ef83ZJrkTbcdJ0u20Qemt85soiHPZXAtl2pjURyL_LONEEct4qCEL6ApxlxH_UfqDmZd1tQroSCe85IETPzCAOd6lHPdxF-bV5ZfuNGYLZqA9vFQ2Q-n8nQG2QK6jPiZQ/s320/CrabEatingSeal_DSC6124.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuemn4QAfWPV9vjXdshj4kY49D4EY8PFQ_eL6TzapSz2S_x0dcSNpVBZh2jvmI4a2PPm9r6nA7CFL04D6nptSWVhtxdoARfzjyhM9fRfoiu3B2IRF5GfeKS_KT0TLcANG3uQEoECN1v_w/s1400/CrabEatingSealNoiseware_DSC4266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuemn4QAfWPV9vjXdshj4kY49D4EY8PFQ_eL6TzapSz2S_x0dcSNpVBZh2jvmI4a2PPm9r6nA7CFL04D6nptSWVhtxdoARfzjyhM9fRfoiu3B2IRF5GfeKS_KT0TLcANG3uQEoECN1v_w/s320/CrabEatingSealNoiseware_DSC4266.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWs0ekW7jACRqaRkI38MyorljWHgrpULdhbR5vvxPv-rChN3C1g0kVKLCFrLqBvlPpKEUCd5uiKTYw5YabcfKFb9V8sXa0iEa_au1qVZAUheS6Kscf1l8jY_7FApypf4is6oRCDEXN3w/s1400/WhaleBoat_DSC3808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWs0ekW7jACRqaRkI38MyorljWHgrpULdhbR5vvxPv-rChN3C1g0kVKLCFrLqBvlPpKEUCd5uiKTYw5YabcfKFb9V8sXa0iEa_au1qVZAUheS6Kscf1l8jY_7FApypf4is6oRCDEXN3w/s320/WhaleBoat_DSC3808.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LH2OyeLM48q-Fvn5Sz4-XiIVtIJ9hNXFxs8ue8Kw2CTID7SX7ZOgNAt95musg81RkFL3KtSq9MVBUbDc1KiRpwPwKKsv1OvpJxHYiQNToOqCy3gWXwuVxbv_t4r4p8b4UxOdhCDCbE0/s1400/WhaleTail_DSC5614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LH2OyeLM48q-Fvn5Sz4-XiIVtIJ9hNXFxs8ue8Kw2CTID7SX7ZOgNAt95musg81RkFL3KtSq9MVBUbDc1KiRpwPwKKsv1OvpJxHYiQNToOqCy3gWXwuVxbv_t4r4p8b4UxOdhCDCbE0/s320/WhaleTail_DSC5614.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Antarctic landscapes are magnificent and could bore you to
death so I am just posting a few. Notice
the deep blues of the ice. In the second image below notice the pink and green
colors in the snow due algae growth; I was not aware of this. Antarctic is a treeless continent but no of
all vegetation.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNB5ynMAIFZ8zLwtPpRp06cB3IXnRRQqx8aFJg_7RRTBzt36taj-ywsRHomJ7XHM-0EGZNV8PKicLbwy-FccqZj2S0AIFx9uqH0FtHyHtmqM3wtM5GvRDYwppTOavbVYyjJ0wAqU9B-U/s1400/Ice_DSC3756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNB5ynMAIFZ8zLwtPpRp06cB3IXnRRQqx8aFJg_7RRTBzt36taj-ywsRHomJ7XHM-0EGZNV8PKicLbwy-FccqZj2S0AIFx9uqH0FtHyHtmqM3wtM5GvRDYwppTOavbVYyjJ0wAqU9B-U/s320/Ice_DSC3756.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAEHrOhfgylFq4yd_6Ix0pw1UYWRSIat-MFk9WVJecKu0HxnUQc8c35NoHcNRp6Hq2cJpzaXPTZVeSO83RcutOhg1gVuzUMvFF8c2gg_8d7avIHPb6MFq21Dzqe5gUYHAbEzeAm6pqnk/s1400/Icealgae_DSC4345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAEHrOhfgylFq4yd_6Ix0pw1UYWRSIat-MFk9WVJecKu0HxnUQc8c35NoHcNRp6Hq2cJpzaXPTZVeSO83RcutOhg1gVuzUMvFF8c2gg_8d7avIHPb6MFq21Dzqe5gUYHAbEzeAm6pqnk/s320/Icealgae_DSC4345.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakan7c6gJ4ZFlAfrX-zu7wxch8Z4GsOYjoXUlFDVrTdinFA5f0Ky2_74JEJ2TSXL1lUHme6Zquyuqkcx7Q6viEwFwAG06eIT0C5NOwHTXTlELOBx21HtYcH4VAGpasqyvww0aZW1EaII/s1400/IceberHDR_DSC3056b_8_Enhancer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakan7c6gJ4ZFlAfrX-zu7wxch8Z4GsOYjoXUlFDVrTdinFA5f0Ky2_74JEJ2TSXL1lUHme6Zquyuqkcx7Q6viEwFwAG06eIT0C5NOwHTXTlELOBx21HtYcH4VAGpasqyvww0aZW1EaII/s320/IceberHDR_DSC3056b_8_Enhancer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This trip was in February
2020; about the same time the pandemic hit the world so I was lucky to have gone
being the last trip for that year. And 2021 does not look to promising. Another
delay for posting was that my 10 years old computer died and took me a while to
get one put together due to the scarcity of parts and particularly Video
Cards. Stay tuned<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Uk2TTC_9AW7ClptCb58YEhQyB-_C9HNM8lRgNPVtn9_4rqGWe2x64CSHoB58zFyloyUPbdUX6IK92djwTcKwA9oRwu6IIDkJvQTnTGdygZFXZ60Yl43Dh-7SEMUVf2uwkTCRM79pLsw/s2517/WingIMG_2071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="2517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Uk2TTC_9AW7ClptCb58YEhQyB-_C9HNM8lRgNPVtn9_4rqGWe2x64CSHoB58zFyloyUPbdUX6IK92djwTcKwA9oRwu6IIDkJvQTnTGdygZFXZ60Yl43Dh-7SEMUVf2uwkTCRM79pLsw/s320/WingIMG_2071.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-30684142073510043592020-12-09T17:49:00.000-05:002020-12-09T17:49:30.102-05:00Yellowstone 2019<p><b>For the past few
years a group of friends have visited Yellowstone in the winter in hope of
photographing the illusive wolves. This
years the boys are going but since I am the elder statement and due to the
COV-19 and been high risk, I will not be attending. Therefore they will return from the 2020 trip
with photos packs of wolves making several kills.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9Ll4GViSduiW6LW77LyjgPe54XRjlowbDw6wHv5BRnRaYBGQNjK1ximwNgfA95-KwsBE7XsxCbtV8TQ8DhmZxsjl2hlRJx_t__OVAN7GfFo6K1pBDQzcqgkT9RggoKnvo10wx5qsUNw/s1400/BigHornBWLast_DSC7252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9Ll4GViSduiW6LW77LyjgPe54XRjlowbDw6wHv5BRnRaYBGQNjK1ximwNgfA95-KwsBE7XsxCbtV8TQ8DhmZxsjl2hlRJx_t__OVAN7GfFo6K1pBDQzcqgkT9RggoKnvo10wx5qsUNw/s320/BigHornBWLast_DSC7252.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Last year as in 2018
we were lucky to capture of the big horn sheep during the rut. In 2019 we found an area outside the park
where the sheep were congregated having orgy and not disturbed by the
on-lookers. The males measure each other
and have crossing of the weapons, rested and ate grass before they went for
another just.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJQHBDiRdoakxlVdgXna0kA1GeOqFRGO0kWXDB9dLV1usa9Lq_GuCBC8dDpFQtRhGzHjzYkc4mMQKJqWywdJauGyuI2U8QWyz2wKP7EHdUPtcdEzuVX7_aOsTARNhxs3WYc8uD6blW2w/s1400/BighornsNoiseWareBW2_DSC2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJQHBDiRdoakxlVdgXna0kA1GeOqFRGO0kWXDB9dLV1usa9Lq_GuCBC8dDpFQtRhGzHjzYkc4mMQKJqWywdJauGyuI2U8QWyz2wKP7EHdUPtcdEzuVX7_aOsTARNhxs3WYc8uD6blW2w/s320/BighornsNoiseWareBW2_DSC2008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5Lu8p30z02cwWqhCgR6nSCViRt_5n8IAEFYNzDlbVsR28evcDiLNewIrQW7rdxHJhZf1_7bKnpmQTtMhgdUMydrngB9fsyCj7eXUjHv-BLWCUy85OLLS0dhiCL6jRUDpOwCiTTfcM90/s1400/BighornsBattleBW2_DSC7019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5Lu8p30z02cwWqhCgR6nSCViRt_5n8IAEFYNzDlbVsR28evcDiLNewIrQW7rdxHJhZf1_7bKnpmQTtMhgdUMydrngB9fsyCj7eXUjHv-BLWCUy85OLLS0dhiCL6jRUDpOwCiTTfcM90/s320/BighornsBattleBW2_DSC7019.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>When they got a scent
in the air of a female the chase started and there were no rules; all in love
and war is fair. The victim got chased by several males and assaulted but there
were always the other knights wanting to get the princess. No chivalry here…Sir
Lancelot was far away and Guinevere had to fend for her virtue. But eventually
she gets seduced in the fly. <o:p></o:p></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitScoIbw8sK0tg93jnNOECy5IsboxjzUZdGMAtzkCPKlIq8xF_RNp_-tyib4mTv_ZaIwmUTaz2E7JP3J8xD2hv3KALsFENyT73pNjl9Rc1ksYuCVU_y1CR3Q6aUPhSwLcxlPn0Aub0eog/s1400/Bighons_DSC7060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitScoIbw8sK0tg93jnNOECy5IsboxjzUZdGMAtzkCPKlIq8xF_RNp_-tyib4mTv_ZaIwmUTaz2E7JP3J8xD2hv3KALsFENyT73pNjl9Rc1ksYuCVU_y1CR3Q6aUPhSwLcxlPn0Aub0eog/w320-h256/Bighons_DSC7060.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBwaBptT8TdW9AmqqNl5KNpnDLnvUP3DP-8iL-2vVpzsXxSoGIWQ9QxGeoj9MFvcUaGWQ84-kiHmS0YN-As8McWvATq_m-RE0DbGqiA_v-7AWLfa8PiCCIGeVip_hhUQji869GrFlRIg/s1400/BighonrsBW_DSC2257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBwaBptT8TdW9AmqqNl5KNpnDLnvUP3DP-8iL-2vVpzsXxSoGIWQ9QxGeoj9MFvcUaGWQ84-kiHmS0YN-As8McWvATq_m-RE0DbGqiA_v-7AWLfa8PiCCIGeVip_hhUQji869GrFlRIg/s320/BighonrsBW_DSC2257.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64BDBKt6KKg3QaELJVKVg4mWipwML3fSdJOrsi1Vzq5V4P-Andctg2qNnPNoOcXY-fPL792V0CgfZQ3dnB44KKJlDoHbwi4bOoR98pCJp8PqVVa-yimlxi3jhAyNjz0FFhaJYSypezV8/s1400/BigHorns_DSC2164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1092" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64BDBKt6KKg3QaELJVKVg4mWipwML3fSdJOrsi1Vzq5V4P-Andctg2qNnPNoOcXY-fPL792V0CgfZQ3dnB44KKJlDoHbwi4bOoR98pCJp8PqVVa-yimlxi3jhAyNjz0FFhaJYSypezV8/s320/BigHorns_DSC2164.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Meanwhile Sir
Lancelot is at the castle wondering as to where his dame has gone. But the
other great predator raises his hands happy to have captured the action.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHvC49Wc0G4QifHpQUljTi7b2q3H4O6rOW6fA8eCnNh6iBO2oFe6o8GWnZtwnCRxP2pZcgquEPeHYseonl1XJiEaBTkyOpn4NwzWUv2VRhfLf9pOrfvbcsyl1HcrZa23hX1YBfurnRtk/s1500/Bighorn_DSC1193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHvC49Wc0G4QifHpQUljTi7b2q3H4O6rOW6fA8eCnNh6iBO2oFe6o8GWnZtwnCRxP2pZcgquEPeHYseonl1XJiEaBTkyOpn4NwzWUv2VRhfLf9pOrfvbcsyl1HcrZa23hX1YBfurnRtk/s320/Bighorn_DSC1193.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0ZK_p8b6myy9xTNT5XtXSyRixLmeSCjAQqlP-Zfl35h10_WvnOq7QxEHWb_YK53OIY-OrIGRY_U8R_cJ5oTqc3gjQxT_Dgex6nhLZ9Ys_g_CE8igZ_csCiwdbp_vtQgViiGCminYG9w/s1400/Manuel_DSC2061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0ZK_p8b6myy9xTNT5XtXSyRixLmeSCjAQqlP-Zfl35h10_WvnOq7QxEHWb_YK53OIY-OrIGRY_U8R_cJ5oTqc3gjQxT_Dgex6nhLZ9Ys_g_CE8igZ_csCiwdbp_vtQgViiGCminYG9w/s320/Manuel_DSC2061.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>You always find moose
and are buffaloes the most numerous that one is tired of photograph but there
is always the itinerant bullfighter taking a shot at the approaching
beasts. The bison have very strong necks
that allow them to push the snow like bulldozers to get to the dry grasses
bellow. They move with the snouts buried in the snow as they move the heads
side to side by walking. These beasts are most majestic to photograph in the
winter because the contrast of the white snow and the dark brown hairs.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEMgUb8v-EK-l3o9ybIaOfp7SHC5i7evES3sR-AZYv9eJjcrT1351SQdH7rUoqRQOg9857x6QLNmtbIoTXBl7ifCERwfUHN0Ka5LwMSuxNEhyphenhyphenXCh4iePlyv0QsPTVeSowVvLC7M5TvME/s1400/Moose_DSC0729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEMgUb8v-EK-l3o9ybIaOfp7SHC5i7evES3sR-AZYv9eJjcrT1351SQdH7rUoqRQOg9857x6QLNmtbIoTXBl7ifCERwfUHN0Ka5LwMSuxNEhyphenhyphenXCh4iePlyv0QsPTVeSowVvLC7M5TvME/s320/Moose_DSC0729.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Kwt0QwQ-Fis4mlqO1owe2gOJ5cmNQ9MhjI0e0AGwaH7LGDijFuTnLrj2mX52wZK7BM5U0lWGjx5IObzR_ibNs23C763d9rNQg_Kfea2rDC65hYDZIv_oT_QOReh8Z_3BVzvtxM2i53I/s1400/BisonBW_DSC1387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1099" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Kwt0QwQ-Fis4mlqO1owe2gOJ5cmNQ9MhjI0e0AGwaH7LGDijFuTnLrj2mX52wZK7BM5U0lWGjx5IObzR_ibNs23C763d9rNQg_Kfea2rDC65hYDZIv_oT_QOReh8Z_3BVzvtxM2i53I/s320/BisonBW_DSC1387.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRUZ08wz-ZRX5eHAudXxpZL-mAKqDekp1cczuzBRx9W94yhfLjzW2y01DsPDJJK3ox872-oIwbPq1319y8FkBKGm1O4oeUAEizyxNgN2lWGak8Szn0Oq_kQnTxITvO2G0pf1WmGRgKGA/s1400/Buffalo_DSC0774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRUZ08wz-ZRX5eHAudXxpZL-mAKqDekp1cczuzBRx9W94yhfLjzW2y01DsPDJJK3ox872-oIwbPq1319y8FkBKGm1O4oeUAEizyxNgN2lWGak8Szn0Oq_kQnTxITvO2G0pf1WmGRgKGA/s320/Buffalo_DSC0774.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Coyotes are also
common and I noticed thru time after many visits, that they have habituated to
humans so they are easy to photograph. They develop a technique of walking in
the edge of the snow-plowed roads and when they hear a sound, stop, and jump
head first into the snowbank hoping to catch a mole…not too efficient since
they have to try several times.<o:p></o:p></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrS5moEudueG9-rC2k3WI4gVYZl3h8Sv0MZAbHURqvDJ_WR0mLxyG-Jxa1spm3AxCnpxj3yJNznjqKi8YfcZLyssUwny07Nts07njMfu7l5WobCcl2q7wnEhYB4sV1gT0IE5zd35L_dZ4/s1400/Coyote_DSC0591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrS5moEudueG9-rC2k3WI4gVYZl3h8Sv0MZAbHURqvDJ_WR0mLxyG-Jxa1spm3AxCnpxj3yJNznjqKi8YfcZLyssUwny07Nts07njMfu7l5WobCcl2q7wnEhYB4sV1gT0IE5zd35L_dZ4/s320/Coyote_DSC0591.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bN7J7sMnpzal0SluJwbXeWvENO10fViCPjiGpuB3gk25Y8B_gu59lZSA24K8ah9uLmbI0zqGPFbJZN5v6noJbO3P11ZGOjD9zl-xZYApxO6QgbuKpNgUtmRMJS4Wtz6q9ACZnu5-RVE/s1960/CoyoteBW_DSC1253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bN7J7sMnpzal0SluJwbXeWvENO10fViCPjiGpuB3gk25Y8B_gu59lZSA24K8ah9uLmbI0zqGPFbJZN5v6noJbO3P11ZGOjD9zl-xZYApxO6QgbuKpNgUtmRMJS4Wtz6q9ACZnu5-RVE/s320/CoyoteBW_DSC1253.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKET83z0RqebaWsGOOJEe0OtyAwRtFaokyjTxWvJXxCLA4d6FGwf2CkJbCfUZysN9G7Yp-A42hNeHeCFumTczGLHPQsJmpl38u0slI3x7wTe2XLB4WSux08uVUz4pG7pOntZUo813094/s1400/CoyoteBW_DSC1005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKET83z0RqebaWsGOOJEe0OtyAwRtFaokyjTxWvJXxCLA4d6FGwf2CkJbCfUZysN9G7Yp-A42hNeHeCFumTczGLHPQsJmpl38u0slI3x7wTe2XLB4WSux08uVUz4pG7pOntZUo813094/s320/CoyoteBW_DSC1005.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">During
this trip I finally got a beautiful red fox in winter and this one gave me
several poses; probably best photo of this trip. They also behave as the coyotes searching prey as
they move under the snow--stop, listen and jump--many tries before they catch a meal. </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0WEDUNqgdMlWlibWc16NviEA4oP4KjgThTEfhvxwEVZleSfzwPHn2RfBzIkMX7GMvWmMxpVDI4LlSS7MEV5DWGBz8e9Zuq6Yg1Puh8uYwMKETT7kCIUxQp9GxHiSo_IIZtKuMbqvB7I/s1400/FoxBW_DSC1318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1294" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0WEDUNqgdMlWlibWc16NviEA4oP4KjgThTEfhvxwEVZleSfzwPHn2RfBzIkMX7GMvWmMxpVDI4LlSS7MEV5DWGBz8e9Zuq6Yg1Puh8uYwMKETT7kCIUxQp9GxHiSo_IIZtKuMbqvB7I/s320/FoxBW_DSC1318.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptpNxC4nL5ayjY1k8joeb0sYcWarEvcTm74aV2BC4UINmsyCUuobXP0lfP1cSZOTLhk0Fv-hMw3Qqi4_zsPQ8GOeY7ez23gSM9fDxE-dIIngxEyxrnvNbPwkJDTEqtnvxzj2vXJm4xjw/s1400/Fox2_DSC1346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptpNxC4nL5ayjY1k8joeb0sYcWarEvcTm74aV2BC4UINmsyCUuobXP0lfP1cSZOTLhk0Fv-hMw3Qqi4_zsPQ8GOeY7ez23gSM9fDxE-dIIngxEyxrnvNbPwkJDTEqtnvxzj2vXJm4xjw/s320/Fox2_DSC1346.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>The elk are
ubiquitous and males’ moves in groups separate from the females who move
younger ones. I would say that they have
a roughest time in the winter searching for the scarce food and in constant
alert from attack by the wolf packs. They are majestic animals and move with
elegance in the snow.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3xqkdJNHQ5K9fYMjE2cDK6I782D3kgG5mqeeXtTXrsVca0xeM__apMt-JAvaeDHrdV8lXo2Fu1iGb3lylpKX2jg_pdumzSIfHIrWxnWxRQSJ2njHvuR30OBO-2lBDKlpNR6pXsCAzI4/s1400/Elk_DSC1606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3xqkdJNHQ5K9fYMjE2cDK6I782D3kgG5mqeeXtTXrsVca0xeM__apMt-JAvaeDHrdV8lXo2Fu1iGb3lylpKX2jg_pdumzSIfHIrWxnWxRQSJ2njHvuR30OBO-2lBDKlpNR6pXsCAzI4/s320/Elk_DSC1606.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO9idPAzE247yTez3F3fBqrBcrjW82vu9srEEsndK1kpzx7Od5f6tgaiL93MUINjCx2x4Ep5BvsdoQz7JQKTKbufsRTIt9BZsd0DFMuEDZu0vwbAjFtEKOpe601W7L6WvGWzBnlU36Ms/s1500/ElkBW2_DSC1537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO9idPAzE247yTez3F3fBqrBcrjW82vu9srEEsndK1kpzx7Od5f6tgaiL93MUINjCx2x4Ep5BvsdoQz7JQKTKbufsRTIt9BZsd0DFMuEDZu0vwbAjFtEKOpe601W7L6WvGWzBnlU36Ms/s320/ElkBW2_DSC1537.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Pronghorns
move in herds and are usually shy and always moving around so there is no place
in the park where they will always be found.
These not the ones that I say when I see</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <b></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">them
“that’s OK, I get them later”. They will
not be there next time so I shoot them when I see them.</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn2PBg0FbimRjOUX-mfdaPFxmbl-anbJHRzIqvke_UvYXbMAPiPEp4zQz8LHcPVmKawPEpzkExjyCdZhWO6BhmTpZyjSb5BSYtRJIOvzrdZNVfrG4zMO_G5wS1DkuEkrArIoQ2MzNcqU/s1400/Proghorn_DSC2519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn2PBg0FbimRjOUX-mfdaPFxmbl-anbJHRzIqvke_UvYXbMAPiPEp4zQz8LHcPVmKawPEpzkExjyCdZhWO6BhmTpZyjSb5BSYtRJIOvzrdZNVfrG4zMO_G5wS1DkuEkrArIoQ2MzNcqU/s320/Proghorn_DSC2519.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpH_kRAdYPyeVzC38Lk1hxNw11I8UtYGW3EBwC0SdrdUVCh3xJtNmcARy5zo9iM-XlILaUVd9-FrljSMJvCxV6VLDrwn9gVzzKr_FyrDvcrb_tLC-jgVgHNSlNIuvAn7RbAnIJkDRod4/s1400/ProghornBW_DSC1649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpH_kRAdYPyeVzC38Lk1hxNw11I8UtYGW3EBwC0SdrdUVCh3xJtNmcARy5zo9iM-XlILaUVd9-FrljSMJvCxV6VLDrwn9gVzzKr_FyrDvcrb_tLC-jgVgHNSlNIuvAn7RbAnIJkDRod4/s320/ProghornBW_DSC1649.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2g9z94Swn2W8hpgwkZeP5k2cYqLroLXerLFmPg6ewftVPod6rzCCGg2VL_w09MHhsX2vRMHEnntb4SMkXU7Gokz3hvuQkBJ_SoBmWtMPyi4akxgHPlb9BEzcPhN7_c5uj9OaAzVbE8k/s1400/PrognhornsBW_DSC2679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2g9z94Swn2W8hpgwkZeP5k2cYqLroLXerLFmPg6ewftVPod6rzCCGg2VL_w09MHhsX2vRMHEnntb4SMkXU7Gokz3hvuQkBJ_SoBmWtMPyi4akxgHPlb9BEzcPhN7_c5uj9OaAzVbE8k/s320/PrognhornsBW_DSC2679.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;">There is always the
human factor; the professional photo guides keeping a sharp eye on his clients. Meanwhile inexperience winter drivers dig the
car out of the ditch. But I would say the dominant two-legged ones are the most
numerous year round are the wolf watchers.</b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmjbgDQyElitj_Jk23DOpd-MFFeKyLznziEIHHsj1ol9Iny7wqsx00l091MKNXOO0BBUOPZ8dAD4OZwLNOczTtvsBmNYfToc2QD-1M1Fhh0XQopQKGHatrkoCqCTjJv_Yq3BdfLo-dl4/s1500/PhotoGuide_DSC1249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1159" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmjbgDQyElitj_Jk23DOpd-MFFeKyLznziEIHHsj1ol9Iny7wqsx00l091MKNXOO0BBUOPZ8dAD4OZwLNOczTtvsBmNYfToc2QD-1M1Fhh0XQopQKGHatrkoCqCTjJv_Yq3BdfLo-dl4/s320/PhotoGuide_DSC1249.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZV17qkR8YPxqxVuDfrzbqmwQSRlwM-aKyQLRu7-kxfm3CLkfsk-6OZmgNrzZDp2ieOhGnbIaRC9W77wvuwuhYGk_vFbYEjZBFWBN1xP5h5z9t1_gXB5I1w_c6PZSHlUHreP-YDHCq54/s1400/Girls_DSC1245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZV17qkR8YPxqxVuDfrzbqmwQSRlwM-aKyQLRu7-kxfm3CLkfsk-6OZmgNrzZDp2ieOhGnbIaRC9W77wvuwuhYGk_vFbYEjZBFWBN1xP5h5z9t1_gXB5I1w_c6PZSHlUHreP-YDHCq54/s320/Girls_DSC1245.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifujUZeWjGul25EWrjZOzmkfRPAMZZkVxaZpG74GgGKCEcdzkerKjdZZM_at9QE5sSSqcjWqGke2QbG0Y9-L4zbEvleyoLVaL4USf1AVO-lppl99CWFPMvVgi1ic46qkOAJMZNc1ol64Q/s1400/CarStuck_DSC1069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifujUZeWjGul25EWrjZOzmkfRPAMZZkVxaZpG74GgGKCEcdzkerKjdZZM_at9QE5sSSqcjWqGke2QbG0Y9-L4zbEvleyoLVaL4USf1AVO-lppl99CWFPMvVgi1ic46qkOAJMZNc1ol64Q/s320/CarStuck_DSC1069.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>These are traditional
spots that I have photographed every time I visited in winter, my dying tree
that I photographed for 10 years, the scarecrow snowman and the Trading Post. I
will know from my friends if the tree is still standing.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriisi95Qc5I8JuFYxiNuFlrT6CofEZdn1b1m9mQF6MmBDlFCZ3auYEB9A_TJAY6AAjgmITESkmUA5RY1r0zQXrP-3Z6UfUD36315ZfFFkHFMOaIycCZJQfUOyksJZs18IU7JiC-WGLOA/s1400/TreeIMG2_1914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1058" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriisi95Qc5I8JuFYxiNuFlrT6CofEZdn1b1m9mQF6MmBDlFCZ3auYEB9A_TJAY6AAjgmITESkmUA5RY1r0zQXrP-3Z6UfUD36315ZfFFkHFMOaIycCZJQfUOyksJZs18IU7JiC-WGLOA/s320/TreeIMG2_1914.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTbvJg2ogwVlwPNp2r0egRPlZPfILi5uqrHpMD10dNZcZAjyvCojoJV9YzHXF0tkdd7fEOS8_wfaXlonWNK2S9G54JEHRdPWkenWxK_z2dPKrUNnAOaGQJCXZRgnKnofxocRN5GBcn34/s1400/Stump_DSC2713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTbvJg2ogwVlwPNp2r0egRPlZPfILi5uqrHpMD10dNZcZAjyvCojoJV9YzHXF0tkdd7fEOS8_wfaXlonWNK2S9G54JEHRdPWkenWxK_z2dPKrUNnAOaGQJCXZRgnKnofxocRN5GBcn34/s320/Stump_DSC2713.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhz-KyZ13aNjTDMzaQJLiqM-8ugqAIwwo3cZjcSbdrPFJ80xO30J1ftSxBGv9XSsWsaXZe6rc6_udX1KSXfqOO5emXPrWHamUlh1bWBpi0R4Ioj5PYEAn1DITfRUvJXOx9fyVWOpve6XI/s2048/TradingPostIMG_1900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhz-KyZ13aNjTDMzaQJLiqM-8ugqAIwwo3cZjcSbdrPFJ80xO30J1ftSxBGv9XSsWsaXZe6rc6_udX1KSXfqOO5emXPrWHamUlh1bWBpi0R4Ioj5PYEAn1DITfRUvJXOx9fyVWOpve6XI/s320/TradingPostIMG_1900.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">But who can leave Yellowstone
without a couple of landscapes shots; this is really a winter’s photographer
paradise but an American Serengeti is not as some refer to it. </b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuEFs6xmsS22qs2_AWkfnZjIQWiP2RR-Up5LucRul5lZESfxQQ4C2IKa9N2nf-6re9fWvqIuJ1i477ayN-T6rz0jh3ZqPfyNASa0fG0qslCkNHioxYr7zIjF6xOctzrywcsrDPRIi1aw/s1400/SnowMountain_DSC1132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuEFs6xmsS22qs2_AWkfnZjIQWiP2RR-Up5LucRul5lZESfxQQ4C2IKa9N2nf-6re9fWvqIuJ1i477ayN-T6rz0jh3ZqPfyNASa0fG0qslCkNHioxYr7zIjF6xOctzrywcsrDPRIi1aw/s320/SnowMountain_DSC1132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij59M5apXhQ-kYaeYK4ajDDYMT2pMVxehaKuJnpY0H-XTNIemgFKon1fd5uUlj0FzeKPrOG-8bZ63F42vsPc9YNSGeJK3oHLlnssdPbaCa_OyIMmzt_67Gp-vrGMHUl_aTKclnWmegPvA/s2048/YStoneIMG_1945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij59M5apXhQ-kYaeYK4ajDDYMT2pMVxehaKuJnpY0H-XTNIemgFKon1fd5uUlj0FzeKPrOG-8bZ63F42vsPc9YNSGeJK3oHLlnssdPbaCa_OyIMmzt_67Gp-vrGMHUl_aTKclnWmegPvA/s320/YStoneIMG_1945.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">And don’t forget,
nothing is complete till the fat raven calls…never more, never more. </b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-vkM77Jf8iP46E1DBfPOFmdH2UAZ6xgNYP8761IFyTpFbquZXd9eqITEatQCdbomurzjmThqPVSwZGLi297EHVCXqT_-flXQ3NhZyZci5cbiCUQVis33-GiLgFWIwDJ9gXAAHlIWNKc/s1400/Raven_DSC2313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-vkM77Jf8iP46E1DBfPOFmdH2UAZ6xgNYP8761IFyTpFbquZXd9eqITEatQCdbomurzjmThqPVSwZGLi297EHVCXqT_-flXQ3NhZyZci5cbiCUQVis33-GiLgFWIwDJ9gXAAHlIWNKc/s320/Raven_DSC2313.jpg" width="320" /><br /></a></div><p></p></div>Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-90687722495253123892020-10-23T16:07:00.000-04:002020-10-23T16:07:30.621-04:00Hudson Yards, New York City 2019<p>For a decade I had gone to the Big Apple during the month of
October and due to the COV-19, the tradition was not continued in 2020. New
York City is always a transitional place that tears down the old and at times
transforms it. During the past few years PhotoPlus has enhanced my reasons to visit it but in 2020 it was cancelled.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozypF0Ewmc6dlQwWO5L_B20eYZUZkF4OSbIOLOk6BM9lTXDjkwZ1oP4iole4jsYgsU9hfDqXj9tDye_Pgw0vuxTQ3T6FTA-vQxPbzz5tVO40mhSARc9K6E5VRfWs2Nci6RRJIPYgTQYI/s1400/PhotoPlus_DSC0090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozypF0Ewmc6dlQwWO5L_B20eYZUZkF4OSbIOLOk6BM9lTXDjkwZ1oP4iole4jsYgsU9hfDqXj9tDye_Pgw0vuxTQ3T6FTA-vQxPbzz5tVO40mhSARc9K6E5VRfWs2Nci6RRJIPYgTQYI/s320/PhotoPlus_DSC0090.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Hudson Yards is a new development inaugurated in March 2019
in the West Side of the City. It consists
of the East and West Yards with the former inaugurated in March 2019 and the
latter to be completed by 2025 if ever due to the present COV-19 impact in the
economy. It is a privately developed
complex (if you want to believe that since about $6 billion came from various
governments’ tax breaks). It was built
on a platform over the yards and tracks of the various railroads servicing the
city, a great engineering accomplishment.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcXDRhjhQ9fekaznX4feEoHYspRWG2uj6BCuRmMtLwUBiuiXjzt-w-EWarpPiniJamTzr5LrbRvgotFRPKuG2MHHk8G_bWhTCyHcyNcN09YmT5HP-s3-wckmZ3NVoBuKX0k3fQU45u68/s1400/HighRise_DSC0113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcXDRhjhQ9fekaznX4feEoHYspRWG2uj6BCuRmMtLwUBiuiXjzt-w-EWarpPiniJamTzr5LrbRvgotFRPKuG2MHHk8G_bWhTCyHcyNcN09YmT5HP-s3-wckmZ3NVoBuKX0k3fQU45u68/s320/HighRise_DSC0113.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The Vessel is an artistic/architectural marvel that has no
practical purpose other than an attraction to anchor the whole Hudson Yard’s complex.
It can be visited for free and to reach the top there is a 2500 spiral
staircase but for the faint at heart there is also an elevator. I would have named it the beehive instead
that I saw under its construction and couldn’t figure out what it was going to
be. It is a marvelous structure but underwhelmed by the surrounded edifices; it
would have been more awesome if located in an open space just next to the
Hudson River.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6Czw230z2raEbV6ZUYvXD7ODT7kR2nFUqrBzpZBPw8kF1VWSQG30WL8pazlNaH76-tTwCJJjyZShzoD96Ny4cTH_hd0lM96zHCMHPQusyEUx6BuRPGtJxxpzqHe4n8xNWLCMk5nbQYc/s1500/NYC_DSC0175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="847" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6Czw230z2raEbV6ZUYvXD7ODT7kR2nFUqrBzpZBPw8kF1VWSQG30WL8pazlNaH76-tTwCJJjyZShzoD96Ny4cTH_hd0lM96zHCMHPQusyEUx6BuRPGtJxxpzqHe4n8xNWLCMk5nbQYc/s320/NYC_DSC0175.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgci9Ib4_bLFIDSZjhMFZYOVY_t8CItDUrPgGeBIwrJM1khv1j4eh-6LVUwskDZispTNDtthwBw7yz5hpWxz4biHSQlAT1qAvcjCUnn3iBwCqZx25LGwD0GSvSeT3AXOPSM6o_0A4DSe-c/s1400/TheThing2_DSC0152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgci9Ib4_bLFIDSZjhMFZYOVY_t8CItDUrPgGeBIwrJM1khv1j4eh-6LVUwskDZispTNDtthwBw7yz5hpWxz4biHSQlAT1qAvcjCUnn3iBwCqZx25LGwD0GSvSeT3AXOPSM6o_0A4DSe-c/s320/TheThing2_DSC0152.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The Shed also part of the Yard’s complex is a movable cover
that when opened forms a 2-storied space called the McCourt designed to hold
open space events with a seating capacity of 500. It is mounted on 8 wheels that carry the
weight of a steel/plastic shell of 8 million pounds and can be retracted in
about 5 minutes. Second image below
shows the roof of the Shed looking up to surrendering buildings that host
apartments and office spaces.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2mpd6JaZmSlCU8rYWtvHSxCn8EYnsVwqki1rhe6VhmUP5nnACL7HEA89vUShhUDvrwriUlOc2Y97pLTBZT-qX9sR2r8L2ZMN5xJqz5lFhyphenhyphen2t8_Ex299ZXkuPvHMrR1XETTUUB1uhqvA/s1400/The-Shed_DSC0149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2mpd6JaZmSlCU8rYWtvHSxCn8EYnsVwqki1rhe6VhmUP5nnACL7HEA89vUShhUDvrwriUlOc2Y97pLTBZT-qX9sR2r8L2ZMN5xJqz5lFhyphenhyphen2t8_Ex299ZXkuPvHMrR1XETTUUB1uhqvA/s320/The-Shed_DSC0149.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOltwFvXwF7TgNhuVBWkzcUOQRjDOJ6QOFgrxyfKTvpdnOhIzjPKCK3BEfiiLP-jEVMzo4A0NdtGZFk5EXmczZvdz-CSz7mpb_acdDaVGJtJwi0snPy0FC6ESCu7cp3Hn95UQPPnGDtc/s1400/HighRise_DSC0133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="933" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOltwFvXwF7TgNhuVBWkzcUOQRjDOJ6QOFgrxyfKTvpdnOhIzjPKCK3BEfiiLP-jEVMzo4A0NdtGZFk5EXmczZvdz-CSz7mpb_acdDaVGJtJwi0snPy0FC6ESCu7cp3Hn95UQPPnGDtc/s320/HighRise_DSC0133.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhvWvSb5o-o9eVHDG67dihOuxEUX5MhWm-BJCi8SFaDtG0qen0WwZAsEa-1CYsV3mDkZRFOEiM3pO1KmnUYcoDU1PCb1gbeOo8rO3VDBjuyxcle5EmaJJpuDUo9vbr-yAkN-LcbM8esQ/s1400/HudsonYards3_DSC0209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhvWvSb5o-o9eVHDG67dihOuxEUX5MhWm-BJCi8SFaDtG0qen0WwZAsEa-1CYsV3mDkZRFOEiM3pO1KmnUYcoDU1PCb1gbeOo8rO3VDBjuyxcle5EmaJJpuDUo9vbr-yAkN-LcbM8esQ/s320/HudsonYards3_DSC0209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Neiman Marcus was the anchor retailer for the complex with a
50-year lease that just operated for just 16 months since it went bankrupt due
to the COV-19 impact and the transition to E-commerce. At the time of the visit there was a large display
of mannequins…a shame to see it all gone.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgFy0h02R6Apk2LP4VFzbMxTyt0oE70FgLyoUOdcO9Ok8Hc9rQ17jOJlIfGBsL_wUfYAZO__0gTFMoU81pM-CE8fbiJrQlqicmG15nJRV7IzF17qffgGKH3t3ZGvUdcNS78c_oWA4Z_8/s1400/NYC_DSC0171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgFy0h02R6Apk2LP4VFzbMxTyt0oE70FgLyoUOdcO9Ok8Hc9rQ17jOJlIfGBsL_wUfYAZO__0gTFMoU81pM-CE8fbiJrQlqicmG15nJRV7IzF17qffgGKH3t3ZGvUdcNS78c_oWA4Z_8/s320/NYC_DSC0171.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYkF-Id4UnFy64r-VB1OkVrXAgG8vLzNtMH65k5DjY-HQWG3H10YmEEcrELig6tUb8PFEJD6sVD8ZNQdOE0u8JNmXCUg4cd53otP09SeivVmWEUZvDF52c4RYvw4kmmGDD93vUNGQ9zs/s1400/Maniquin_DSC0162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="671" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYkF-Id4UnFy64r-VB1OkVrXAgG8vLzNtMH65k5DjY-HQWG3H10YmEEcrELig6tUb8PFEJD6sVD8ZNQdOE0u8JNmXCUg4cd53otP09SeivVmWEUZvDF52c4RYvw4kmmGDD93vUNGQ9zs/s320/Maniquin_DSC0162.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qOkWEZSJ-VxG48MjZ51bJPbWTEfWf6BTiEYsdXHjs7ODAVpzOrMsISZ9aLM6IKCDdrnNfKdLnC6G2dbOqBvK2AnkdLwrL05m9aS9htP6QE-U-ZEZbd-yqqohgTy6qjSO6lerqXuJg2M/s1400/NieumanMarcus_DSC0167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qOkWEZSJ-VxG48MjZ51bJPbWTEfWf6BTiEYsdXHjs7ODAVpzOrMsISZ9aLM6IKCDdrnNfKdLnC6G2dbOqBvK2AnkdLwrL05m9aS9htP6QE-U-ZEZbd-yqqohgTy6qjSO6lerqXuJg2M/s320/NieumanMarcus_DSC0167.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>The beauty of the Hudson Yards is that it can be reached by
the High Line created in 2009 from the elevated tracks of the abandoned of the
NY Central Railroad. It is mostly a park along and its paths older and newer
buildings are located. It is about 1.5
miles and meanders along the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and the Hudson
Yards Development (both pictured above) and ending at the Whitney Museum at the
north end. Below an image of one of the building walls decorated with street
art and next a row of bikes taken down from the High Line,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2gPVHiwx_keAg2OeeW1O7sBDN4BkUTX0jOt8uznCRAeEl2OSVMqK86CDrL7_AWjPDhBHNF3v_vWrRBGH1-e2MQXH3bO3DLlSpQGDQ3hDL9cibojSAeCmw-GOQHFUquZZBFOmKITIKdo/s1500/HighRise2019_DSC0185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2gPVHiwx_keAg2OeeW1O7sBDN4BkUTX0jOt8uznCRAeEl2OSVMqK86CDrL7_AWjPDhBHNF3v_vWrRBGH1-e2MQXH3bO3DLlSpQGDQ3hDL9cibojSAeCmw-GOQHFUquZZBFOmKITIKdo/s320/HighRise2019_DSC0185.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZuCtj2XN3E_UKvwwIHovzftyQTzJ4UnDJVop9eRgveR6dHHo9X8CTeNXIPLTRaC-7E539F2N0tmrfi7nmf8L81jj_5euwFW4WiuTSSY3n-Ww3brVHE0ebv3i5WBX8FzIs3kTqDfOoU0/s1400/Bikes_DSC0195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="377" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZuCtj2XN3E_UKvwwIHovzftyQTzJ4UnDJVop9eRgveR6dHHo9X8CTeNXIPLTRaC-7E539F2N0tmrfi7nmf8L81jj_5euwFW4WiuTSSY3n-Ww3brVHE0ebv3i5WBX8FzIs3kTqDfOoU0/s320/Bikes_DSC0195.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Trees and grasses are planted along the trail and in
sections some of the original tracks are still visible. Some small ponds were
also included as well as benches for taking a short rest. It is a photographer’s paradise from the
views provided from the trails with a variety of view to include city landmark
buildings such as the Empire State building and of the Hudson River. At times
cultural attractions are available such as peddlers selling their paintings,
photos and textiles and an occasional performances. Ran into a group of photographers from
Roanoke, Virginia. They were taking a rest, and reviewing the loot of free
items given away by the various vendors in PhotoPlus 2019. I took their address
and promised to send them a picture…as usual I lost it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON1g_VBwtlH4-YiNiyLKOHeAVENGXCvSbzalNt_WTpzLSjp-vD-1NmA9ZWBPL3pEavreb3IAlhHEsqBjfbHNxSQyuaPvlgQrJ7wcZK1IjcfZtmVEU11KkIHnTneL4hDpA5iJwNq6ckrE/s1400/HighRise_DSC0201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON1g_VBwtlH4-YiNiyLKOHeAVENGXCvSbzalNt_WTpzLSjp-vD-1NmA9ZWBPL3pEavreb3IAlhHEsqBjfbHNxSQyuaPvlgQrJ7wcZK1IjcfZtmVEU11KkIHnTneL4hDpA5iJwNq6ckrE/s320/HighRise_DSC0201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzx3VHpxML_7mdklYUaGsVZfsrhExxde2RnABPi75pPlnEiNBEWYR3yj4yUclvnZeMbJgtJnkftXVsshjTKjlXKsMv9qaYbWnH4-pV6Go5tEnsKYj0UHSmBWYwg9hSDLIf1ojaWRw7hs/s1400/VA-Photographers_DSC0187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzx3VHpxML_7mdklYUaGsVZfsrhExxde2RnABPi75pPlnEiNBEWYR3yj4yUclvnZeMbJgtJnkftXVsshjTKjlXKsMv9qaYbWnH4-pV6Go5tEnsKYj0UHSmBWYwg9hSDLIf1ojaWRw7hs/s320/VA-Photographers_DSC0187.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-40469260211618253432020-09-30T16:10:00.000-04:002020-09-30T16:10:21.825-04:00TURKEY 2019 PART 3, the end.<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>MIDAS MOUND</u>. </b>A 2700 year old burial tomb in Gordion,
the ancient capital of the Phrygian Kingdom.
It dates from the middle period (ca 730 BCE) and is the second largest
in Anatolia. King Gordias tied a knot (Gordian knot) to the yoke of his wagon
and the myth goes that whoever could untie it, would become the ruler of Asia. Along came Alexander the Great (336-323 BCE) who defeated the Phrygians and
undid the knot with a single stroke of his sword. Another version is that he just
pulled out the peg holding the end of the knot.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTut1HT38B-n2BagqVlDnsZt6VrLYnPpS-cWc5j0y0B_9PU5t5sbPJcpsn8gSHL59g-J5YD0HxOrArQA-U6KMakFlYo41yaFIYnrkZ3YRNmTtlqSVAPW3y2GPf_cFlRUKC-3PoHwjbXyw/s1400/MidasMtn_DSC2208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTut1HT38B-n2BagqVlDnsZt6VrLYnPpS-cWc5j0y0B_9PU5t5sbPJcpsn8gSHL59g-J5YD0HxOrArQA-U6KMakFlYo41yaFIYnrkZ3YRNmTtlqSVAPW3y2GPf_cFlRUKC-3PoHwjbXyw/s320/MidasMtn_DSC2208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Excavated in the 1950’s the archeologists found bronze
artifacts, iron drinking cups, pottery, furniture and textiles. It is not
confirmed that Midas was buried there but probably his father Gordias. Midas in mythology was the one converted into
gold anything he touched into gold; so he had the “golden touch.” All myths
have a related basis and it happens that the river Pactolus was rich in gold
deposits and it was used in Gordian coinage.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLXJ7WenTKj9p_XxCkrm2xieib9qKF49qp95xlChUEvngVR476IdKfpbwkDkaDw84GSnfKKdSyHXj22S0BdOgbk1PLeYNgcqtjevGtm2raEqv-4Qgx84Wz0g5W3gacErTf0ftBToVgK8/s1400/MidasMount_DSC2201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLXJ7WenTKj9p_XxCkrm2xieib9qKF49qp95xlChUEvngVR476IdKfpbwkDkaDw84GSnfKKdSyHXj22S0BdOgbk1PLeYNgcqtjevGtm2raEqv-4Qgx84Wz0g5W3gacErTf0ftBToVgK8/s320/MidasMount_DSC2201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Past the green gate (above) there is a long tunnel that
leads into the burial chamber. Once inside there is not much to be seen but the
tomb made of large timbers held in place by
steel retainers. From the timber
dating it was determined that they were cut around 740 BC. The original funeral
burial with the artifacts can be seen at the Museum of Anatolian Civilization
in Ankara.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhUnkd3xAVVKIToSL9s1fdoPC6rnnh9eVizOHpU0M0OOsaQPcfTPhd12C4Fptr05YFoXXFkpMSD-IHcfFI5hZVM1kPmdPMVU1TUabstV-Dp2sFvglQzYKBCO84wqh5CrToRR64jws-CI/s2018/MidasMtn_DSC2204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhUnkd3xAVVKIToSL9s1fdoPC6rnnh9eVizOHpU0M0OOsaQPcfTPhd12C4Fptr05YFoXXFkpMSD-IHcfFI5hZVM1kPmdPMVU1TUabstV-Dp2sFvglQzYKBCO84wqh5CrToRR64jws-CI/s320/MidasMtn_DSC2204.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUOpeGDdQoMUiZu3HRKaUGIo6jQpckeZmCghuKwCaswO16LvWde_ZI4X__CvNaUOqsDcg_1ndeCgH46DMIDHphlLU0fqyX4Ei5mEpfdJtbD3X-loKmmOlnxIL0Qz58sM8o6O6OoCCM4Y/s1400/MidasMtn_DSC2206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="894" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUOpeGDdQoMUiZu3HRKaUGIo6jQpckeZmCghuKwCaswO16LvWde_ZI4X__CvNaUOqsDcg_1ndeCgH46DMIDHphlLU0fqyX4Ei5mEpfdJtbD3X-loKmmOlnxIL0Qz58sM8o6O6OoCCM4Y/s320/MidasMtn_DSC2206.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Just crossing the road from the entrance to the tumulus is
the Gordion Museum where the oldest world’s mosaic is preserved; notice the geometric
patterns are not depicting landscapes or people. Next a carved stone marking an historical
event or a Roman Tombstone with a figure of an angel.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoEG-PBnFEGJeGJuJzLts6UWbmwoTHD8s50pRy_J4KnCB459PiZmm4gASh_1CMSaFxYQ2HCm1UQl_6PotkVXH82Lx5LUx933ClPIWpGB15tXWpTF6IpGRQzlQvfEdma3ZYcFpnvZGOyI/s1400/GordionMosaic_DSC2209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoEG-PBnFEGJeGJuJzLts6UWbmwoTHD8s50pRy_J4KnCB459PiZmm4gASh_1CMSaFxYQ2HCm1UQl_6PotkVXH82Lx5LUx933ClPIWpGB15tXWpTF6IpGRQzlQvfEdma3ZYcFpnvZGOyI/s320/GordionMosaic_DSC2209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPAA7twm6RjF2tKnfrfkSFiaxGERydBzGGDGJCzS7zLj2I0Q_KXRXFksBWqwR_FaFwTaiEkjs8ORLUc7OvefU5ahfy5jHZ0IA67QgdV5WSndFbBgABPuOY-gmJP7MY4gsfgZijrtulhg/s1400/MidasMtn_DSC2212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1093" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPAA7twm6RjF2tKnfrfkSFiaxGERydBzGGDGJCzS7zLj2I0Q_KXRXFksBWqwR_FaFwTaiEkjs8ORLUc7OvefU5ahfy5jHZ0IA67QgdV5WSndFbBgABPuOY-gmJP7MY4gsfgZijrtulhg/s320/MidasMtn_DSC2212.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Gordion was the capital of
the Phrygian Empire between 750-600 BC and built upon the ruins of a Hittite
city. The Phrygians were an early Iron
Age civilization who controlled most of western Anatolia during the 9<sup>th</sup>
to 8<sup>th</sup> centuries B.C. The
river Sangarios (Sakarya) sediments buried parts of the ancient walled city but
were excavated and some of the major remains can be seen below. With the
arrival of Alexander, the city passed thru a Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine,
Ottoman periods to present Turkey.
Battles during the Turkish War of Liberation (1921) took place in the
area where remnants can still be found.
Images of the citadel are below and in the first one in the center of
the horizon Midas Mound is visible.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtHhyphenhyphenIkwI1SK8dosHvlnjO50fClSP-hUvuCOzHY_MS24jB-Tc0hOaySqvCsSE3b6gUTGSBY1ylIN3iH44Pk_VrkmApYZZX_zG5XKY7IYVOXI2SPclGCWnUIOIEv5uSfDpK6Vp8CknCiM/s1400/Gordion_DSC2238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtHhyphenhyphenIkwI1SK8dosHvlnjO50fClSP-hUvuCOzHY_MS24jB-Tc0hOaySqvCsSE3b6gUTGSBY1ylIN3iH44Pk_VrkmApYZZX_zG5XKY7IYVOXI2SPclGCWnUIOIEv5uSfDpK6Vp8CknCiM/s320/Gordion_DSC2238.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDMpin4QCdHcsEQ798i-JkjkvW7FffbqBOP-ueBeEXZhJsrEzlfELku60qQobPFUP1qGlpks_rGFC-c3Gi50U4H25SmEFSp6Hs3-nWPTfqZjnhmv_E0IqCpiNGS5Q4pZP10r0q6pIeD4/s1400/Gordion_DSC2244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDMpin4QCdHcsEQ798i-JkjkvW7FffbqBOP-ueBeEXZhJsrEzlfELku60qQobPFUP1qGlpks_rGFC-c3Gi50U4H25SmEFSp6Hs3-nWPTfqZjnhmv_E0IqCpiNGS5Q4pZP10r0q6pIeD4/s320/Gordion_DSC2244.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>MOUNT NEMRUT</u>. </b>A
place I always wanted see and finally got there; just like in Gobeklitepe 20 years late. It is the burial site of Antiochus I
King of Commagene (69-36 BCE) and son of King Mithridates - I previously
mentioned him in this saga. He built this extraordinary monument on top of a 50
meter high tumulus on top of the Mount…imagine the manpower required to bring
all the materials up just by looking at the tourist trail below leading to the
top<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfDflObvOjTZtbTC7eEUriYtIYYaFaSpYbGZEhyphenhyphenzTOU1F9DI10X_nW4MYUFR_Xo0kR176d3W-BIbtOYlMikVygAkzrS3wuPabYEfFN3BGXRNUPvh9Nw_8iS1WEHMpM412Kr3E6yKGDYY/s1500/Nemrut_DSC2147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfDflObvOjTZtbTC7eEUriYtIYYaFaSpYbGZEhyphenhyphenzTOU1F9DI10X_nW4MYUFR_Xo0kR176d3W-BIbtOYlMikVygAkzrS3wuPabYEfFN3BGXRNUPvh9Nw_8iS1WEHMpM412Kr3E6yKGDYY/s320/Nemrut_DSC2147.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEity7XcR8udPzs38xD6bnDczH10yL1zWcg-QeYNhnL0sAH4OLeZsZoHm__ihT8JSsHaB_QiBp4gK83CLTioKChP5E08zFTand-a0VP1IVPKs-57p_uFkJeEbx8VMRsoyfTFZ7R7YoPzSIY/s1400/Nemrut_DSC2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEity7XcR8udPzs38xD6bnDczH10yL1zWcg-QeYNhnL0sAH4OLeZsZoHm__ihT8JSsHaB_QiBp4gK83CLTioKChP5E08zFTand-a0VP1IVPKs-57p_uFkJeEbx8VMRsoyfTFZ7R7YoPzSIY/s320/Nemrut_DSC2007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">One reaches the West Terrace
first where one is greeted by the head of King Antiochus – just behind the head
of the eagle. The images below show a better perspective; one in color<b> </b>and<b> </b>the other in black and white. This site is an extreme challenge
for photography because of its location, number of tourists and accessibility.
It is composed of a West side - the most accessible because it will be an
afternoon climb and a spectacular sunset view- and an East side is the sunrise and to get there one
must start an early morning low temperature climb about 3 AM and will have to
make special arrangements with the Park Guides to lead you there people. I gave
up the intention of doing the morning climb and photographed the East Terrace
in the PM.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO4Hbon8fT88gR08N_fSiQaET7GecU-wKwGM2Ce7Cu_AlIx5sJPGfWLflje4V5orDL9eX8vtAoZ4HmAJbujp2el0YmcJdzpihItyQVVoHEDSymUaFm_sSov0Xu_NIoB9Z594Tk2EjBUA/s1400/Nemrut_DSC1956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO4Hbon8fT88gR08N_fSiQaET7GecU-wKwGM2Ce7Cu_AlIx5sJPGfWLflje4V5orDL9eX8vtAoZ4HmAJbujp2el0YmcJdzpihItyQVVoHEDSymUaFm_sSov0Xu_NIoB9Z594Tk2EjBUA/s320/Nemrut_DSC1956.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Still on the West terrace, heads
from the right are Zeus, Apollo (center), and the goddess Commagene at the left.
Notice that both the East and West terraces depict slightly different versions
of the same deities. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFkza3F4uIuKwlaI69ImaZ_BQuqoKqH0QZ0_PP7I5bj_Oxorm1ouXll-urC9dyVEQNNrpW3ZbfIiWW2S_xO-O5BWn8IUp8JwOuOm7knxtrzo9i_b35DnUhsn0ZqHJbWB7irzPt2n5454/s1400/Nemrut_DSC1986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFkza3F4uIuKwlaI69ImaZ_BQuqoKqH0QZ0_PP7I5bj_Oxorm1ouXll-urC9dyVEQNNrpW3ZbfIiWW2S_xO-O5BWn8IUp8JwOuOm7knxtrzo9i_b35DnUhsn0ZqHJbWB7irzPt2n5454/s320/Nemrut_DSC1986.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I found the East Terrace the
most spectacular where a row of thrones with decapitated seated royals is seen;
notice the heads at the foot of the mound…not to mention the tourists. The
thrones from left to right represents those of Antiochus I Theos, the King of
the Commagene, Goddess Commagene, Zeus, Apollo and Heracles…note that these
statues were given different names through history. At the end of the row of
thrones there were a lion and an eagle guarding the site.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e2p-GiS1kIYrqhPyjgKeJDAxxf3ime9L1azsVECFy7a89JuNHyII_yTS01eBzWqz1lJjshLYZK6C-9q6AOY0kh3rYBM7m6GqPp-iiEm6s-79y8c33Ls-OgPo8fa1dcYkTJnMY3F32L8/s1400/Nemrut_DSC2076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6e2p-GiS1kIYrqhPyjgKeJDAxxf3ime9L1azsVECFy7a89JuNHyII_yTS01eBzWqz1lJjshLYZK6C-9q6AOY0kh3rYBM7m6GqPp-iiEm6s-79y8c33Ls-OgPo8fa1dcYkTJnMY3F32L8/s320/Nemrut_DSC2076.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Next is a public domain photo
from a 1890’s German expedition showing that the head of Commagene still in
place. Notice the man standing next to the head of Heracles in the left lower
corner. Archeological restorations can
also be seen of the thrones as well as a
wooden sidewalk to make the area easily accessible to the public (compare to
above image).<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9YUR0PrUd0pBcOfpmaKhHWYh5bHp4MDVRmyh4jU6C8aoUHX4RaB-CJZ_Y4j4P-wf5qdSJdXFY_i9SajknzuR9rQHyAhY59tqs5nqPWAy1E_xaqbTXnKRgyURQn0F6_e4VyPhDcXTecc/s1451/nemrut_oldmodifiedweb_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9YUR0PrUd0pBcOfpmaKhHWYh5bHp4MDVRmyh4jU6C8aoUHX4RaB-CJZ_Y4j4P-wf5qdSJdXFY_i9SajknzuR9rQHyAhY59tqs5nqPWAy1E_xaqbTXnKRgyURQn0F6_e4VyPhDcXTecc/s320/nemrut_oldmodifiedweb_03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Below a photo of the row of
heads looking North. In the first image, the head next to the eagle is that of
King Heracles followed by those of Apollo, Zeus, goddess of Commagene and King Antiochus I
at the far end.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_gdxvPJsdT8qrXxTIKCLpUFv87yK8Uw8picwKa371kWDw7UC5cQ0FX4-toILi2oBM85AlKRqwkhwRlBayKPHLLxY3mn4p7Mw1G-QwnNPgwt1Dcg00NjpWa3ezzLDr4IajRm4PIp9f58/s1400/Nemrut_DSC2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_gdxvPJsdT8qrXxTIKCLpUFv87yK8Uw8picwKa371kWDw7UC5cQ0FX4-toILi2oBM85AlKRqwkhwRlBayKPHLLxY3mn4p7Mw1G-QwnNPgwt1Dcg00NjpWa3ezzLDr4IajRm4PIp9f58/s320/Nemrut_DSC2010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Next same as above but
looking in the opposite direction; notice that there is an eagle head at this
end too.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxv35Wis4e29hRQGEjP0WmMMbxsBIOZj1JC8WeqRrkfoTMfKEyBfCTB1NT8SizeA683IedrJg3gfOsIovmwmhMAor5H-RLIZUdxH1L5pIH3DElOkTHgzSlo-0ePw2UnqXlUGEg8urliG0/s1400/Nemrut2_DSC2041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxv35Wis4e29hRQGEjP0WmMMbxsBIOZj1JC8WeqRrkfoTMfKEyBfCTB1NT8SizeA683IedrJg3gfOsIovmwmhMAor5H-RLIZUdxH1L5pIH3DElOkTHgzSlo-0ePw2UnqXlUGEg8urliG0/s320/Nemrut2_DSC2041.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Returning to the West Terrace,
tourists congregated to watch the sunset
while a wedding party made a video and another visitor dreams of having been a Commagene
princess in her previous life. This a site that if I had a bucket list it would
have been #1. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBhKgtV_v52CS8B25hwJwDxfmC_cJd2G037qLnicibsCCfa8lLx57jr7j0vLDDGfEgZOyXPNjt86XayXJMAGuJqeGJ_RP5XU6T3SBaINCKLqDfRX0nBLbkzGQSYT1-vXg1Ef3mjPG718/s1400/Nemrut_DSC2144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBhKgtV_v52CS8B25hwJwDxfmC_cJd2G037qLnicibsCCfa8lLx57jr7j0vLDDGfEgZOyXPNjt86XayXJMAGuJqeGJ_RP5XU6T3SBaINCKLqDfRX0nBLbkzGQSYT1-vXg1Ef3mjPG718/s320/Nemrut_DSC2144.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PWU5FhOTkNK6Bl18ln3HXwTRbBumgB7jZrdTRxUDg8-p-P7AvZeNTgPELgvvewPQvXt91h7znKaoUJDIyZ11HM8gWxFN6Ak_ABju51SqElbubWAZ9M5RlMr5jzmG5embHWBSieCDTfA/s1400/Nemrut_DSC2176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1093" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PWU5FhOTkNK6Bl18ln3HXwTRbBumgB7jZrdTRxUDg8-p-P7AvZeNTgPELgvvewPQvXt91h7znKaoUJDIyZ11HM8gWxFN6Ak_ABju51SqElbubWAZ9M5RlMr5jzmG5embHWBSieCDTfA/s320/Nemrut_DSC2176.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesMpan9s2-FSA76S1IZD9FRFPApQTubqJxhRV2Hb-WMFKfzShJKePcbHN9lbmfuJn5aDnyF-LBppW0rOKIxmRkSSA3PisY-iv7G1sueyAkI-NiFuRIIVg_KerUmU-3QfX9VpvTp31fVQ/s1400/NemrutSunset_DSC2118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesMpan9s2-FSA76S1IZD9FRFPApQTubqJxhRV2Hb-WMFKfzShJKePcbHN9lbmfuJn5aDnyF-LBppW0rOKIxmRkSSA3PisY-iv7G1sueyAkI-NiFuRIIVg_KerUmU-3QfX9VpvTp31fVQ/s320/NemrutSunset_DSC2118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>PIERNE.</u> </b>This
Ionian city located near where the Meander River enters the Aegean Sea is
located on<span style="color: red;"> </span>of Mykale Mountain and requires a
stiff trail climb to reach it. It is near Miletus and founded by the Hittites
but not at its present location that was buried by sediments carried by the
Meander River. Greeks arrived around 1000 BC and it was rebuilt by Alexander
the Great as a planned city. Below are
the remnants of the stage and to the left several doors that of rooms where the
actors prepared for the shows. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lPH9eTjaAGZgJdER572DuStvpVHKRxKyy0CJLlFcixh82-yOUYOjohKYgozGhVG4fwmU4hRj2RBzdYgfflhLIOMIBhAd6VzIrHMeszNGlqf9IFHsQgzYeixL03C-ndcRNQ8Q5kXhBVw/s1400/Priene_DSC4284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lPH9eTjaAGZgJdER572DuStvpVHKRxKyy0CJLlFcixh82-yOUYOjohKYgozGhVG4fwmU4hRj2RBzdYgfflhLIOMIBhAd6VzIrHMeszNGlqf9IFHsQgzYeixL03C-ndcRNQ8Q5kXhBVw/s320/Priene_DSC4284.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The theater has preserved its Greek origins although it was
modified during Roman times and estimated that it could accommodate about 5000
people. Notice that some seats are decorated with Lion’s feet and reserved for
the eminent citizens of the time. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04jYwLBVEzCFHBZznxmkT3zSBzClbjaa2JO0pNy86QJaZDeJWZ9JW3vRYHxdxkVDa7qA1X1O2AL8larV9PrQVG9Lar8f6F0oniYtO2BmaPtgyYWNJZ2-Xg5d51BWumQxVaNSpxSvPq10/s1400/Priene_DSC4304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04jYwLBVEzCFHBZznxmkT3zSBzClbjaa2JO0pNy86QJaZDeJWZ9JW3vRYHxdxkVDa7qA1X1O2AL8larV9PrQVG9Lar8f6F0oniYtO2BmaPtgyYWNJZ2-Xg5d51BWumQxVaNSpxSvPq10/s320/Priene_DSC4304.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsu6tEdPveJrkbspYOPlxylKjcJIiglhT0ceH8Cui_hFYv_7k9tY7tYIIXWznuHg-TgEeFDaJ88DLqdEMWg0Rnj5SxUtZgRdVaGmtUowQ4gUPkPZsv91WnJrs7QIkO9_R-8E9Nx28L0w/s1400/Priene_DSC4310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsu6tEdPveJrkbspYOPlxylKjcJIiglhT0ceH8Cui_hFYv_7k9tY7tYIIXWznuHg-TgEeFDaJ88DLqdEMWg0Rnj5SxUtZgRdVaGmtUowQ4gUPkPZsv91WnJrs7QIkO9_R-8E9Nx28L0w/s320/Priene_DSC4310.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">It is a best preserved of the old Greek cities and the
second most studied one after Pompeii and built of marble from the quarries in
Mykale. Built in two terraces and supplied water by an aqueduct from the nearby
mountains and distributed thru the city by clay tiles that still can be seen.
Below is the Temple of Athena’s built around 335 BCE paid for by funds provided
by Alexander the Great and classified as in the Ionic style. The columns were
reassembled in the 1960’s but one of the sections was forgotten so they stand
shorter than originally constructed. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fxbpxu_2bAfqnViQSFnR0i8lanqeRC3hiQkgdHwn89ZQn9O5_oTaPT0XIQgPr98JtdV6ytc8o9DtLTnktqabaVhB3Pa77C6zSzCqhVqh7RrPvTqEYg_tzcFgsJ7iLMgzqwoHfInuFYo/s1400/Priene_DSC4350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fxbpxu_2bAfqnViQSFnR0i8lanqeRC3hiQkgdHwn89ZQn9O5_oTaPT0XIQgPr98JtdV6ytc8o9DtLTnktqabaVhB3Pa77C6zSzCqhVqh7RrPvTqEYg_tzcFgsJ7iLMgzqwoHfInuFYo/s320/Priene_DSC4350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">And the next image is that of the Bouleuterion equivalent to
a Senate Chamber or City Council Hall in current times and in the background is
the cliff side of the acropolis.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazwPQOtbmnS5l8XKb4fb7TejtL6CA5jxP-HOd9yK_AjK80vuKD9o_ZmsF89jC6g-1LQW1FcUPzA4aJoGMP6p8qwXfbyVFTFVY5FBlHebipxV-w2g6PNLZJfkMsVEkGpUTcLRAdD-bw_4/s1421/Priene_DSC4377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazwPQOtbmnS5l8XKb4fb7TejtL6CA5jxP-HOd9yK_AjK80vuKD9o_ZmsF89jC6g-1LQW1FcUPzA4aJoGMP6p8qwXfbyVFTFVY5FBlHebipxV-w2g6PNLZJfkMsVEkGpUTcLRAdD-bw_4/s320/Priene_DSC4377.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73SiVVL3OvxvpOZGDTqaCNkFaslNXc7CO8LtuGJYPe5FcQql5MO2eYaZBiZyKAagQTW8DrrmWr3ugJP9S98FbeEbWuVqz6BKoivSPg_8YaWRNECrGu_csjZ_qIEBj03k35oPiPb7lZ1Q/s1400/Priene_DSC4381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73SiVVL3OvxvpOZGDTqaCNkFaslNXc7CO8LtuGJYPe5FcQql5MO2eYaZBiZyKAagQTW8DrrmWr3ugJP9S98FbeEbWuVqz6BKoivSPg_8YaWRNECrGu_csjZ_qIEBj03k35oPiPb7lZ1Q/s320/Priene_DSC4381.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>SANLIURFA</u>. </b>The original name was Urfa but in 1984 changed to the
present name by adding “sanli” meaning glorious because of its role in the
Turkish War of Indenpence. It is one of the oldest cities (back to 9000 BC) in
the Crescent of Civilization at the crossroads between Mesopotamia and Anatolia.
Starting at the Hazreti Ibrahim Halillah, the cave where legend claims that
Prophet Ibraham Halilullah was born in secret from King Nimrod is below. The
king was warned of a new leader to be born so he ordered to kill all the newborns…this
story sounds familiar. . It is said that
the water is among the healthiest but I would not drink it.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVn6KJr0CNfo3yveqf3Z5dcbPmlDkd5LF_mfRk6K6zPIVXK4qnevQTOmIEmrl4XFVUI-4ycwFwn-DwCy2aNynOVFXLkP9UhYKy0AYGKhmevwMg2bkorJyY2grGq_0ESuYNIGRBiRg4Zc/s1400/SanliurfaCaveofAbraham_DSC1250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVn6KJr0CNfo3yveqf3Z5dcbPmlDkd5LF_mfRk6K6zPIVXK4qnevQTOmIEmrl4XFVUI-4ycwFwn-DwCy2aNynOVFXLkP9UhYKy0AYGKhmevwMg2bkorJyY2grGq_0ESuYNIGRBiRg4Zc/s320/SanliurfaCaveofAbraham_DSC1250.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Nearby are the Sacred Fish
Ponds (Balikligol) formed when King Nimrod burned Prophet Ibraham for preaching
about a monotheistic religion. God
intervened and a storm lifted Ibraham in the air and where he landed the fire
turned into water and the embers into fish. Believers feed these holy carps but
if they are killed, the perpetrator will go blind…didn’t see any blind people.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNBJ6EyjvKUQfy5TDnfHYC9eUYQNvYT4CyJHoAFSqxRkB4fGXdgE_nGbh6ZtQoKWEYgBjxpFjDB7SrZHoobBvmjuB0FXbA5O1P6C6jHz5cjigwUqqVNXD6FgL6inaSl7Vd1dFK3mYNI8/s1400/Sanilirufa-Mosque_DSC1157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNBJ6EyjvKUQfy5TDnfHYC9eUYQNvYT4CyJHoAFSqxRkB4fGXdgE_nGbh6ZtQoKWEYgBjxpFjDB7SrZHoobBvmjuB0FXbA5O1P6C6jHz5cjigwUqqVNXD6FgL6inaSl7Vd1dFK3mYNI8/s320/Sanilirufa-Mosque_DSC1157.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Above and below is the Rizvaniye Vakfi Mosque and Madrassa
an important place where pilgrims gather on their hajj to Mecca.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsxVDeqF8JThjmpILmnVCD_PnKNKeSRKsHeCKkyPBhFVNEqTKx4yMgaOM9DXrvN97vrk3ksETuX1bXndbMTRpbz5DdX6q3tTrM3YTx44oQyPk2a_xC6hTxu9p75cbuQrzJHMBkO2y5Jc/s1400/SaniliurfaMosque_DSC1221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsxVDeqF8JThjmpILmnVCD_PnKNKeSRKsHeCKkyPBhFVNEqTKx4yMgaOM9DXrvN97vrk3ksETuX1bXndbMTRpbz5DdX6q3tTrM3YTx44oQyPk2a_xC6hTxu9p75cbuQrzJHMBkO2y5Jc/s320/SaniliurfaMosque_DSC1221.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The area around this complex is full of people just having a
great time, some just watching tourists going back and giving killing stares.
But needless to say during all the time in Turkey never had an unfriendly
episode; on the contrary everyone was welcoming.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77KCEwN62vlYtMM0toGoeinWNMhO44KShAnb4NC8EZs9s-A8sSZibB5mhId16e_Ydu_qiIZGl5g-p9LPQ_OnOFFFSqBKFZP_Mr3_DwQeE2MrCQCGY8G6DjpgqoaI6EvG2dTrXApHn5wE/s1400/SaniliurfaMosque_DSC1207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1311" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77KCEwN62vlYtMM0toGoeinWNMhO44KShAnb4NC8EZs9s-A8sSZibB5mhId16e_Ydu_qiIZGl5g-p9LPQ_OnOFFFSqBKFZP_Mr3_DwQeE2MrCQCGY8G6DjpgqoaI6EvG2dTrXApHn5wE/s320/SaniliurfaMosque_DSC1207.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9da_3gT7YMEO2J3U9br4KH1JncfK0bcGI5j2bzEnGFZA7M2u76bOyXziAlh-19sIJtgP4EkAOa34PLE359oGqKwpyQJOLNIChzTJBOnNjuGnw1XwZCtuxQ37j4kPAcJ820iU3jyGa_ng/s1400/SaniliurfacuriosityBoredom_DSC1269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9da_3gT7YMEO2J3U9br4KH1JncfK0bcGI5j2bzEnGFZA7M2u76bOyXziAlh-19sIJtgP4EkAOa34PLE359oGqKwpyQJOLNIChzTJBOnNjuGnw1XwZCtuxQ37j4kPAcJ820iU3jyGa_ng/s320/SaniliurfacuriosityBoredom_DSC1269.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Around the ponds are small shops mostly selling textiles and
food. Below where the building with the Turkish flag is hanging, and to the
left, where people are congregated, assortments of colorful scarfs were waiting
to be purchased.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6XQCLKEzkK13eNrtNkocxRjTgON2w-Vhb_KL6VMh40ikDaAsDF6ETQd6Rqr2BZECRbovH6793haPM-OeIY6ne1a94Hf_wIpjXcLnMPfZhUuDVpC02LR25NdPK-p6-5YKeEcFfdSUoCM/s1400/SanliurfaHalilUrRahamBWMosqueBW_DSC1163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6XQCLKEzkK13eNrtNkocxRjTgON2w-Vhb_KL6VMh40ikDaAsDF6ETQd6Rqr2BZECRbovH6793haPM-OeIY6ne1a94Hf_wIpjXcLnMPfZhUuDVpC02LR25NdPK-p6-5YKeEcFfdSUoCM/s320/SanliurfaHalilUrRahamBWMosqueBW_DSC1163.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1MyPWlWplpBA3lsHI2eqTZjXmN0cLdBKUeCip_l1cVPnJxxQItA_0zWuC916FdWl9H3iw6va0Zc_VDJ5jSr7EX89iGItW4So8KY4lfL4P7BdMmxt2FY-8neIzawS8sPpECjTEQNBunA/s1400/Sanilurfa_DSC1201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1044" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1MyPWlWplpBA3lsHI2eqTZjXmN0cLdBKUeCip_l1cVPnJxxQItA_0zWuC916FdWl9H3iw6va0Zc_VDJ5jSr7EX89iGItW4So8KY4lfL4P7BdMmxt2FY-8neIzawS8sPpECjTEQNBunA/s320/Sanilurfa_DSC1201.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Mevlid-I Halil Mosque is the oldest of the Mosques in
Urfa (short for Sanliurfa); it originated as a pagan temple, a synagogue, then
transformed into St. Stephon Church during the Byzantine period (150 AD) and
finally into a mosque built in 1523. The
cave of Ibraham is next to it and Mevlid means “Holy birth.” <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2x2pOnPWkzH7Gwqg0ojKnlqGELeD62geOtuAz-38kHHHspSovDNORD9TtGkYH_PVZ4Gh6tZ7_v5nnOMneBaE_xh4JFkGCmh_EEJHCJ2WSaWlsq_Q83dG_8h8Rc3oj2mDA5jhuuquxCY/s1400/SanlirfaMosque_DSC1242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2x2pOnPWkzH7Gwqg0ojKnlqGELeD62geOtuAz-38kHHHspSovDNORD9TtGkYH_PVZ4Gh6tZ7_v5nnOMneBaE_xh4JFkGCmh_EEJHCJ2WSaWlsq_Q83dG_8h8Rc3oj2mDA5jhuuquxCY/s320/SanlirfaMosque_DSC1242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Below to the left is the Wudu (washing place) with two
minarets in the background and Urfa Castle is where the Turkish flag is flying.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5V0GsOUGMy7T5ElIwzKnztDPfMIQLC-OCjOUj37kBBd7niuKrZrvvDn68R-iZ7JINNhzDM4dfpceln55_q0nQaDsGlLctKP5KXncC3PVKVPYayHV3f1Oc7q6dn-V15D-qOoVhlvWTu6E/s1400/SanliurfaMosque_DSC1234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5V0GsOUGMy7T5ElIwzKnztDPfMIQLC-OCjOUj37kBBd7niuKrZrvvDn68R-iZ7JINNhzDM4dfpceln55_q0nQaDsGlLctKP5KXncC3PVKVPYayHV3f1Oc7q6dn-V15D-qOoVhlvWTu6E/s320/SanliurfaMosque_DSC1234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYXmoqg7TdnSf-Y43clyzj6QPyMw89F1WRp18oTyC4V-E2fqs2dgqkxR7EBio7dluqMwEj3R1PiE3tmgSDckomYwVNBNuBl1KoA7PGrnrxqHB8OJwPCu_sYN37hF6r4tSH9VjSAPWjYc/s1400/Sinalurfa_DSC1241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1174" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYXmoqg7TdnSf-Y43clyzj6QPyMw89F1WRp18oTyC4V-E2fqs2dgqkxR7EBio7dluqMwEj3R1PiE3tmgSDckomYwVNBNuBl1KoA7PGrnrxqHB8OJwPCu_sYN37hF6r4tSH9VjSAPWjYc/s320/Sinalurfa_DSC1241.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Walking down the streets towards the bazaar where lots of
people conducting their daily business crowd the street. One cart pusher is
selling cantaloupes while another is bagging what looks like colorful
mushrooms.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtoLM23w7nCuJScEZQvdXIcO-iNuUSvcgeDlYptNcaDO1dRmn2xLLxh5bG9HpLEXXK_m-0UD5Ut3Sg0qYZRJL4LsvHKc_trkvbVWDw5CXcrkFKsOuMuW3bFAa4kRDvC1oaX-8hMZIHRk/s1400/SanliurfaVendor_DSC1362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtoLM23w7nCuJScEZQvdXIcO-iNuUSvcgeDlYptNcaDO1dRmn2xLLxh5bG9HpLEXXK_m-0UD5Ut3Sg0qYZRJL4LsvHKc_trkvbVWDw5CXcrkFKsOuMuW3bFAa4kRDvC1oaX-8hMZIHRk/s320/SanliurfaVendor_DSC1362.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58uGGuPCK8tcRjyWHg5-NyQi7gIixwJmOMw1DSY9XXoTG2QKwgMj-Nz2UyImT7Kh50NHrq631BZW1Z3YF_Pt4IYINDfmaLCDbmP_ZfBie-AlLkgU22u8fQj_4oZUSqyOOn1d3Fqo8Sw0/s1400/Sinalurfa_DSC1323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1019" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58uGGuPCK8tcRjyWHg5-NyQi7gIixwJmOMw1DSY9XXoTG2QKwgMj-Nz2UyImT7Kh50NHrq631BZW1Z3YF_Pt4IYINDfmaLCDbmP_ZfBie-AlLkgU22u8fQj_4oZUSqyOOn1d3Fqo8Sw0/s320/Sinalurfa_DSC1323.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Firfirli Mosque also known as the "new frilled
mosque" because of its gothic style decoration was formerly the Armenian Church
of the Twelve Apostles. By the end of
the first World War Armenians were thrown out and the church turned into a
prison and later converted into a mosque in 1956.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRFcYN0x2I3kxlyhicIzAIN2L4ao08tzUdebNoPnaiR0QrqJSne5ufmuKwN2yhJeZzI6QAXYxoYerXdhL1uOuQNxPyGENvvzdXD885QG8WZeP9kzVfvDFBkpLj2Vjl0Nw1tBYQ1me-3U/s1400/Sanliurfa_DSC1367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRFcYN0x2I3kxlyhicIzAIN2L4ao08tzUdebNoPnaiR0QrqJSne5ufmuKwN2yhJeZzI6QAXYxoYerXdhL1uOuQNxPyGENvvzdXD885QG8WZeP9kzVfvDFBkpLj2Vjl0Nw1tBYQ1me-3U/s320/Sanliurfa_DSC1367.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQzem_m75wiOjQJsocP90H2_gJ4u7fKLeN6aZOtr4U5Z_YxCsFKt9SD7mGhW8yjHEHwHOb3KdWrO6L9mKn1-3VW3SfMgVdk_6wNQ9m9mda7kaXwD0Q-egvfJ5C-XyBOk-Nq7zKEuIsHw/s1400/SanlirfaFirfirhMosque_DSC1371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="904" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQzem_m75wiOjQJsocP90H2_gJ4u7fKLeN6aZOtr4U5Z_YxCsFKt9SD7mGhW8yjHEHwHOb3KdWrO6L9mKn1-3VW3SfMgVdk_6wNQ9m9mda7kaXwD0Q-egvfJ5C-XyBOk-Nq7zKEuIsHw/s320/SanlirfaFirfirhMosque_DSC1371.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2iCQ_O_hiBO-06wsyrkIVoMFSPaail5WCVNm79PGV-IF2Jpp7SUKr5520a1G-ESCdOpAp6YnlGEA5DDZ-tdH2Fx2mW38Kp-C-ymMN_MdvF-4cs0XfqJV7NvoIZPLEorguj1NMNPFYv0/s1400/SanliurfaDoor_DSC1297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2iCQ_O_hiBO-06wsyrkIVoMFSPaail5WCVNm79PGV-IF2Jpp7SUKr5520a1G-ESCdOpAp6YnlGEA5DDZ-tdH2Fx2mW38Kp-C-ymMN_MdvF-4cs0XfqJV7NvoIZPLEorguj1NMNPFYv0/s320/SanliurfaDoor_DSC1297.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Sanliurfa Museum was inaugurated in 1969 and is a
magnificent architectural building and the warden of unique archeological
treasures. Its geographic location in a rich historical area gives it
advantages as a leader of archeological excavations providing with an extensive
collection of artifacts from antiquities. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcJ0WWYYbSrAooh1iEtEjgHu_LwFShamgncVYeeHxv5_zI1F8Kf0uNw4XkPWNogfMggBLb6qpHe-tsl9SK6v6EzZ95O4ercYdFEkMY2izKQ8FZJ7S3WUMEzLL3PoNKsDQAENHyoQa-qg/s1400/SinulurfiaMuseum_DSC1762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcJ0WWYYbSrAooh1iEtEjgHu_LwFShamgncVYeeHxv5_zI1F8Kf0uNw4XkPWNogfMggBLb6qpHe-tsl9SK6v6EzZ95O4ercYdFEkMY2izKQ8FZJ7S3WUMEzLL3PoNKsDQAENHyoQa-qg/s320/SinulurfiaMuseum_DSC1762.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Haleplibahce Mosaic Museum also here stores the largest
collections of mosaics in the world; these can be seen from above from the
elevated passageways seen in the image below. Mosaics were made from mostly
square cut stones from the Euphrates River. Some of the mosaics depict the earliest
representation of the Amazon warrior women (first below) followed a wounded
lion and then carpet with a copy of a mosaic that can be seen hanging from the
wall in the photo above.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNvtltOJSP07daVNmlnvY8CycFu-32rXIJKTHh_VSv_fXryTIoDd-ewgsROpOGsW9zyKw93g_1fvope_mpachMgbyT3WzCq1hTGfIfGYk6RcsIh2cBtqyHqiWLpARsJbnymQOMvkfEXQ/s1400/Sanliurfa_DSC1759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNvtltOJSP07daVNmlnvY8CycFu-32rXIJKTHh_VSv_fXryTIoDd-ewgsROpOGsW9zyKw93g_1fvope_mpachMgbyT3WzCq1hTGfIfGYk6RcsIh2cBtqyHqiWLpARsJbnymQOMvkfEXQ/s320/Sanliurfa_DSC1759.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRUKNcQ08LBVS7D75TwCb_4a9fofO5zKivucsAA4itpOWYtEy50DRl4re_xppHidrV2ihRitpVxdC3vo2eKSXbeSrmb52apo0Jpsd_c6_owJt8qg_vzNlz-IhXEexOq1L9kN01kKM6GI/s1400/SinalurfaMuseum_DSC1757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRUKNcQ08LBVS7D75TwCb_4a9fofO5zKivucsAA4itpOWYtEy50DRl4re_xppHidrV2ihRitpVxdC3vo2eKSXbeSrmb52apo0Jpsd_c6_owJt8qg_vzNlz-IhXEexOq1L9kN01kKM6GI/s320/SinalurfaMuseum_DSC1757.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazWxMUhr81QUX3bhU1CyVLr5vi8k3gLi5azQ5yOAB07SNgiPJrihKcb1PlD4e152lRCFY41Pj3QghCWYts2NDOLxUOx2RTRdB3tq8TQQVOGjpNRexUzGXv8mHS9tgddbWA4C0hl_J1Kw/s1400/Sanliurfa_DSC1760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazWxMUhr81QUX3bhU1CyVLr5vi8k3gLi5azQ5yOAB07SNgiPJrihKcb1PlD4e152lRCFY41Pj3QghCWYts2NDOLxUOx2RTRdB3tq8TQQVOGjpNRexUzGXv8mHS9tgddbWA4C0hl_J1Kw/s320/Sanliurfa_DSC1760.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Urfa Man is the oldest man-size statue that has been
found and is 6 feet tall and the eye sockets are filled with square pieces of
quartz. Found in Balikligol near Urfa and dated back to 9000 BC and contemporary
with Gobeklitepe. Another stone statue that attracted my attention since it
resembles the totem poles of the Northwest Coast USA Indians.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPUvfhyphenhyphen4BTUAL4ZpVsqv2cDSxXHhIKb79QBSwO-wSpJhF5LmYsMnOCG6Y7sTb2BAXpwnBxqCGyVJIkWF_hd38YCj1Bx9tmQZmEVBmGYgaHRY-3GtBJw0oz7Yj8Ftsh6eUgXL2vKxJlaQ/s1400/SanilurfaMuseum_DSC1691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="797" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPUvfhyphenhyphen4BTUAL4ZpVsqv2cDSxXHhIKb79QBSwO-wSpJhF5LmYsMnOCG6Y7sTb2BAXpwnBxqCGyVJIkWF_hd38YCj1Bx9tmQZmEVBmGYgaHRY-3GtBJw0oz7Yj8Ftsh6eUgXL2vKxJlaQ/s320/SanilurfaMuseum_DSC1691.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX8W6EKfb6fUO0E1cRCycn5tPCEAr-NMXUHoTBWemBhVZMmJDg_z_AOwdVqSqAYrHFSuC32jyL_LumFbMZTY0P5PzfjUZWFihF2wBvbZ5XdK5e9x8m6_E8YmR12kUu50ifNqOBY9atxM/s1400/Sanilurfia2_DSC1704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX8W6EKfb6fUO0E1cRCycn5tPCEAr-NMXUHoTBWemBhVZMmJDg_z_AOwdVqSqAYrHFSuC32jyL_LumFbMZTY0P5PzfjUZWFihF2wBvbZ5XdK5e9x8m6_E8YmR12kUu50ifNqOBY9atxM/s320/Sanilurfia2_DSC1704.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The museum holds reproductions of the monoliths from
Gobeklitepe and original artifacts.
Carvings in the stones are easier to see here than at the original site.
Below is one of a pair of cranes near water (represented by the zigzag lines).
One appears holding a stick standing in top of the other suggesting that they mated
and are building a nest.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNN0b7R1jBP7FBh6USdkqTEwlQR8TR7Z0DvUATfcTuo1zaTlwU9JvFjO_nvjvwix_ZRdH-AsNgAeacvIv0yBOgovjACoO-YTxxtifbk7RHsh_X6IESOMzoc6WnfwPqSpL7LVoTlKfrp5k/s1400/SalinuraMuseumCranes_DSC1710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNN0b7R1jBP7FBh6USdkqTEwlQR8TR7Z0DvUATfcTuo1zaTlwU9JvFjO_nvjvwix_ZRdH-AsNgAeacvIv0yBOgovjACoO-YTxxtifbk7RHsh_X6IESOMzoc6WnfwPqSpL7LVoTlKfrp5k/s320/SalinuraMuseumCranes_DSC1710.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Han-EL Barur Caravanserai is near Sanliurfa and dates back
to the Asyyubids Christians (circa 1219 BCE); the word barur means goat manure
in Arabic. The story goes that the owner
supplied the caravanserais with accommodations and dried grapes and used to say
“after me people would fill this place with goat manure.” <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqVuvQs2GySbfzGkKuzzaDRnFQPcQ98NU-WyYJC_qJecmAimOyG9B_nXnGj9_fl_m4Fb1o8S5hGKf99BKdDzZ1Djf5dK1caIV1PMRBOqc3tCS7TIl0pkNahu-XmBrJ3roxfMdW1de2iM/s1400/Sanilurfa-Han-el_DSC1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqVuvQs2GySbfzGkKuzzaDRnFQPcQ98NU-WyYJC_qJecmAimOyG9B_nXnGj9_fl_m4Fb1o8S5hGKf99BKdDzZ1Djf5dK1caIV1PMRBOqc3tCS7TIl0pkNahu-XmBrJ3roxfMdW1de2iM/s320/Sanilurfa-Han-el_DSC1600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBi3FRZiq8RGoP4rZynk7U13Z4hR6JE5c4L_c6r5jlc4VvVf4g_bP2WOLhEB1XOMM85_9z21teXTtuKvdG5Yw4cpaMy1xPxpn5fskwxg1Mnx4yf6axhG0zGbXCkZaxNYlyKcQssYkHYQ/s1400/Sanilurfa-Han-el_DSC1613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1349" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBi3FRZiq8RGoP4rZynk7U13Z4hR6JE5c4L_c6r5jlc4VvVf4g_bP2WOLhEB1XOMM85_9z21teXTtuKvdG5Yw4cpaMy1xPxpn5fskwxg1Mnx4yf6axhG0zGbXCkZaxNYlyKcQssYkHYQ/s320/Sanilurfa-Han-el_DSC1613.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQPvO8x-vt67FgI8VZqMe81G58jSHjfLvPfUwsZ2nePpZudWJUynEgoGxZMKqCnW-MYeFGEbtEbdkCahBJZGW8bg6X8jU_pozd_5A9c1R87KLk9qTw9QDw9AppLh7JMg2M-TiOWH4HzA/s1400/Sinalurfia-Han-EL_DSC1628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQPvO8x-vt67FgI8VZqMe81G58jSHjfLvPfUwsZ2nePpZudWJUynEgoGxZMKqCnW-MYeFGEbtEbdkCahBJZGW8bg6X8jU_pozd_5A9c1R87KLk9qTw9QDw9AppLh7JMg2M-TiOWH4HzA/s320/Sinalurfia-Han-EL_DSC1628.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtV03BMKAb3fobrFTCZ9IXSo2QclwkTWwNqkdYeDFE13kK3MHtrJClmbaszCxuTOkVjDsZXZ90Na2Fo_pr0MT5cU9OiiQMLEzWlP1EnT5yVD3ptot8nvElJ7pbQ_gNufGkNF4R3n9AOU/s1400/Sanilurfia_DSC1633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="979" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtV03BMKAb3fobrFTCZ9IXSo2QclwkTWwNqkdYeDFE13kK3MHtrJClmbaszCxuTOkVjDsZXZ90Na2Fo_pr0MT5cU9OiiQMLEzWlP1EnT5yVD3ptot8nvElJ7pbQ_gNufGkNF4R3n9AOU/s320/Sanilurfia_DSC1633.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The underground dwellings were large and allowed for inhabitants to
stand erect. Some are still in use but mostly as animal enclosures or storage.
Shelving was built into the walls and inscriptions were carved on the
walls. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOnWh9zwzXIX1X0WOn5YMMR4X7vEMaiSj2ppxaaO9LrUjsC94BpRoLlnYwYrHIXpPmzna0BdXWftRNFl3jsXg4UVy6E04_afO5CIwX63sVcVfloRTM_w2JQuk9CGFNJlKkHBSHbb63KU/s1400/Sinalurfia-Han-El_DSC1630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOnWh9zwzXIX1X0WOn5YMMR4X7vEMaiSj2ppxaaO9LrUjsC94BpRoLlnYwYrHIXpPmzna0BdXWftRNFl3jsXg4UVy6E04_afO5CIwX63sVcVfloRTM_w2JQuk9CGFNJlKkHBSHbb63KU/s320/Sinalurfia-Han-El_DSC1630.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I traced one of the walls graffiti depicting goats but the
others may be just plain writing or celestial monsters. Most walls have similar
decorations.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EqFj3B-tn5wWxGzxAu7P4IQIyVTm2MO2_CsUPGoWhOq2iF9nsahUGEpZWU_CccwIJ8RcysYfyyPXnjJ-olfn88NQR4gYkWdD6sOnE8FayzBoH74WvJwD110E4YV475ZXXRS3tuPI2UU/s1400/Sinalurfa-Han-el_DSC1645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EqFj3B-tn5wWxGzxAu7P4IQIyVTm2MO2_CsUPGoWhOq2iF9nsahUGEpZWU_CccwIJ8RcysYfyyPXnjJ-olfn88NQR4gYkWdD6sOnE8FayzBoH74WvJwD110E4YV475ZXXRS3tuPI2UU/s320/Sinalurfa-Han-el_DSC1645.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49El9P-PWtMVV15artpMjZ2tjTaZ7gqXCxvY61_9tVFG72AcUh3nRyzxM7U1ja-cOyJ2u9jVXMvJLzSbYlKIyEUx8rGJHsbEgmIMlamz8NCEN46Dr-nNWJdwFj7LeCJBBu5Xb99u60gM/s1400/Sinalurfa-Han-El_DSC1646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49El9P-PWtMVV15artpMjZ2tjTaZ7gqXCxvY61_9tVFG72AcUh3nRyzxM7U1ja-cOyJ2u9jVXMvJLzSbYlKIyEUx8rGJHsbEgmIMlamz8NCEN46Dr-nNWJdwFj7LeCJBBu5Xb99u60gM/s320/Sinalurfa-Han-El_DSC1646.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>SIRINCE</u>. </b>An old orthodox village in the top of a
mountain preserves the typical Greek house of the pre-Turkish War of
Independence of the 1920’s. It is really
the epitome of a tourist town with not much to offer in the way of ancient
archeology. A small place of about 600 locals that I bet get overwhelmed by the
daily influx of tourists exponentially.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMscDYke1ZOxTTN6KGcSecN2keJZupK1VZWa0Y6BK2fhs7Al5uQXI413ytKuP065MaFvORIBBEG3pwMzaf-hRnIWgRZCX_12n9GLsUGdrzooMHcdnhva_S-vXrii93d1e4IV1wgHhxUDg/s1400/Sirince_DSC2591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMscDYke1ZOxTTN6KGcSecN2keJZupK1VZWa0Y6BK2fhs7Al5uQXI413ytKuP065MaFvORIBBEG3pwMzaf-hRnIWgRZCX_12n9GLsUGdrzooMHcdnhva_S-vXrii93d1e4IV1wgHhxUDg/s320/Sirince_DSC2591.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVozrtgP7NBf99n_ILrdRXE70IIsziH06rUbkafq3IynuG2ES-ttzpCsywMOMX1YLMQx6xnTTkdCWyU9lQTtpt4SUvX_r4CiZSe76FH_8ZisXwJEjG47r7dI7jb9KSdS8JwwiEBsBThK8/s1400/Sirence_DSC2594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVozrtgP7NBf99n_ILrdRXE70IIsziH06rUbkafq3IynuG2ES-ttzpCsywMOMX1YLMQx6xnTTkdCWyU9lQTtpt4SUvX_r4CiZSe76FH_8ZisXwJEjG47r7dI7jb9KSdS8JwwiEBsBThK8/s320/Sirence_DSC2594.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">What it has to offer is a refuge of the daily drives and
timetables and sit down and relax, eat from a variety of fresh fruits and have
ice cream melting before you can eat it…it gets hot in the summer. It is also
famous for its wines. Besides tourism it also produces honey, olive oil and
wines…did not see any cheese.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_-gYieos30aNMgRCfoLHY6Zju5HNfxtqG1oDFWYuI1UrrnDEY9UGTAf6urG5HPiuR_hnGbKYdtK8somCF-oiqtJ5cIOR7iF3ECZK6M3IxrvhlLVzNowEoPOx-0NuXJcT0nojWgQOwmU/s1400/Sirince_DSC2626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_-gYieos30aNMgRCfoLHY6Zju5HNfxtqG1oDFWYuI1UrrnDEY9UGTAf6urG5HPiuR_hnGbKYdtK8somCF-oiqtJ5cIOR7iF3ECZK6M3IxrvhlLVzNowEoPOx-0NuXJcT0nojWgQOwmU/s320/Sirince_DSC2626.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0x6x9j9Rzk6GD4O0IxGYvCR8xsifDQgTZdLb5M9qrK3wXs04WZ-5hnuYz65IHEQ3XGznXYx7Ez86lyr5EBrccmT9ISHNxL4q-eQ3mfaz0Ung3ug1bb7wlT8HwBJDi8u0rbifqRqtB5vQ/s1400/Sirince_DSC2609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0x6x9j9Rzk6GD4O0IxGYvCR8xsifDQgTZdLb5M9qrK3wXs04WZ-5hnuYz65IHEQ3XGznXYx7Ez86lyr5EBrccmT9ISHNxL4q-eQ3mfaz0Ung3ug1bb7wlT8HwBJDi8u0rbifqRqtB5vQ/s320/Sirince_DSC2609.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The main streets are bordered by a continuous row of stalls
peddling souvenirs but mainly food and candies.
I bought just out of guilt, these sellers reminding me of spiders that patiently
for a fly in the web. In this case the flies are two-legged.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpP1CEKo_RUAGT0F4QgR43lmJfqhYCUv4L8xMlEK9zL_6tG1JRnxnKUFdpB_3i7bOJaOVb9m3j5OjH7c1schiTKjZjcYKnt9Ra8pwngY05MMEpQxQVqc1maEuwxINhLyiRtVHF7u6f_8/s1400/Sirince_DSC2616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpP1CEKo_RUAGT0F4QgR43lmJfqhYCUv4L8xMlEK9zL_6tG1JRnxnKUFdpB_3i7bOJaOVb9m3j5OjH7c1schiTKjZjcYKnt9Ra8pwngY05MMEpQxQVqc1maEuwxINhLyiRtVHF7u6f_8/s320/Sirince_DSC2616.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The village was originally settled by liberated Greek slaves
and suffered during the period of population exchanges between Greece and
Turkey. As a result it reached a state
of<b> </b>abandonment that was reversed in
the early 1990’s when homes began to be renovated into B&B’s, small hotels
and restaurants. These were expecting an economic surge in 2012 when the Mayan
Apocalypse was to take place, since the village was considered a “Doomsday Safe
Heaven because it has “positive energy” and about 60,000 cultists were
expected. But only a few showed up<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwOGt3LZCwWpXJTMsvR-ALo9S58tWnv7hemUOICDkGeMaBtICxmq_g7iKPx0P8Kj9DuVTGRH1QB0CSCkYzFKz2xXC5Sge5xsknZMTJ7AB6bkHqkcTjUGMfmeNX8UGS9Oijq9ElOMW4rE/s1400/Sirince_DSC2642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1383" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwOGt3LZCwWpXJTMsvR-ALo9S58tWnv7hemUOICDkGeMaBtICxmq_g7iKPx0P8Kj9DuVTGRH1QB0CSCkYzFKz2xXC5Sge5xsknZMTJ7AB6bkHqkcTjUGMfmeNX8UGS9Oijq9ElOMW4rE/s320/Sirince_DSC2642.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u>SOGMATAR</u>. Two carved figures are located in the
Sacred Hill, the bust of a woman (Moon Goddess) at the left and a full bodied
man in the center. In top of the man’s head is scallop shell symbolizing the
sun god Shamesh. There is an underground temple with reliefs of human figures
and stars. It is estimated at one time
the hill served as an astronomical site and of planetary worship. Sogmatar is
derived from the word matar meaning rain.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhutWCD_4i_ocxNiC4fc36Y6-BhW8molB-Md9UKLKmfqcY41wUNtWWaReYmZSE2nfV8X1guv4CD1quJL_k-Rh7OsInkNmlV-vukSYpNZ6cT-TM2oZD11BFI3qCWmTswvpd51euawEOOg/s1400/Sogmatar_DSC1658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhutWCD_4i_ocxNiC4fc36Y6-BhW8molB-Md9UKLKmfqcY41wUNtWWaReYmZSE2nfV8X1guv4CD1quJL_k-Rh7OsInkNmlV-vukSYpNZ6cT-TM2oZD11BFI3qCWmTswvpd51euawEOOg/s320/Sogmatar_DSC1658.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWXaqPMGhwN643LlQ1WVZKcPJSU1SiuBjQ0cVm7MRGF-qqMY8M9R5bl-Cr3TY2Uuw8g0JQ6RtjwgR6ZnxY66apDwSeSyG2WGJJ0HZImZzGt4fr7lfSwERnKEAaAT6IHrQlLa8L-x4rSc/s1400/Sogmatar2_DSC1660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWXaqPMGhwN643LlQ1WVZKcPJSU1SiuBjQ0cVm7MRGF-qqMY8M9R5bl-Cr3TY2Uuw8g0JQ6RtjwgR6ZnxY66apDwSeSyG2WGJJ0HZImZzGt4fr7lfSwERnKEAaAT6IHrQlLa8L-x4rSc/s320/Sogmatar2_DSC1660.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A Syriac writing on top of the hill dates the statues to 476
in the Seleucid calendar (164-165 AD) there are several translations and one is
below is one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>“I am Tridates, the
son of Arab Governor Adona. I built this altar and pillar for Marelahe on
February in 476, for the lives of my master King and his sons, for my father
Adonna's life, for my own life and for the lives of my siblings and my
children.”<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p>
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allowed us in to use the loo. Very nice and clean - a recent construction since
I read in another blog from the early 2010’s as to the poverty of the area and
the dilapidated state of the school. The
area is still poor but the children look happy - entertaining themselves with watching
the tourists but well behaved…did not ask for baksheesh.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZ0AGWWa7MeOVgfy3Aev74eigTwGGiE9iFgQv_vpM6HAD8HlMD1KKEzOGqAYoHIoFF2q3ocVKOiASO3bpJ5SKWLdZDSX56KgXIIdUv5EnXdseWXazYb3p_4HTNUaabovO6Zp55BtbR4E/s1400/Sogmatar_DSC1653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZ0AGWWa7MeOVgfy3Aev74eigTwGGiE9iFgQv_vpM6HAD8HlMD1KKEzOGqAYoHIoFF2q3ocVKOiASO3bpJ5SKWLdZDSX56KgXIIdUv5EnXdseWXazYb3p_4HTNUaabovO6Zp55BtbR4E/s320/Sogmatar_DSC1653.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76bq18x82YmJAfWt5o2zv6nfYU6MLaYd_zgJga07iv-2LLMIzCX0sZ7exXLgKNHpNh5b47Xd4x9ds6HJyROcpCDZqXrD4Zx1gkHXAEQX1_1tDCtSIQfm6G0BKsmsfcGSff3UQSgjvVgc/s1400/Sogmatar_DSC1681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76bq18x82YmJAfWt5o2zv6nfYU6MLaYd_zgJga07iv-2LLMIzCX0sZ7exXLgKNHpNh5b47Xd4x9ds6HJyROcpCDZqXrD4Zx1gkHXAEQX1_1tDCtSIQfm6G0BKsmsfcGSff3UQSgjvVgc/s320/Sogmatar_DSC1681.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUGevnUCLLeZlEGQj0gQCSkFa4hGxLZ0URl7MPwsHasfiXVq5TPyv-Hv49BhDXBEzb842D4p9d2PB7c9EvY7BvkP_1jL6IX0l_WAJB4JxEG_A1IfsS2Jpkq42xJF28WLPQrxw_oiPpJg/s1400/Sogmatar_DSC1682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUGevnUCLLeZlEGQj0gQCSkFa4hGxLZ0URl7MPwsHasfiXVq5TPyv-Hv49BhDXBEzb842D4p9d2PB7c9EvY7BvkP_1jL6IX0l_WAJB4JxEG_A1IfsS2Jpkq42xJF28WLPQrxw_oiPpJg/s320/Sogmatar_DSC1682.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>STRATONIKEA</u>. </b>This
site went thru variations in the spelling of its name and once named
Hadrianopolis…yes, in honor of Roman Emperor Hadrian…the one that built the
wall in England to keep the savages out<b>.
</b>It is dated back to prior to 260 BC during Seleucid times and named after
the wife of King Antiochus II Theos. It reminded me of Aphrodisias where I visited
more than 20 years ago when still people lived among the ruins. It is still the case here but appears that encroachers
are abandoning the archeological site or pushed out. Below are examples of what
I am talking about. Second image below
shows how an ancient marble entrance was recycled into a gate. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAoSNfyxMGuQU1GPnW01gUc9BqlDoNkcH4KfxkHvAKjNqJRd1w19EPOTyfB9Z9YU-7T9sZkyRnBehNMJWpJHzYCLXNeWNmounAdyLHA2WcNz_Dx09M_3uPo9n89Kg5hLrEj5mpKGYl0Y/s1400/Stratokinea_DSC4222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAoSNfyxMGuQU1GPnW01gUc9BqlDoNkcH4KfxkHvAKjNqJRd1w19EPOTyfB9Z9YU-7T9sZkyRnBehNMJWpJHzYCLXNeWNmounAdyLHA2WcNz_Dx09M_3uPo9n89Kg5hLrEj5mpKGYl0Y/s320/Stratokinea_DSC4222.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlY6DHUKf6RRbBDRsO6CkD6rLJpGsmd9NBTaA0pgrY-lYyPtvINn9AjhPLtHL-OC5gQYHhVfaz38C8m_qxYHWf7QimWMjzsba-qGP1oh43MZW6975ADxqQr1C2bzF-NirP-ifMiaoSsc/s1400/Stratokinea_DSC4170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlY6DHUKf6RRbBDRsO6CkD6rLJpGsmd9NBTaA0pgrY-lYyPtvINn9AjhPLtHL-OC5gQYHhVfaz38C8m_qxYHWf7QimWMjzsba-qGP1oh43MZW6975ADxqQr1C2bzF-NirP-ifMiaoSsc/s320/Stratokinea_DSC4170.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Next two photos further document the present of modern
structures among the ruins and the third one show marble stones stored probably
for further site reconstructions…what a jigsaw puzzle to put together. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vn4iB8iLLUZH2CBh8AjeyYhavlh_2ereDdkrb9-9WkaPAEzdBCLv2pNUoZz20cLWrskq-W86rCxvCYcozgKAmNWLP5aHPmb5CQ68Dw34JZXU0vDKcyYZ4vkxDSKPvyQwvPJUV9N4zXw/s1400/Stratokinea_DSC4163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vn4iB8iLLUZH2CBh8AjeyYhavlh_2ereDdkrb9-9WkaPAEzdBCLv2pNUoZz20cLWrskq-W86rCxvCYcozgKAmNWLP5aHPmb5CQ68Dw34JZXU0vDKcyYZ4vkxDSKPvyQwvPJUV9N4zXw/s320/Stratokinea_DSC4163.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaW7AgNdAR4WZmFmK8uKBKVQzG5vnRmFlOM3Rk_ZkBC5Gwb-IiTUxYwaVSOR3uWdKI5hbG_bX5G-Xko0iAbaoytMsITU0_ijnYLsPMc9w-r5gbaxls3E7QcoQ68ZbnfbRypI9GdcHTPYk/s1400/Stratokinea_DSC4152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaW7AgNdAR4WZmFmK8uKBKVQzG5vnRmFlOM3Rk_ZkBC5Gwb-IiTUxYwaVSOR3uWdKI5hbG_bX5G-Xko0iAbaoytMsITU0_ijnYLsPMc9w-r5gbaxls3E7QcoQ68ZbnfbRypI9GdcHTPYk/s320/Stratokinea_DSC4152.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RSr3hdBpupLg1io-Gm4xwvb2PO5HAqEAJHZYrjx0kjeYLZViSeHiAmg0EBRxc3A9K9bz0lzN0Httc-0X1gYm3r0z4KXpoPhsq-3d0PQBewoU6m9mTJ0BAmsXVNwRpPvXQsNjPE6VuCA/s1400/Stratonikea_DSC4155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RSr3hdBpupLg1io-Gm4xwvb2PO5HAqEAJHZYrjx0kjeYLZViSeHiAmg0EBRxc3A9K9bz0lzN0Httc-0X1gYm3r0z4KXpoPhsq-3d0PQBewoU6m9mTJ0BAmsXVNwRpPvXQsNjPE6VuCA/s320/Stratonikea_DSC4155.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Roman period brought prosperity to the town as shown by
the theater that could accommodate around 10,000 spectators. The rows of seats
as can be seen below collapsed during an earthquake but otherwise is good state
of preservation.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1hh0zyVEaJlBPS3USVoeV1cwPwkAzSvu9Wjzog-Xb39EJnLIxt4ddwFxTOsjyLUIlIj67LUqq5bMViTOG3zVxbiflBpSEBDZbkAabZdokz6CX73abchM-Py7bIVv9zTQ6eylF7_RDM4/s1400/Stratonikea_DSC4186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1hh0zyVEaJlBPS3USVoeV1cwPwkAzSvu9Wjzog-Xb39EJnLIxt4ddwFxTOsjyLUIlIj67LUqq5bMViTOG3zVxbiflBpSEBDZbkAabZdokz6CX73abchM-Py7bIVv9zTQ6eylF7_RDM4/s320/Stratonikea_DSC4186.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5_RJk_jt7K7x73LRDBubr4L1N84FUA7lVuBvnMSY_8naJWBj1BuGE7tOdwrs4hyphenhyphenwr36fUGk1jnbhgOzn6uYtNcc0E0kEBCY33jStAiMFK01Fym_H-MA5SsU_RwXbOG1FcTtQuRHZPMM/s1400/Stratokinea_DSC4190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5_RJk_jt7K7x73LRDBubr4L1N84FUA7lVuBvnMSY_8naJWBj1BuGE7tOdwrs4hyphenhyphenwr36fUGk1jnbhgOzn6uYtNcc0E0kEBCY33jStAiMFK01Fym_H-MA5SsU_RwXbOG1FcTtQuRHZPMM/s320/Stratokinea_DSC4190.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ew-IfAGAoqqfPMxPXTD69O0dMt-m9V-s1hP3Uz-YtLLYOTWw7tL_5D0PbDx3_Wag2MIw_6aGeLfPe_3ZOL6ONpH9ZAuE1hfUWa2W8l9x55jE-DxbqkCehJFKqCZP25efTRaAVl9EL7U/s1400/Stratokinea_DSC4196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ew-IfAGAoqqfPMxPXTD69O0dMt-m9V-s1hP3Uz-YtLLYOTWw7tL_5D0PbDx3_Wag2MIw_6aGeLfPe_3ZOL6ONpH9ZAuE1hfUWa2W8l9x55jE-DxbqkCehJFKqCZP25efTRaAVl9EL7U/s320/Stratokinea_DSC4196.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Below are images of the Gymnasium dating back to 200 BC,
notice the circular wall in the rear and the roofs of contemporary homes; these
are currently occupied. It is the largest
one from the Ancient Period perhaps due that at one time was a center of
gladiators training and retirement if they lived that long.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RdRnIQK03WMXWt8rQ8gizUistkkvgkz1wzYKVfNuNnsFnwhbOUWT78gwF44JSq1eFfb5Z-7hIDhmI5_lOMCsKPwQg7KciYpCL-0key8247HNEnDD-k_Qsl8G0lDw03Ji3Wro6Fu_ayU/s1400/Stratokinea_DSC4215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RdRnIQK03WMXWt8rQ8gizUistkkvgkz1wzYKVfNuNnsFnwhbOUWT78gwF44JSq1eFfb5Z-7hIDhmI5_lOMCsKPwQg7KciYpCL-0key8247HNEnDD-k_Qsl8G0lDw03Ji3Wro6Fu_ayU/s320/Stratokinea_DSC4215.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilz9ib0ygvoqN3DvX1bVFu50d1xumThQQqqb0-FklvJULrNW-WWUF-OhgBqrk5bFGTmRijkuw5T_lzL2ofcG27R3ugfn9Ha0SvuYqm_fWUSEiN38nEFI4TVgzyhYbiYGyjq14dQ2Uh0E0/s1400/Stratokinea_DSC4214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilz9ib0ygvoqN3DvX1bVFu50d1xumThQQqqb0-FklvJULrNW-WWUF-OhgBqrk5bFGTmRijkuw5T_lzL2ofcG27R3ugfn9Ha0SvuYqm_fWUSEiN38nEFI4TVgzyhYbiYGyjq14dQ2Uh0E0/s320/Stratokinea_DSC4214.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Below is one of the walls of the Agora or interpreted by
others as the Bouleuterion that are still standing massive marble blocks. Here ends the longest blog that I have uploaded. Lessons learned from this trip is that one must research the places to be visited before one arrives there. My failure to to so caused me to miss photos of major items of interest in many of the sites visited.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Finally, you may find that images may show the best quality and the reason is that I had seen some been uplifted from the blogs and been sold by others. Also some of the photos are in Black & White to introduce more contrast and detail.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_FIzZvyZgSaYNQmRl9Nq72jFP5zGDC51mjINhvG3w7rEA368t59DzhjrfnmxlchUbcVAO7dOQEdgA69GzSroTwgdiUUdN3_dUf3ZgsRTTkR8uSSv0iIGcP7E973NYnH1OXBU9G8rLFk/s1400/Stratokinea2_DSC4158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_FIzZvyZgSaYNQmRl9Nq72jFP5zGDC51mjINhvG3w7rEA368t59DzhjrfnmxlchUbcVAO7dOQEdgA69GzSroTwgdiUUdN3_dUf3ZgsRTTkR8uSSv0iIGcP7E973NYnH1OXBU9G8rLFk/s320/Stratokinea2_DSC4158.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-4677692354676051142020-09-22T00:23:00.000-04:002020-09-22T20:15:33.545-04:00TURKEY 2019 PART 2<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>GOBEKLITEPE</u>. </b>It is located in the Fertile Crescent -
also referred to as the Cradle of Civilization. Such a place aroused my
curiosity and regret not to have visited earlier; the word Gobekli means
“Potbelly Hill.” Now it is covered under
a giant umbrella and you are not able to walk and touch the ancient monuments;
now this is common among most ancient archeological sites. I remember back in the 1970’s, before global
tourism increased, walking among the ruins in Mesoamerica such as Tikal,
Palenque, Machu Picchu and others without restraints and the absence of guards. The good old days.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAEHMtJ6Gj9ZcUrYrtGsvl3TzRUHIm1w1t3T9Nhkh9qbDC8ya1sDWFSjQCCL7RS1pNXlM5JY8nZWJL5EkMJwExCU-4jbgJUhKOvDKW2FLbknGEzOK0LNj_JrVA8NUBxWt2w-_Zrzi5NY/s1400/Globetepeke_DSC1109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAEHMtJ6Gj9ZcUrYrtGsvl3TzRUHIm1w1t3T9Nhkh9qbDC8ya1sDWFSjQCCL7RS1pNXlM5JY8nZWJL5EkMJwExCU-4jbgJUhKOvDKW2FLbknGEzOK0LNj_JrVA8NUBxWt2w-_Zrzi5NY/s320/Globetepeke_DSC1109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Not much of the site has been excavated but what is peculiar about this
Neolithic site is that identifies the beginning of agriculture (where wheat was
first cultivated) and animal domestication dated to about 10,000 BCE. The site
has been labeled as a Stone Age religious pilgrimage site where people
congregated in celebration. It is considered as the “World’s First Temple” and
to the most imaginative dreamers, the place of exile for Adam and Eve after
been expelled from the Garden of Eve</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBF-R4zOh4LTZXx0NubS-J-0P6HcRzPwTNVc3wmi2QGiOInSRbYpGaG_LyCvjVQea2hvypzDVy0QQGB2snb4YwWfOoFTjRmUqNVqbRRbZrWhWvCR3LZFTXuY3ioTapEwLy50dVj-FA68/s1400/Globetepeke_DSC1103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBF-R4zOh4LTZXx0NubS-J-0P6HcRzPwTNVc3wmi2QGiOInSRbYpGaG_LyCvjVQea2hvypzDVy0QQGB2snb4YwWfOoFTjRmUqNVqbRRbZrWhWvCR3LZFTXuY3ioTapEwLy50dVj-FA68/s320/Globetepeke_DSC1103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The site follows a geometric pattern due to the similarities
between the various enclosures. Eventually the site was abandoned and the
enclosures buried with animal and human bones allowing for the identifications
of what constituted the main sources of food such as wild grains and fauna such
as pigs, deer and various species of birds.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpp5vUG_NwIcqDjbldUh3UOY9igD8ncERfZX4DTlLELMjhTLAoI3JmpDMHrM2tTVAzltYv9oJXEosDl1je70uuKfCWIz6ScPGX9dDI6KneleMmDKGJ3mE0mrH-wF860LGIRmyY4vHOMuI/s1400/Globetepeke_DSC1096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpp5vUG_NwIcqDjbldUh3UOY9igD8ncERfZX4DTlLELMjhTLAoI3JmpDMHrM2tTVAzltYv9oJXEosDl1je70uuKfCWIz6ScPGX9dDI6KneleMmDKGJ3mE0mrH-wF860LGIRmyY4vHOMuI/s320/Globetepeke_DSC1096.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Peculiar about the site are the T-shaped pillars weighting
40-60 tons carved with images of spiders, frogs, scorpions, pigs, vultures and
others left to the interpretation of the observers. The second image below in black and white and
to the right, better illustrates what some have identified as a lion and a pig.
Most of the figures depicted are male and were sculptured with flint stones. It
is said that the pillars represent shamans. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqq2ss_N9QU_WP9l0sQDvqE0Ovs-T64LgZQ5JSVbPjDnfT0wO9xHtaHTSjC1pZtsXKLruoksxz4Zxmea5zP2oQor8NnZotT1RdnBwmITYB_CUZFDFUENO4_yeYsK2JETrSULZ9rJjrvI/s1400/Globetepeke_DSC1144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqq2ss_N9QU_WP9l0sQDvqE0Ovs-T64LgZQ5JSVbPjDnfT0wO9xHtaHTSjC1pZtsXKLruoksxz4Zxmea5zP2oQor8NnZotT1RdnBwmITYB_CUZFDFUENO4_yeYsK2JETrSULZ9rJjrvI/s320/Globetepeke_DSC1144.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqZ3lA6_MQliiQoTjLeCDI1XgNLZ3-JIW9iiDPWoLCOEeIFnOpPKjPvmQDS7sXOwYL5gkNLBDCQ03tEUABnbM_EUNW3jjNhOqXVWmHldIMP4e0NeYEOF0jSDYS0qNyRlexJoFhPXGxs0/s1400/Globetepekez_DSC1096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqZ3lA6_MQliiQoTjLeCDI1XgNLZ3-JIW9iiDPWoLCOEeIFnOpPKjPvmQDS7sXOwYL5gkNLBDCQ03tEUABnbM_EUNW3jjNhOqXVWmHldIMP4e0NeYEOF0jSDYS0qNyRlexJoFhPXGxs0/s320/Globetepekez_DSC1096.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>ESKI HALFETI</u>. </b>Below is a view of the Euphrates River
where tour boats take visitors to the sunken village of Eski Savasan, which appears
to be a popular destination from the numbers of tourists eagerly waiting to go. It is a fishing village of Roman origins from
where the tours depart (to the left of the image below) and known as the home
of the famous black roses. These are
actually dark red roses but turn black as summer arrives. The lake seen was
created when the Euphrates was dammed at Birecik in the 1990’s resulting in the
submergence of various villages. Halfeti
was partially submerged and villagers were resettled to a new town about 15
miles away.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr76tfVgWEGFw1NGHHFj2b8iJU7uDClOe28xtfjVyGtQPeDDbT1QM3q0vRbF3FQJ_QmoSIBfvWTyf-hOuSGywKJaydbKF5pcEU2Rm5VVYGKYysVphbpr1MHaMvXgCdHNHWm-kInW6tRhw/s1400/HalferiPort_DSC1396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr76tfVgWEGFw1NGHHFj2b8iJU7uDClOe28xtfjVyGtQPeDDbT1QM3q0vRbF3FQJ_QmoSIBfvWTyf-hOuSGywKJaydbKF5pcEU2Rm5VVYGKYysVphbpr1MHaMvXgCdHNHWm-kInW6tRhw/s320/HalferiPort_DSC1396.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wmHql6xe3x5KDl9e-g-ZNB1223NsPXRPeNko2cSsX_J6ANQnsEZkrBt-QDmAZ02UTiDaGn70hOvN0-GJJEv3vqjX4r77iw6zj4UuaSJi-mDr6f3LHAD8DghBQt93IK6TXXWIujTv51c/s1400/HalfetiTourists_DSC1398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wmHql6xe3x5KDl9e-g-ZNB1223NsPXRPeNko2cSsX_J6ANQnsEZkrBt-QDmAZ02UTiDaGn70hOvN0-GJJEv3vqjX4r77iw6zj4UuaSJi-mDr6f3LHAD8DghBQt93IK6TXXWIujTv51c/s320/HalfetiTourists_DSC1398.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The legendary King’s Daughter’s Cave but not known what the
name is a 3 floors structure with 5 different caves and the one of the biggest
carved into the limestone walls in the area.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgUqWcIcGvtqsD-0HIjhBnL-eX3pxa0bzSi1urHusGxinhzw3U5kIE98yxPeRBgLPmxw3dhHdk-wjfLYlahgpy1hDCgZJPCIqiasmZE5cz7zON0_igp_CgYAxdyPQKRGQtXq1z78Rry0/s1400/HalfetiKing%2527sDaughterCave_DSC1420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgUqWcIcGvtqsD-0HIjhBnL-eX3pxa0bzSi1urHusGxinhzw3U5kIE98yxPeRBgLPmxw3dhHdk-wjfLYlahgpy1hDCgZJPCIqiasmZE5cz7zON0_igp_CgYAxdyPQKRGQtXq1z78Rry0/s320/HalfetiKing%2527sDaughterCave_DSC1420.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Rumkale means Roman Castle and is located on a peninsula
formed in the River. It said that Apostle Saint John lived here during Roman
times and reproduced copies of the Bible; this Apostle really moved around.
During its long history it was occupied by the Byzantines, Armenians and
Mamluks. It was also the site of the Barsavma Monastery built in the 13th century.
The castle is massive as seen from the two images below and the window
structures seen appear to be of most recent construction.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY37IKZzaBnNKPUYU2J_Su9j3GhOmFQyI2j7t2KKF6qebf8JY8ZpV7dhR3gGro18Tfvr4UNxGiyE5ZHWer07Z6sk8MQMI1h8bYF8bz2EHhxCtclPU7Ysy2Bjdcy8u_keuMiIxu85N3LY/s1400/HalfetiFort_DSC1424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY37IKZzaBnNKPUYU2J_Su9j3GhOmFQyI2j7t2KKF6qebf8JY8ZpV7dhR3gGro18Tfvr4UNxGiyE5ZHWer07Z6sk8MQMI1h8bYF8bz2EHhxCtclPU7Ysy2Bjdcy8u_keuMiIxu85N3LY/s320/HalfetiFort_DSC1424.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm2lrbSGIsukOCjzBHleBLSReKhshhul1patmB45LdH6sw9P-QEK9eE6kjyS6i6zzI8TjFB4WqNpW4CBDS5ULzW-_U7X6InE-OXj05FBWT4FI1lhPYA-JMHuVQKLCQDar0b2KxiFMhs4/s1400/HalfetiRomanCastle_DSC1491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm2lrbSGIsukOCjzBHleBLSReKhshhul1patmB45LdH6sw9P-QEK9eE6kjyS6i6zzI8TjFB4WqNpW4CBDS5ULzW-_U7X6InE-OXj05FBWT4FI1lhPYA-JMHuVQKLCQDar0b2KxiFMhs4/s320/HalfetiRomanCastle_DSC1491.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The town of Eski Savasan is one of the destinations of the boat tour and
all that is left of the mosque is the partially submerged minaret; it is a
ghost town. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhza4hUOUjfYle3wq3gb04vHhsuXvHhyXZ8KGjuK2wvv6HH8-4o0ng9RvS7oLLNQdvWSS_iLqT530nv5sFB6bp9li0E910afedTLyHfUW-gk5pp3hc5YA_tBdoyoriuUg1Hiyu1DC3MOXw/s1400/Halferi_DSC1466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhza4hUOUjfYle3wq3gb04vHhsuXvHhyXZ8KGjuK2wvv6HH8-4o0ng9RvS7oLLNQdvWSS_iLqT530nv5sFB6bp9li0E910afedTLyHfUW-gk5pp3hc5YA_tBdoyoriuUg1Hiyu1DC3MOXw/s320/Halferi_DSC1466.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqno1_Ke1o9MTV3zqNwuaYVypXoo8r74-hL0eK4Sc0FHktCL27UpBnP_OHZ7MPJrO87Y4gH6XXvur3dUFtDM8sL7ksBGl-20KMWaYCa1bLrK3RP4nyBEhkowqyAI8ZXqhk0eeMhnBFmM/s2831/HalfetiSavasan2_DSC1481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="2831" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqno1_Ke1o9MTV3zqNwuaYVypXoo8r74-hL0eK4Sc0FHktCL27UpBnP_OHZ7MPJrO87Y4gH6XXvur3dUFtDM8sL7ksBGl-20KMWaYCa1bLrK3RP4nyBEhkowqyAI8ZXqhk0eeMhnBFmM/s320/HalfetiSavasan2_DSC1481.jpg" width="320" /></a></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal">Across the small bay from the ghost town there is a
restaurant and an area to explore while my bodyguards enjoy a morning tea with
local figs and cookies. I wondered
around and found a partially inhabited cave house carved from the
limestone. This type of housing is
widespread along the shores of the Euphrates in the area and similar ones can
be found north of Granada in Spain. In addition several underground churches
are found in the area.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIGbCwkM-OfBdzEEiSlng7eOkK0_y-dj8_uFAd2ykVFjtZY9EFwHYwUIluQvnuZcblqhbTQ2Ozv3TmEpESXmZTeuIZwgdg_KCoS-IO8hlMNGObDsZJqyUWRjYfQ8N78u9ikKHtnjBb0w/s1400/HalfetiSavasanCave_DSC1477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIGbCwkM-OfBdzEEiSlng7eOkK0_y-dj8_uFAd2ykVFjtZY9EFwHYwUIluQvnuZcblqhbTQ2Ozv3TmEpESXmZTeuIZwgdg_KCoS-IO8hlMNGObDsZJqyUWRjYfQ8N78u9ikKHtnjBb0w/s320/HalfetiSavasanCave_DSC1477.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>HARRAN.</u></b> Or
Hellenopolis in Greek times when it fell to Alexander the Great goes farther
back in history from 3000-2000 BCE to early Bronze Age and Assyrian times. It
is mentioned in the Book of Genesis. The
battle of Carrahe in 53 BCE took place here known as Harran then, where one of
the Rome’s greatest defeats took place by the Persians. Emperor Caracalla mentioned in the previous blog
was murdered here in 217 AD. Another great battle was fought nearby in 1104
during the crusades. Located along the
road from Damascus to Nineveh (once the capital of the Assyrian empire) it was
a strategic location, not a good thing. Now it is known for its beehive adobe
houses that remain unchanged for more than 3000 years due to the ventilation hole
in the roof allowing hot air to escape while fresh air enters at the base thru
windows and doors. Now a historical site it invaded by hordes of tourists
searching for souvenirs and an opportunity to peek inside the structures…no
bees but plenty of flies. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9pTgPd4GW-nyuVSg6Njc5jDLeFw2ovHYmqkinjHrXPLGrP8tHDuOn6lASVh4xFb6125gwIo7tC8Nfo8OwK1cv5o-rYFgSU20B391Q_gLPzbaxxAgpnfDT1GxGzoeMtV9_ztDn1mmh94/s1400/Harran_DSC1565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9pTgPd4GW-nyuVSg6Njc5jDLeFw2ovHYmqkinjHrXPLGrP8tHDuOn6lASVh4xFb6125gwIo7tC8Nfo8OwK1cv5o-rYFgSU20B391Q_gLPzbaxxAgpnfDT1GxGzoeMtV9_ztDn1mmh94/s320/Harran_DSC1565.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoY5gapqFDm-juXyxQwCRYIszoXK9qu7nX71c3RFA9xKc3Mgfz6Xb359Irdj2siBMs-gZpiBaxoyZJArToTjIUNbXZIpqvs1cFM19fWcya5Fd-0spFTelf5-igEzchBaX1WD3MBvq6o4/s1400/Harran_DSC1537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoY5gapqFDm-juXyxQwCRYIszoXK9qu7nX71c3RFA9xKc3Mgfz6Xb359Irdj2siBMs-gZpiBaxoyZJArToTjIUNbXZIpqvs1cFM19fWcya5Fd-0spFTelf5-igEzchBaX1WD3MBvq6o4/s320/Harran_DSC1537.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagPiAhZ4TWXO8dNVM0K4Zpc1ox7wJmu1KYL0WS6UPEy91pWhFrf4-nyuSxdgb_Ys-irPWVp7pgIHm-j9CPbsbn_dfLcJOiS8sY5nQGwIpPXh2ePdJlBtjJNHiFAcWVfRKDxZdmoLIvNg/s1400/Harran_DSC1544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="966" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagPiAhZ4TWXO8dNVM0K4Zpc1ox7wJmu1KYL0WS6UPEy91pWhFrf4-nyuSxdgb_Ys-irPWVp7pgIHm-j9CPbsbn_dfLcJOiS8sY5nQGwIpPXh2ePdJlBtjJNHiFAcWVfRKDxZdmoLIvNg/s320/Harran_DSC1544.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Below are inside views where one can see that most of the
cones are interconnected and also a view of the beehive structure built with
adobe bricks<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYW2EezbCL2GZisYzs4ttiuzhe7XiOBPoUW4Bu1fbDFV4Dxyy4U7XiVzlsgPsSekEGG8mnjj0UPzMGgReXv8XAkgaTAYy5dEndLMkM2EAbIOmTaWF8JV8Yq3b2M8w7KXvCcSe3KsPBqY/s1400/Harran_DSC1532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1062" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYW2EezbCL2GZisYzs4ttiuzhe7XiOBPoUW4Bu1fbDFV4Dxyy4U7XiVzlsgPsSekEGG8mnjj0UPzMGgReXv8XAkgaTAYy5dEndLMkM2EAbIOmTaWF8JV8Yq3b2M8w7KXvCcSe3KsPBqY/s320/Harran_DSC1532.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYX0cUXzE64WRFf7q9sc7TKOHqHRIG4pBhZHbqtHSry6YQ0p3dtTqAm0zMfsg9yD1gNXttNjc8UrrbzowRS0Bgj9HmpuVLYdvyU9xTfphD29IuscrIuOG7vFCORD-xIoTIuMboXStsTc/s1400/Harran_DSC1527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYX0cUXzE64WRFf7q9sc7TKOHqHRIG4pBhZHbqtHSry6YQ0p3dtTqAm0zMfsg9yD1gNXttNjc8UrrbzowRS0Bgj9HmpuVLYdvyU9xTfphD29IuscrIuOG7vFCORD-xIoTIuMboXStsTc/s320/Harran_DSC1527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>HATTUSA</u></b><u>.</u>
Former capital of the Hittite Kingdom a major power along with the Assyrians,
Egyptians, and Babylonians during the late Bronze Age. The origin of the Hittites is not known but
was a group of Indo-Europeans that migrated into the Anatolia around 2000 BCE
coming from the land of Hatti. At its peak the kingdom extended from
Mediterranean to the Euphrates. They
developed the fastest chariots and were making iron tools that may have given
them a strategic advantage during the battle of Kadesh where they almost captured
the Pharaoh Ramses who was forced to abandon the battle. Hattusa disappeared along with the Hittite
Kingdom in XII century BC. Below is a photo of a portion of the citadel that
covered almost a square mile surrounded by walls about 4 miles long and it
estimated that at its peak about 50,000 people resided there. Below is the
Great Temple.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HKg1sdTlbnznTRHERjfzlt1gCRO9YQ8oGx-NAYJWAUVTiyPkXQJ0MPc0c3MKcUqxD3lIpdd8z3srYxSYgvThP82r1LRBKLHIYSYWHZEDT6VZHCnD4o8piWBQivJxTMkhR02khDPznUQ/s1400/Hattusa_DSC1053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HKg1sdTlbnznTRHERjfzlt1gCRO9YQ8oGx-NAYJWAUVTiyPkXQJ0MPc0c3MKcUqxD3lIpdd8z3srYxSYgvThP82r1LRBKLHIYSYWHZEDT6VZHCnD4o8piWBQivJxTMkhR02khDPznUQ/s320/Hattusa_DSC1053.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There were several gates to
the city and below 3 images of the Sphinx Gate with winged horse and a human
head; the other column appears to be a woman. Next is the carving (reproduction;
the real one is at the Museum in Ankara) at the King’s Gate followed by the
Lions’ Gate. It is obvious that I like
the Sphinx best by the number of photos.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Bye0u5ILAF7EXG4i_3TiRYse1ssSuMIkn_RSQEb53-8ZSkROVMhSYFEeQog7swpO2asbjJ47cKGmM3kWnCVRPZt9FYXgcougUBOaRGnw-Fv1AYgYYQx_W_DpU6FrIkQ7U7u7F4FYVE4/s1400/Hattusa_DSC1073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1012" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Bye0u5ILAF7EXG4i_3TiRYse1ssSuMIkn_RSQEb53-8ZSkROVMhSYFEeQog7swpO2asbjJ47cKGmM3kWnCVRPZt9FYXgcougUBOaRGnw-Fv1AYgYYQx_W_DpU6FrIkQ7U7u7F4FYVE4/s320/Hattusa_DSC1073.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMhFgvVymjeLW1OG2480jDM2ykI6uYP44ztD4eEtF21vqM0EXgKnbLaiMlBlQ9uBqrAI7zUpVw8YuUwLNPpiN5q9uvjPFHJwWKGFsDiyCVW7d4Py8R7pbHZb00qTsrRaUJOPmiI7uFtI/s1400/Hattusa_DSC1075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="723" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMhFgvVymjeLW1OG2480jDM2ykI6uYP44ztD4eEtF21vqM0EXgKnbLaiMlBlQ9uBqrAI7zUpVw8YuUwLNPpiN5q9uvjPFHJwWKGFsDiyCVW7d4Py8R7pbHZb00qTsrRaUJOPmiI7uFtI/s320/Hattusa_DSC1075.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYNF-7DE8sQEXIQv2HYOa0LRmAcn0Ie_o0xJClHpuk39Dj-a5DQuOq_v1EIyGM4PcJHH9edEl3rA8tSDfewXIzZhmyniFSBuoMb74Pe7N6LUNPEWOD2_DvlWaptZ0f3rRFUvL_M-Fd1M/s1525/HattusaLionszGate_DSC1058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYNF-7DE8sQEXIQv2HYOa0LRmAcn0Ie_o0xJClHpuk39Dj-a5DQuOq_v1EIyGM4PcJHH9edEl3rA8tSDfewXIzZhmyniFSBuoMb74Pe7N6LUNPEWOD2_DvlWaptZ0f3rRFUvL_M-Fd1M/s320/HattusaLionszGate_DSC1058.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOr-1504BNOk7-aR0H3UwjaHlobhG9wjR0fqYGm0kt4_eXUAN-voWKU0eALML3IjJ_1jujXgNFEZX9lp9somDscCvhqvxMbcd1RJcl9I70Rt0k9_UmLdN21XB8u-GfkfyAwuWg_FWNUQ/s1400/HattusaLionsGate_DSC1058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOr-1504BNOk7-aR0H3UwjaHlobhG9wjR0fqYGm0kt4_eXUAN-voWKU0eALML3IjJ_1jujXgNFEZX9lp9somDscCvhqvxMbcd1RJcl9I70Rt0k9_UmLdN21XB8u-GfkfyAwuWg_FWNUQ/s320/HattusaLionsGate_DSC1058.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Yerkapi Tunnel “The
Gate to the Ground” in Turkish was part
of the fortification in Hattusa and is 70 meters long, 12 other such tunnels
have been discovered but this is the best preserved and completed in the XIV
century BCE. Below is the entrance to the tunnel and next notice that it is
triangular in shape. Hittites did not know how to build arches and the tunnel
is still standing after 3000 years…it is inclined downhill from the city and I
walked it both ways and noticed no carvings in the stones.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEItj1iQ_DG5MHj46QSBk_9YbYjEkV7L6A-hm54syA7ZebMty0IsP7fQL1TWLxI1vvOmn8gLhY0bOxQ3Wuptfcz8Nq9hKDbjqi7mtzVTwnwLWiWHTLGdX8Q5A4IvrpLvKt3o1VN7uu5g/s1400/Yerkapi_DSC1068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEItj1iQ_DG5MHj46QSBk_9YbYjEkV7L6A-hm54syA7ZebMty0IsP7fQL1TWLxI1vvOmn8gLhY0bOxQ3Wuptfcz8Nq9hKDbjqi7mtzVTwnwLWiWHTLGdX8Q5A4IvrpLvKt3o1VN7uu5g/s320/Yerkapi_DSC1068.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4uwEplJN3lkMUBK7_yYPD6vtheAFIdkSV_5hJYBnZzthgzv-bTY0une06cRYFrZcjlnThZJYUFGJGKg2UNYel-G46XaUwOU4iOLw8gD93r8AhKZ2Bx-2mjFS-RGkwHjutwFgNXHzVrQ/s1400/Yerkapi_DSC1070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4uwEplJN3lkMUBK7_yYPD6vtheAFIdkSV_5hJYBnZzthgzv-bTY0une06cRYFrZcjlnThZJYUFGJGKg2UNYel-G46XaUwOU4iOLw8gD93r8AhKZ2Bx-2mjFS-RGkwHjutwFgNXHzVrQ/s320/Yerkapi_DSC1070.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>YAZILIKAYA</u>. </b>Is
a sanctuary at Hattusa about one mile away from the city consisting of two
chambers with covered with stone carvings. Below is the entrance to the
sanctuary and next are the 12 Hittite deities of the underworld procession.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lY7iWVexyjJDvpvF0eqcD6e9PLFKoFRIEqS0qe3IdxCBep_9DR53HGfV-3x1UwkzxHwkFWobIrT2gqnX6LGb-a-gkdfFbf7Nu6LzUUhhBqCGyQtdblcbStT1wDQOPMIMcDkTDiLSfYQ/s1400/Hattusa_DSC1025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lY7iWVexyjJDvpvF0eqcD6e9PLFKoFRIEqS0qe3IdxCBep_9DR53HGfV-3x1UwkzxHwkFWobIrT2gqnX6LGb-a-gkdfFbf7Nu6LzUUhhBqCGyQtdblcbStT1wDQOPMIMcDkTDiLSfYQ/s320/Hattusa_DSC1025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJU1ItCGvY2mtoPYFXPyKc5h7nulAaAHvad7_Se-9_xe7ShHqFT6ocV6TY-sK7wK0wjK96GM19ll2O-zdr7LwzguYEBcOnRosxC8VWSCODZiTtqT4748xWgjQpSc30YoXnQ6rBCtjeXMU/s1500/Hattusa_DSC1028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJU1ItCGvY2mtoPYFXPyKc5h7nulAaAHvad7_Se-9_xe7ShHqFT6ocV6TY-sK7wK0wjK96GM19ll2O-zdr7LwzguYEBcOnRosxC8VWSCODZiTtqT4748xWgjQpSc30YoXnQ6rBCtjeXMU/s320/Hattusa_DSC1028.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Next is a carving of King Tudhaliya IV (1237-1209 BCE) holding
the god of the mountains Shamurra in his right hand who is represented as a
pair of walking legs. The king’s sister
was Maathorneferure wife of Rameses II; all in the name of political
connections to keep the peace; nothing changes. Regardless, the battle of
Kadesh in 1274 BC took place between Ramesses II and the Hittites in Syria
ending in a peace treaty 13 years later with King Hattusili III (1367-1237 BC)
father of Tudhaliya IV. It is said that
the battle was finished when the world’s oldest peace treaty was signed.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ffy_zVrF87kq-0gHTXzaA_E37rEDS6eEJs-v48lsuYxs0m61q8FkEQv9J8dxFN0PcoqCaFF1UZf7aRn5LooF6xFIdPYIeyg7sAMlk4e5_mpUOBU_fKp-guAxVh6WLQG9a91R1wq_Iz8/s1400/Hattusa_DSC1029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1026" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ffy_zVrF87kq-0gHTXzaA_E37rEDS6eEJs-v48lsuYxs0m61q8FkEQv9J8dxFN0PcoqCaFF1UZf7aRn5LooF6xFIdPYIeyg7sAMlk4e5_mpUOBU_fKp-guAxVh6WLQG9a91R1wq_Iz8/s320/Hattusa_DSC1029.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Next a procession of the Hittite gods where Shamurra (third
from the right) follows his mother (both standing in top of panthers) facing
King Tudhaliya IV. The Hittites had about 77 deities; some were adopted from
other cultures that they were in contact such Istar a Mesopotamian goddess of
love, war, justice and sexuality.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4m5YiJfYSHJkjS5u0TKJeYw2R9FWbqj40vz8A0pOPiYQBLDZjKM6tBoEd9tK0sAIaCw_5ZPcd86JCfmjlkVh8zoK8cUyRMz1LJe9KK759KFPW5tTcXE8PUncUWlPNPi2vxFeNKAfPwB4/s1400/Hattusa1_DSC1026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4m5YiJfYSHJkjS5u0TKJeYw2R9FWbqj40vz8A0pOPiYQBLDZjKM6tBoEd9tK0sAIaCw_5ZPcd86JCfmjlkVh8zoK8cUyRMz1LJe9KK759KFPW5tTcXE8PUncUWlPNPi2vxFeNKAfPwB4/s320/Hattusa1_DSC1026.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>HERACLEA</u></b>.
At the mall fishing village dominated by a large restaurant, festivities were
been prepared for a prospective wedding .<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNCNLLM5otAn-MyEenrQUXjxHoVYoB8hxX-prFqItxBOy3vKQquwyo6BzrkVSzLdElSOL8zAJTnKUf-yX0Yt7Ku4G0f4w_HlhckNQgoAuHuNaI1Nr6VnmmvSQOwoTf4q8_vBA25Pjk2I/s1400/Heraclea_DSC4648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNCNLLM5otAn-MyEenrQUXjxHoVYoB8hxX-prFqItxBOy3vKQquwyo6BzrkVSzLdElSOL8zAJTnKUf-yX0Yt7Ku4G0f4w_HlhckNQgoAuHuNaI1Nr6VnmmvSQOwoTf4q8_vBA25Pjk2I/s320/Heraclea_DSC4648.jpg" width="320" /></a></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal">Appears like there has been a last minute difference of
opinion as the prospective groom walks away from the flowerer Audi where the
maid sat immutable and the photographed wondered if he was going to get paid. A
tourist watched the altercation from the far right; no doubt an American from
the outfit he was wearing…but is carrying a purse…definitely European.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnsGqNe_aBZK1cM1KrWdIOUaaxVuT4A7IDYfSazI9Q7mdKoKn7nQempqag6kq4zkVI7F9AFgmy8Id7pPPw_D86FdvkOtG9TACZsxhyphenhyphenKlehKCX6c4QIQa7Mz9NrQDIscHp7nOpn3kzZnY/s1400/Heraclea_DSC4653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnsGqNe_aBZK1cM1KrWdIOUaaxVuT4A7IDYfSazI9Q7mdKoKn7nQempqag6kq4zkVI7F9AFgmy8Id7pPPw_D86FdvkOtG9TACZsxhyphenhyphenKlehKCX6c4QIQa7Mz9NrQDIscHp7nOpn3kzZnY/s320/Heraclea_DSC4653.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Meanwhile I moved away not wanting to be busted for taking
photos and went to the front of the restaurant where an altar was been set
up…and then…a phone call to the attendant--no wedding unless you make a
miracle.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_o9mqJs48PF-ySr-faKC_HX5WiP6hxsF2EqMN7Ld8dxqdp-pUPtfAf8P1k1XIkZ_aPnc_ctodpvHL-uQV5V1NeksLWuIdOJMEECihXujDHWbJXUo3pd0A3V27_SieaCjH2s3HXmDGFM/s1400/Heraclea_DSC4658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_o9mqJs48PF-ySr-faKC_HX5WiP6hxsF2EqMN7Ld8dxqdp-pUPtfAf8P1k1XIkZ_aPnc_ctodpvHL-uQV5V1NeksLWuIdOJMEECihXujDHWbJXUo3pd0A3V27_SieaCjH2s3HXmDGFM/s320/Heraclea_DSC4658.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I got late to Heraclea so did not get to see the main ruins
but after weeks of trampling around the rocks of past glories not much was missed.
A view of some of the wall towers below.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0DtEJNZm0SolS5ph4-BzXaafL5Vxipq2jYwmmm5x29f4tQvmBmOPzpP_wKnnFzHpOiHiBGq0MjL4QEfnkcZAeXI9XD5_ztL4OY1zvZkUbjMdjoaYtOK-r6YgGDR1LTvQAhwjdAc8bGM/s1400/Heraclea_DSC4665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0DtEJNZm0SolS5ph4-BzXaafL5Vxipq2jYwmmm5x29f4tQvmBmOPzpP_wKnnFzHpOiHiBGq0MjL4QEfnkcZAeXI9XD5_ztL4OY1zvZkUbjMdjoaYtOK-r6YgGDR1LTvQAhwjdAc8bGM/s320/Heraclea_DSC4665.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12.0pt;"><u>KARAKUS<b> TUMULUS</b></u><b>. </b>It is a man-made mound about 100 feet
high on top of a hill and the name means black bird for the bird (really an
eagle) standing in top of a Doric column about 30 feet. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-ISgFD2UoyB0Ms9olJgH9pYxU04yhEiY0Bzm-YhlX6p_Dr-mayvnOmWcU5u83QtfoPUdIvWKGJqM1XSA39n1l9qpFEX-Q0RZY0C0mO7qgvXWXGd_IoX4OL9PnBJZETeVzyJO7zeqRNA/s1400/Karasus_DSC1798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-ISgFD2UoyB0Ms9olJgH9pYxU04yhEiY0Bzm-YhlX6p_Dr-mayvnOmWcU5u83QtfoPUdIvWKGJqM1XSA39n1l9qpFEX-Q0RZY0C0mO7qgvXWXGd_IoX4OL9PnBJZETeVzyJO7zeqRNA/s320/Karasus_DSC1798.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgKFMrtpH6_XOUeTPntwtrqJC1sxz2YeZktDy_2zwSsMRs65tfdIwGbox4tuxSW7xY4ws9qeXyaFTdoaQ_AGQ-xfFNdFw4-U96b2CNHWneLOFofL-ocfnbDB8_XIVfUF1Z36K_tN7Dtc/s1400/Karaskus_DSC1811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1082" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgKFMrtpH6_XOUeTPntwtrqJC1sxz2YeZktDy_2zwSsMRs65tfdIwGbox4tuxSW7xY4ws9qeXyaFTdoaQ_AGQ-xfFNdFw4-U96b2CNHWneLOFofL-ocfnbDB8_XIVfUF1Z36K_tN7Dtc/s320/Karaskus_DSC1811.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Walking around the tumulus next there 2 columns, one with a
decapitated animal sculpture. Here Greek stone writing mentioning that in the tumulus
the short-lived most beautiful woman Antiochis was buried. This monument was
most probably built during the Kingdom of Commagene by King Mithridates II (38-20
BCE) who we previously met in Arsemia. In the inscription, the Greek word
heirothension that means sacred site or royal mausoleums. This burial site was
constructed for the royal women.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhvR6Avom-A5uyRL8tfbdz6-mV7K_N4m7VDWvErAOzDP3FVHkSZaFigKQ2x8gONDceE7H-JYaxLU8wTlA7pKhdFqUHhvvWqgG8lWWHALvqrzl94aX-B5rjuM28JclIfdPp5Upo8XZLGc/s1400/Karasus_DSC1827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhvR6Avom-A5uyRL8tfbdz6-mV7K_N4m7VDWvErAOzDP3FVHkSZaFigKQ2x8gONDceE7H-JYaxLU8wTlA7pKhdFqUHhvvWqgG8lWWHALvqrzl94aX-B5rjuM28JclIfdPp5Upo8XZLGc/s320/Karasus_DSC1827.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The head below resembles a lion and it was probably in top
of the empty column seen above since it is nearby. There are only 9 columns
left of the original of many others that were stolen to build the Cenderi
Bridge discussed in Part I of this blog.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEcYIJgcx0Ip4Y4UZxc30gH0NyLZNYF0uP_JldmiYcSTB-5TADxYbJkSMu1G2Pos0zeniAIO26L2LWOeI4OBWtlqs3AZxWHyXauy4O4kcrEEGd4S35p3p1WnyXXfQMLxNQqxs9-EiIMo/s1400/Karasus_DSC1834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEcYIJgcx0Ip4Y4UZxc30gH0NyLZNYF0uP_JldmiYcSTB-5TADxYbJkSMu1G2Pos0zeniAIO26L2LWOeI4OBWtlqs3AZxWHyXauy4O4kcrEEGd4S35p3p1WnyXXfQMLxNQqxs9-EiIMo/s320/Karasus_DSC1834.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Next is a column topped by a relief of King Mithridates II holding
his sister’s hand; Laodice, who was a Queen in the Parthian Empire, and buried here.
An underground chamber was discovered during archeological diggings by Germans
during the 1950-70s’. Nothing was found and is speculated that it was
vandalized at the time when the columns were recycled to build<b> </b>Cenderi Bridge. It is curious that this column remained untoppled
for more than two millennia<span style="color: red;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAtE9LFQhXRk-v0aMvz3ni6tIV0ytQXMdXAwFIi8LL9FVkHp42H1OBe5jJCzwYDoUdAxxsYR9pqjzaPMPygMg0R5z0zGL6sZMTkjKjtDSOGjSwc_sib5qU9R7L7nKCt0NvJXWDudoNco/s1400/Karaskus_DSC1839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAtE9LFQhXRk-v0aMvz3ni6tIV0ytQXMdXAwFIi8LL9FVkHp42H1OBe5jJCzwYDoUdAxxsYR9pqjzaPMPygMg0R5z0zGL6sZMTkjKjtDSOGjSwc_sib5qU9R7L7nKCt0NvJXWDudoNco/s320/Karaskus_DSC1839.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe055iqEwYI9a_MGF7QWkOwnG96nUNkLdPF6T8OqfyC0Dezhyy15VIx5unRL3jBqgDZr4atKu6nZyRDlYfem6zR21pOUi7erh0UXwEocRhGFaQfViEV6lBYjxrTR2hic1CRFGkV4XlKo/s1400/Karaskus_DSC1838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe055iqEwYI9a_MGF7QWkOwnG96nUNkLdPF6T8OqfyC0Dezhyy15VIx5unRL3jBqgDZr4atKu6nZyRDlYfem6zR21pOUi7erh0UXwEocRhGFaQfViEV6lBYjxrTR2hic1CRFGkV4XlKo/s320/Karaskus_DSC1838.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>MILETOS</u>. </b>Not
many tourists visit this site but it was one of the most important cities in
its time. It is originally Greek, who arrived in the X century; it was later
expanded by the Romans. A contemporary of Ephesus but not as extensive when
referring as to what have survived structurally except for the the Grand Theater
that was able to accommodate about 15,000.
Probably the most important structure now resides in the Pergamon
Museum in Berlin—the Market Gate. It was
built by Emperor Hadrian in 2<sup>nd</sup> century AD. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLr1VUOo3vWU6l_XdOLHhlJmUfeStglN2Q9cCFgttNhx87SMW5MiA60epmp87LVGkFja0nec6xlOhwY4IqoJS7kepyDrVO0mCJmH1xJqCmruiFo2uCX4IG0-9nb30PuMEd_nIPSgwE8I/s1400/Miletos_DSC4418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLr1VUOo3vWU6l_XdOLHhlJmUfeStglN2Q9cCFgttNhx87SMW5MiA60epmp87LVGkFja0nec6xlOhwY4IqoJS7kepyDrVO0mCJmH1xJqCmruiFo2uCX4IG0-9nb30PuMEd_nIPSgwE8I/s320/Miletos_DSC4418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Miletos was the home to
various notables such as Tales, a philosopher and mathematician. His theorems
were able to determine the height of the pyramids, besides he said to have become
rich by predicting the weather. Others
were Hecataeus a historian and Hippodamus considered the originator of the grid
layout of cities. And probably we all
know of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul; it was designed by Isidore of Miletus,
physician, mathematician and architect,<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLfD0zUk0klrdT2W0cHh6g1PiUELxqFZeszFgnKc2x4ZUv2tm3Yrewk4DYImukieLdVs9H8cNZp1e7qPsMMqPdv4GXyacs6OLHJaN0m7ZZRDufGD_dn8vua4c1gqRNpTegbvOohGkm3A/s1400/Miletos_DSC4496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLfD0zUk0klrdT2W0cHh6g1PiUELxqFZeszFgnKc2x4ZUv2tm3Yrewk4DYImukieLdVs9H8cNZp1e7qPsMMqPdv4GXyacs6OLHJaN0m7ZZRDufGD_dn8vua4c1gqRNpTegbvOohGkm3A/s320/Miletos_DSC4496.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The city at the time it was
completed surrounded by water and next to the Meander river. For those who know geology a meandering river
is one that changes courses thru time; such name was derived from this
river. It is not longer closer to the
sea due to the sediments carried by the Meander River; a similar case in
Ephesus but caused by a different river. At one time the theater stood facing the
waterfront.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKt55N0x_bL6k48AJ4zv8PB-SL9iKZMm61K-YJkj6J2eOiiUOaDXYLptN5921ACKRA88v4ZQvFCJEiZKLlnGht_spWyAJ6OINyecNPB98DBp6oqM-peTZ_etpftfHSeO3rfoYElsOLmY/s1400/Miletos_DSC4472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKt55N0x_bL6k48AJ4zv8PB-SL9iKZMm61K-YJkj6J2eOiiUOaDXYLptN5921ACKRA88v4ZQvFCJEiZKLlnGht_spWyAJ6OINyecNPB98DBp6oqM-peTZ_etpftfHSeO3rfoYElsOLmY/s320/Miletos_DSC4472.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQ_EH0IWMqIgxzm3xAzwJUoiOIoGWug2WOkxVmMQ1HFqqlXzXrd2GGnZ-qfmlSGseyPIoq7YjvIY7T6PwoVdg-JhTRsHT3jxrhXD2S6bYVO6Yc30wJosINBdqHUG4Ag4I_n74Kb4y4mw/s1400/Miletos_DSC4482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQ_EH0IWMqIgxzm3xAzwJUoiOIoGWug2WOkxVmMQ1HFqqlXzXrd2GGnZ-qfmlSGseyPIoq7YjvIY7T6PwoVdg-JhTRsHT3jxrhXD2S6bYVO6Yc30wJosINBdqHUG4Ag4I_n74Kb4y4mw/s320/Miletos_DSC4482.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> This is the second section of
the Turkish adventure…it took about a month to visit the various sites and a
year later, I finally got to almost finish writing the blog...as promised Part 3 will
be finished by the end September.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-44180936043181552312020-09-12T21:32:00.003-04:002020-09-16T19:37:51.490-04:00<p class="MsoNormal"><b>TURKEY 2019 PART I.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have neglected the blog to the amount of travel I did in
2019 that kept me away and now the issue of COVID-19 that has distracted
me. Had great plans with the free time
resulting from the various travel cancellations in 2020 but did nothing; but will
try to recover while the pandemic endures.
This was my second trip to Turkey since 1994 and what I saw on the
return, was a modern country with airports and major roads that put the USA
infrastructure to shame. I returned to visit the ancient cultural sites not
seen before and revisiting others. Turkey is probably the “real” cradle of
civilization.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">September is the best time to visit because the tourist
crowds are gone and the hot summer temperatures milder. Visited about 26
archaeological sites by land, water and air and on foot and took 2605 photos.
And that is one of the challenges with this blog. Instead of writing following the travel
itinerary will do it alphabetically.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>ANKARA</b>. Is the
capital of Turkey and has grown exponentially with excellent highways with traffic
jams as all other of the world’s big cities.
Surprisingly the Anadolu Medenniyetleri Museum is exactly the same as I
remembered it from my first visit and was not crowded. Two examples of its
collection are below.</p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Uu0bvHx-k8n7VD03DI9xKj8iEBUmsK-G7Wm1hBhmiK1GVTIDB-RhbaQRMxspf2B9r5JIwnWSeFKvbNOAcIpcWj4pr8mHSMQx2qGRa46BcIZaNYCgrqKqeerIiTZSCY2z08uwXGwQR6s/s1400/Ankara_DSC2281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Uu0bvHx-k8n7VD03DI9xKj8iEBUmsK-G7Wm1hBhmiK1GVTIDB-RhbaQRMxspf2B9r5JIwnWSeFKvbNOAcIpcWj4pr8mHSMQx2qGRa46BcIZaNYCgrqKqeerIiTZSCY2z08uwXGwQR6s/s320/Ankara_DSC2281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YMCs6psQ0ghnRPEGxlImcAewTAzoeh2wKaB8VPbzZhUoFXSQzsjO-tSN0qYUbrNPljYAPPDgmQxcirhhbtqO8Xw8ROBW4tYA_AHrLBoZIKd-xpJsj6MlojGiIBYydLoK4srfBUWt9l0/s1400/Ankara-Museum_DSC0970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YMCs6psQ0ghnRPEGxlImcAewTAzoeh2wKaB8VPbzZhUoFXSQzsjO-tSN0qYUbrNPljYAPPDgmQxcirhhbtqO8Xw8ROBW4tYA_AHrLBoZIKd-xpJsj6MlojGiIBYydLoK4srfBUWt9l0/s320/Ankara-Museum_DSC0970.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaU8CgRO4gqgPoRCaIaBmEu0tTPjneICk4J6BXc0MkoLHmdnqYjNM2wAkYNVE5NNEx1JOK90Nad9PF8eiLzqe19pBnK2hh2RtchxvSWpuSVZy8R_-NZ7mBZ3LmSu1-BFJCJyxElY3Gn1g/s1400/AnkaraMuseunBW_DSC0977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaU8CgRO4gqgPoRCaIaBmEu0tTPjneICk4J6BXc0MkoLHmdnqYjNM2wAkYNVE5NNEx1JOK90Nad9PF8eiLzqe19pBnK2hh2RtchxvSWpuSVZy8R_-NZ7mBZ3LmSu1-BFJCJyxElY3Gn1g/s320/AnkaraMuseunBW_DSC0977.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The streets are busy with vendors sitting waiting for
customers, some with what looks like prayer beads in their hands while, pushing a cart with cantaloupes, one sitting patiently waiting for some tourist to buy his cooper wares and others
just sitting with friends remembering their wild days of youth.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvxVmRaHNqLGkCY0lspj6J_OtOPJoMaI7eDpTPLIGwZDL7vXZUg-_rMNFVrZQd95A8uMo5YLbgam2jUwtgVSyk4ewOzHjTPiVWvLzs9ZyaIs8X5F4TPULtRaRW_Nxfn1tU-SagHawENM/s1400/AnkaraSalesman_DSC1320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvxVmRaHNqLGkCY0lspj6J_OtOPJoMaI7eDpTPLIGwZDL7vXZUg-_rMNFVrZQd95A8uMo5YLbgam2jUwtgVSyk4ewOzHjTPiVWvLzs9ZyaIs8X5F4TPULtRaRW_Nxfn1tU-SagHawENM/s320/AnkaraSalesman_DSC1320.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIovpkreaMyB_SLybpufx0su5Suu_V3CBCGSGHq7JfsQ0rc0B6XXy76GkG-oNars5vFJIBuKHD4_yfs2heMdyEHy90SAo4VqdEnUMoNM6Pxl3BG4vGPCi00aGILG_wzAAg49zllmz38pE/s1400/AnkaraVendor_DSC1362.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIovpkreaMyB_SLybpufx0su5Suu_V3CBCGSGHq7JfsQ0rc0B6XXy76GkG-oNars5vFJIBuKHD4_yfs2heMdyEHy90SAo4VqdEnUMoNM6Pxl3BG4vGPCi00aGILG_wzAAg49zllmz38pE/s320/AnkaraVendor_DSC1362.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7SUCpme3VrCKVQ1M6iC7RY7-OBwpBHbS4HSDBUWv36vr97_b7hddcNCwQMpTmkYI98Nq7Ic_bPk2ojb89sLIyZgcwn3wx9BtjMuzv8jtS8QKspYQLU-B7hDCf6P-Bctmy_EVnCOQwmM/s1400/AnkaraShopBW_DSC2290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7SUCpme3VrCKVQ1M6iC7RY7-OBwpBHbS4HSDBUWv36vr97_b7hddcNCwQMpTmkYI98Nq7Ic_bPk2ojb89sLIyZgcwn3wx9BtjMuzv8jtS8QKspYQLU-B7hDCf6P-Bctmy_EVnCOQwmM/s320/AnkaraShopBW_DSC2290.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRlECPw9wyNUWI4gco5AT1qJFYTxFLbohnlNhF3I9y3E4T19QzJkcZdzN7ScVxlWJSiBzOJyFtm_AAdAEZYNw7h1glrGdVFnQ0FPHN1lv1RMh-ETbcXz5suFa8RWovgRjaNzTqOR6a58/s1400/AnkaraPeople_DSC0991.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRlECPw9wyNUWI4gco5AT1qJFYTxFLbohnlNhF3I9y3E4T19QzJkcZdzN7ScVxlWJSiBzOJyFtm_AAdAEZYNw7h1glrGdVFnQ0FPHN1lv1RMh-ETbcXz5suFa8RWovgRjaNzTqOR6a58/s320/AnkaraPeople_DSC0991.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkvcmKEg4z-26neBNQ9URnD2QtksChNP7mAoHn7QYdgc4Lmi5ElHt94azhtdmmdlwe31Cea9jdMHnDG13roreOk7ag5Q4p62tkOd-wde0CV9vv95GFZtzlBLRosWeBIzanL0EL1WLsuc/s1400/AnkaraTrio_DSC1005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkvcmKEg4z-26neBNQ9URnD2QtksChNP7mAoHn7QYdgc4Lmi5ElHt94azhtdmmdlwe31Cea9jdMHnDG13roreOk7ag5Q4p62tkOd-wde0CV9vv95GFZtzlBLRosWeBIzanL0EL1WLsuc/s320/AnkaraTrio_DSC1005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>APHRODISIA. </b>This my second visit and consider it my
favorite site…since I was there last the archeological diggings have revealed
new treasure and still going on. What I
remember from 1994 is that it was still inhabited with small houses with
gardening plots among the ruins and goats all over the place; these are gone.
Now there are open spaces between the major ruins. Below is the frieze in the Portico Tiberius
as one first enter the ruins.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwe2WUhnYwhRSI3dKCmuG-emJV9RMxmUfgm5TEt6xr-o-ZUnjKHdzViIiUhe_d-0U4ukmsP3VPdH2J3H3QH-6VwmqjtV3YoERNAvD8eGTw8RK7bb1lLr5GaMDVYxiyxEm_r1AAqJ3iOU/s1500/Aphrosidicia_DSC2940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwe2WUhnYwhRSI3dKCmuG-emJV9RMxmUfgm5TEt6xr-o-ZUnjKHdzViIiUhe_d-0U4ukmsP3VPdH2J3H3QH-6VwmqjtV3YoERNAvD8eGTw8RK7bb1lLr5GaMDVYxiyxEm_r1AAqJ3iOU/s320/Aphrosidicia_DSC2940.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Sebasteion or Augusteum was an imperial Roman religious site and similar
ones are found in other cities of antiquity. Dedicated to Aphrodite and
constructed between 20 and 60 AD. The 3-storied
Corinthian Temple walls were covered with about 200 reliefs of which about 80
have been found.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLmxC_1Yx4K2WVi_czLbt6iJ3tB_BYm8tBDrtyDSNqIb-q6qo6F2sYLu3Vh1jMJmLapPO5WrhcVsOdFzMXe__ZafroZrQOxGKZ-1xdiz3X0gMNZUf5REnqP0YzlzTOBIL6zo_NfR7exA/s1500/Aphrosidicias_DSC2947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLmxC_1Yx4K2WVi_czLbt6iJ3tB_BYm8tBDrtyDSNqIb-q6qo6F2sYLu3Vh1jMJmLapPO5WrhcVsOdFzMXe__ZafroZrQOxGKZ-1xdiz3X0gMNZUf5REnqP0YzlzTOBIL6zo_NfR7exA/s320/Aphrosidicias_DSC2947.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWURuXbQbVcif8KqNbj4zHfN8JomUGsdxqTlcjiMJSHwlfLz59TwBZic2-Bz8oAwCr97YMwNKcy4vcXzEUDbDRUCWkoEKPLw-tqKCXqcLV03nK091Pqy6G2cdC6AdoDfYmm-scMXEXlGc/s1400/Aphrosidias_DSC2952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1385" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWURuXbQbVcif8KqNbj4zHfN8JomUGsdxqTlcjiMJSHwlfLz59TwBZic2-Bz8oAwCr97YMwNKcy4vcXzEUDbDRUCWkoEKPLw-tqKCXqcLV03nK091Pqy6G2cdC6AdoDfYmm-scMXEXlGc/s320/Aphrosidias_DSC2952.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Roman Theater with an estimated capacity of 7,000 and
still remains in good shape. The following image is of a face carved into one
of the seats, perhaps identifying the owner--and it was not the only one seen…I
assume that these were permanent reserved seats. <i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1uZr1SZ3K6rSGtQXk3CKcQbCqU5U5NrOEKOJ42ur22G2-by0lwEjkV7DL28QP60RjkoxeXJovhGvxe5nVSNU8rUkSYqhXatISiQvRvuJB24ZBFXEKnIOFCNd7-DzvmGeSgFKBxTtC_k/s1400/Aphrodisias_DSC2979.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1uZr1SZ3K6rSGtQXk3CKcQbCqU5U5NrOEKOJ42ur22G2-by0lwEjkV7DL28QP60RjkoxeXJovhGvxe5nVSNU8rUkSYqhXatISiQvRvuJB24ZBFXEKnIOFCNd7-DzvmGeSgFKBxTtC_k/s320/Aphrodisias_DSC2979.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEnBjHU7NyQzX1LtxBeRkPtuWHW9CEbMi3NyXtyEh_e4VsbMDAhqOuUsS-LwHJVxK28ftn8N0aykjT4C6yMSdtywdELtoAEqYYOzGZgAFQBRmRmWnpQRa6jauua2QTovwmB4mErxbITY/s1400/Aphrodisias_DSC2970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="882" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEnBjHU7NyQzX1LtxBeRkPtuWHW9CEbMi3NyXtyEh_e4VsbMDAhqOuUsS-LwHJVxK28ftn8N0aykjT4C6yMSdtywdELtoAEqYYOzGZgAFQBRmRmWnpQRa6jauua2QTovwmB4mErxbITY/s320/Aphrodisias_DSC2970.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Baths were dedicated to Emperor Hadrian (yes, the same
one who built the Hadrian Wall in England) during the 2<sup>nd</sup> Century
AD. The photo shows the raised floors of
the hot rooms and between the supports the tunnels used to direct the hot
water/steam conducting the heat. Baths were important social and cultural
centers at the time perhaps comparable to a beer joint today. The holes in the
limestone blocks forming the walls supported the extensive marble friezes and
statuary decorating the baths.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYh6-WdcG041G0t0y4SxiVZzUQR_ru66WY6pZQLexcnOD7rfLudUwz5rIVNk8KQPwUC81Or-rcxmx4Fi1KIW_3V1NKmP5ohTRXMhH15yTx7uGMtt-H3nTNZvJRpErwYr6Q1AN2h8rw8A/s1400/Aphrodice-Baths_DSC2999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYh6-WdcG041G0t0y4SxiVZzUQR_ru66WY6pZQLexcnOD7rfLudUwz5rIVNk8KQPwUC81Or-rcxmx4Fi1KIW_3V1NKmP5ohTRXMhH15yTx7uGMtt-H3nTNZvJRpErwYr6Q1AN2h8rw8A/s320/Aphrodice-Baths_DSC2999.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Aphrodisias was a Roman city that due to the nearby marble quarries
became home for sculptures that created the numerous sculptures and statues
that survived to the present. This was probably due to its isolated location
saving it from the medieval turmoil and recent wars. Below is a view an area called
the Gaudin’s gymnasium; some of the base of the columns has carved Christian
crosses...could these be considered graffiti? <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Akr1x-DEgHsEQzs6vtQKsXUqf6tkP8HT-Bg3zvrws1dssoULXp5xz2j_nt3nrNW84quER16yP_De5GNO5rvsh-c8wM1cQDQ9jNgCRiF8bz3WnLN4fS0rgdNSCeeDUaQpFzccMUBWgN0/s1400/Aphrodisias_DSC2995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Akr1x-DEgHsEQzs6vtQKsXUqf6tkP8HT-Bg3zvrws1dssoULXp5xz2j_nt3nrNW84quER16yP_De5GNO5rvsh-c8wM1cQDQ9jNgCRiF8bz3WnLN4fS0rgdNSCeeDUaQpFzccMUBWgN0/s320/Aphrodisias_DSC2995.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The stadium has 30 rows of marble seats all around and could
accommodate about 30.000 and it is one of the best preserved and among largest
with a length of approximately 900 feet by 200 feet wide. I could not fit the
whole view because I was lazy and did not bother to carry the big wide-angle
lens along…big mistake.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5AUoKSkrGFwVmY8hMMnj_mjp-MCjqc-XUogYJ8z3cX7_xQQ8vK84S3Usx54ebGuajn1h_oIpIJ1nuRiKAz-laiCs-2patH-feuG9kSkTq8OY47_qgAj-MevqWUFa_6AhM6Jhl9CA-uE/s1400/Aphrodisias_DSC3051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5AUoKSkrGFwVmY8hMMnj_mjp-MCjqc-XUogYJ8z3cX7_xQQ8vK84S3Usx54ebGuajn1h_oIpIJ1nuRiKAz-laiCs-2patH-feuG9kSkTq8OY47_qgAj-MevqWUFa_6AhM6Jhl9CA-uE/s320/Aphrodisias_DSC3051.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Tetrepylon or monumental gateway leads into the main
north-south street leading to the Temple of Aphrodite and is the most completed
restored building in the site completed in 1991. This structure was also
vandalized during the Christian period of Anatolia.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj1q1KQj1ND-qOGmLuYm-dZW3PpVk9DUoHKAFvtekcUiDt6GeJ8HZVccLwb1Y4rLGvvu0yyejJwx8ulvGBTbVBqOBD8oIblg5XM4XID5fEji8IazdWmw35QSzx-2tOpjOuMXtYxQIFvo/s1400/Aphrodisias_DSC3067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj1q1KQj1ND-qOGmLuYm-dZW3PpVk9DUoHKAFvtekcUiDt6GeJ8HZVccLwb1Y4rLGvvu0yyejJwx8ulvGBTbVBqOBD8oIblg5XM4XID5fEji8IazdWmw35QSzx-2tOpjOuMXtYxQIFvo/s320/Aphrodisias_DSC3067.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EgI2VuOtYNn3rPDDJ7kCMWRvBXFUgJEMAQs-gLqsORDebiCUBFY8hiJfjKM09jBYgecdVYDGA0SZ9t86noczENEFXfBc_F_YgfK6RzEZ81xqvVvNhUV8eZVMbICL3bwYAe9oYExHY7c/s1400/Aphrodicias_DSC3080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EgI2VuOtYNn3rPDDJ7kCMWRvBXFUgJEMAQs-gLqsORDebiCUBFY8hiJfjKM09jBYgecdVYDGA0SZ9t86noczENEFXfBc_F_YgfK6RzEZ81xqvVvNhUV8eZVMbICL3bwYAe9oYExHY7c/s320/Aphrodicias_DSC3080.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuC39wf8lZ0-D_2E-UzQtVxh-GlrrkwVo7AW8tnPfNrMfSMs1ZJjgYB9UiF_Xi3lxUZsdZgpqo_2Mv6cRd_ad6qKDUes5jFYHqbJ-wC21aNZmR7kLyzGNfJk0lDBEU6ErPEVqEZiUZsM/s1400/Aphrodisias_DSC3060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuC39wf8lZ0-D_2E-UzQtVxh-GlrrkwVo7AW8tnPfNrMfSMs1ZJjgYB9UiF_Xi3lxUZsdZgpqo_2Mv6cRd_ad6qKDUes5jFYHqbJ-wC21aNZmR7kLyzGNfJk0lDBEU6ErPEVqEZiUZsM/s320/Aphrodisias_DSC3060.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The museum stores most items previously located in the
Sebastion and other assorted artifacts from the area. The Aphrodite of
Aphrodisias is connected to Artemis of Ephesus both wearing a 4 banded tunic
separating motifs with the Three Graces in top who are her closest attendants. Next
are the Moon and the Sun, continuing down herself on a seagoat with tritons, and
last closest to the ground Erotes with children and others performing a sacrifice.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8leq80hibMUMKNSH9UPkp_1oZTS83_kIvw4aizoScdM8OyyYbeNaiVj8RJ-Co-j0kGdayRrRjMCOjeAUxaXEHuiY5msyYkzFQ5T9REIENzUrGRSUigAub4bcipjlW6HAQT6Dpsty0a-Q/s1400/Aphrodite_DSC3139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8leq80hibMUMKNSH9UPkp_1oZTS83_kIvw4aizoScdM8OyyYbeNaiVj8RJ-Co-j0kGdayRrRjMCOjeAUxaXEHuiY5msyYkzFQ5T9REIENzUrGRSUigAub4bcipjlW6HAQT6Dpsty0a-Q/s320/Aphrodite_DSC3139.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Following is a large carved head at the entrance to the
museum and next an image of Pegasus with a warrior and finally a wounded warrior been helped. Most of the excavations
were conducted by the University of New York and Oxford University.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuvv93DoKwx63X6urRErBtp5TeZUIji9OqfajU69R9KPej4jur1UZREJu-NRsO7I_CjZAHU6SQ6wp8ODVAFkRhoFQgAy_v45yZhLL_qvW6i8qVeIrZqg9D2frsqaU9l55dOc6U8p3AX8/s1400/Aphrodisias3_DSC2934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1358" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuvv93DoKwx63X6urRErBtp5TeZUIji9OqfajU69R9KPej4jur1UZREJu-NRsO7I_CjZAHU6SQ6wp8ODVAFkRhoFQgAy_v45yZhLL_qvW6i8qVeIrZqg9D2frsqaU9l55dOc6U8p3AX8/s320/Aphrodisias3_DSC2934.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGl9hyfUwTiSad9c6dZxQVIn6ITdbeAgPI-nxbmJMvPTkp9YEaPsbUSC0Lz3gjGxDy4IADpgI-G08imRbliTszhn0q2WLfbXbZbW3GjpfsI5yA6ytZex51F6qDcSWgrWGzS6fZz7UUlA/s1400/Aphrodisias_DSC3193.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1073" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGl9hyfUwTiSad9c6dZxQVIn6ITdbeAgPI-nxbmJMvPTkp9YEaPsbUSC0Lz3gjGxDy4IADpgI-G08imRbliTszhn0q2WLfbXbZbW3GjpfsI5yA6ytZex51F6qDcSWgrWGzS6fZz7UUlA/s320/Aphrodisias_DSC3193.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWDaEpWkijPDFU0T4DDPDiz5EdD9JMC-qI1fzLsYnm3WbZrNCyPQgn9nljF8bk4_tYJTzmIlfR36UhBcXVZ4EGEHkQHXSCuQu5BH-RyWGmfLqzof745ZcP6aOr8Uh5ZAdlys3Slh0gDc/s1400/Aphrodisias_DSC3199.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1174" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWDaEpWkijPDFU0T4DDPDiz5EdD9JMC-qI1fzLsYnm3WbZrNCyPQgn9nljF8bk4_tYJTzmIlfR36UhBcXVZ4EGEHkQHXSCuQu5BH-RyWGmfLqzof745ZcP6aOr8Uh5ZAdlys3Slh0gDc/s320/Aphrodisias_DSC3199.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>ARSAMEIA</b>. At the foot of Mount Nemrut was the summer
capital of the Commagene Kingdom around 260 BCE. Below is the God Mithras wearing a Pirghian
cap with sun rays radiating from the head, since he is a sun deity. Next is the
handshake between King Mithridates and the naked Heracles who can easily
recognized by club to the right.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2V7KU_L9Xefm6JGhljzayWz1EqMEIsbGywr_EBg_bgK52EwRXG6N3nRxpXU9ZAkniepGRuzQcubOi5rCt-hFvVBSQ9UoaYLjRhewehVSVUWLubZwl36AWLMV8vKWinGMfCs9yyMawaQ/s1400/Arsameia_DSC1897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2V7KU_L9Xefm6JGhljzayWz1EqMEIsbGywr_EBg_bgK52EwRXG6N3nRxpXU9ZAkniepGRuzQcubOi5rCt-hFvVBSQ9UoaYLjRhewehVSVUWLubZwl36AWLMV8vKWinGMfCs9yyMawaQ/s320/Arsameia_DSC1897.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuWIujwkClRAiF-YKBmVNI6qjWBt7Bhg6qfacbWV1kE2zkEz_scZlQxmO7BbM9DdFVIWyooJFPpGza3j6zV8rAm6yFttlCwaE_W2UrK-mbxYhwZ3s53KJAyO8LclxOc_OZ2QRIGv4F48/s1400/ArsemiaKingMithradatesHecules_DSC1911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuWIujwkClRAiF-YKBmVNI6qjWBt7Bhg6qfacbWV1kE2zkEz_scZlQxmO7BbM9DdFVIWyooJFPpGza3j6zV8rAm6yFttlCwaE_W2UrK-mbxYhwZ3s53KJAyO8LclxOc_OZ2QRIGv4F48/s320/ArsemiaKingMithradatesHecules_DSC1911.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisT9JTTgkQfWzIifRZ_uoCPOHOzQ4vcRvWctASzfd1yMdkX2zDgD89h1liUFyOF8EC7uDPk8Hxk8KIb5pzt5u4XDZCA2L1519E8W6FJAutPa6Y5gvXmvKzWsZhpMQ-iZUfxpC4om5t8Bs/s1400/ArsameiaMithradatesHercules_DSC1921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="778" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisT9JTTgkQfWzIifRZ_uoCPOHOzQ4vcRvWctASzfd1yMdkX2zDgD89h1liUFyOF8EC7uDPk8Hxk8KIb5pzt5u4XDZCA2L1519E8W6FJAutPa6Y5gvXmvKzWsZhpMQ-iZUfxpC4om5t8Bs/s320/ArsameiaMithradatesHercules_DSC1921.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">These inscriptions are above the entrance to a dead end tunnel
of unknown purpose about 450 feet long. They describe the history of Arsemia,
religious rituals and names of famous rulers.
Its excellent shape is due to it been underground since antiquity.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZfQplRdNSMOAVu7zOM3OM-tHJ-w7W_Z30NPekco4byEqtsQ1H8HtAiDMYdLD7OxzE5RVxdYcqbmbmL0VTjggO5_ruxt41G_5nXE4u_W6li4zeSy2gwIHoIB_xHWFGCrcuuPJpYDWFyY/s1400/Arsemia_DSC1935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZfQplRdNSMOAVu7zOM3OM-tHJ-w7W_Z30NPekco4byEqtsQ1H8HtAiDMYdLD7OxzE5RVxdYcqbmbmL0VTjggO5_ruxt41G_5nXE4u_W6li4zeSy2gwIHoIB_xHWFGCrcuuPJpYDWFyY/s320/Arsemia_DSC1935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>ATATURK DAM</b>. The
largest dam in the Euphrates River completed in 1990. It was built to generate electricity as well
as irrigation water for the Harran region. It also created the Ataturk Dam Lake
popular for fishing, water sports and sailing. Ate fish from the lake in a
nearby restaurant; what kind? Who knows
but tasty and not too bony. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_KW4I51AIFIgMOu7HP2trpfILYBfsaBiRRpkor0jpeQ10APJJl6atQ-FuJkdUgdpZPADWfY8cmP4Ewlqino27EK2UJXQOUvosJCu29fwHvwveUhj3FezFsjVfMGRJKQTZFoofBjIQHo/s1400/Attaturk-DamIMG_1254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_KW4I51AIFIgMOu7HP2trpfILYBfsaBiRRpkor0jpeQ10APJJl6atQ-FuJkdUgdpZPADWfY8cmP4Ewlqino27EK2UJXQOUvosJCu29fwHvwveUhj3FezFsjVfMGRJKQTZFoofBjIQHo/s320/Attaturk-DamIMG_1254.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVgFdbxUG5NxFtYyvvNtuRq2vKjxjBmxEwgXljG7cZFV7Rg7yA6bRmJhTlGObPOzYgjqsGbgRfSGLHeVf-dLlmuMO6Uftq3mtTcjOpWIgWdkUveB16EjvP79glvrFOmiNbsL_OFQIq7Q/s1400/AttatrukDam_DSC1774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVgFdbxUG5NxFtYyvvNtuRq2vKjxjBmxEwgXljG7cZFV7Rg7yA6bRmJhTlGObPOzYgjqsGbgRfSGLHeVf-dLlmuMO6Uftq3mtTcjOpWIgWdkUveB16EjvP79glvrFOmiNbsL_OFQIq7Q/s320/AttatrukDam_DSC1774.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHEO0Oiq4CnCyKZhxbeEv0S6lfTUe5E3vYxlG2ApXQp0uog4JVVPeKrkqdNeCXmit2xN6Dnv1HTe9eGNmc59lu_GmTalQHAnJz_SEql2MBHN1fVs6HlfRmRTSg7A07RHE4BuvNYdyZVE/s1400/AttaturkDam_DSC1778.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHEO0Oiq4CnCyKZhxbeEv0S6lfTUe5E3vYxlG2ApXQp0uog4JVVPeKrkqdNeCXmit2xN6Dnv1HTe9eGNmc59lu_GmTalQHAnJz_SEql2MBHN1fVs6HlfRmRTSg7A07RHE4BuvNYdyZVE/s320/AttaturkDam_DSC1778.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9DfFeZiGAVqX4oBHHpg2HviqLbLZDRB3gCHmL4C0_tWeuSUr63TKCU31TfhRtWymx7n8eJK3c0sSE7KNIOcxDOOGhUXCN1Y5mnMYinLOSLw4ql3WkeaApipUCQyPiAC7WFEqKWMqmxM/s1400/AttaturkDam_DSC1789.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9DfFeZiGAVqX4oBHHpg2HviqLbLZDRB3gCHmL4C0_tWeuSUr63TKCU31TfhRtWymx7n8eJK3c0sSE7KNIOcxDOOGhUXCN1Y5mnMYinLOSLw4ql3WkeaApipUCQyPiAC7WFEqKWMqmxM/s320/AttaturkDam_DSC1789.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXDUUG5K50lq5OswBA_myZriE-ypigX4edLx8293nNaGX7vSViyry9XNnKMKrv1OfpiJ1-D5NjZVs-qJ3VeR-g336iR2EJnu00g5RQfcbiU3295DPK65nLtc-8_WjzQ-LplHBtK8Qaes/s1400/AttaturkDam_DSC1792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXDUUG5K50lq5OswBA_myZriE-ypigX4edLx8293nNaGX7vSViyry9XNnKMKrv1OfpiJ1-D5NjZVs-qJ3VeR-g336iR2EJnu00g5RQfcbiU3295DPK65nLtc-8_WjzQ-LplHBtK8Qaes/s320/AttaturkDam_DSC1792.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>BAZDA MAGARALARI. </b>Was a stone quarry active back in the 13<sup>th</sup>
century used for building around Harran.
The quarry consists of long tunnels and galleries; now some are currently
used for grain storage. It is close
distance to Sanliurfa.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36uMCVIYD0qA26ztp1841ew6kZy03FkLOSVhzVwWDS0oC18OshqZ3w9Usau0vZ767955X4ISya48Ot32seQiCtJQ6v9tt0_2Xo1DARVVDOeAMNGmAKaep4rIGMKMozlQ0rraKNSgcP1o/s1400/BazdaMagaralari_DSC1577.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36uMCVIYD0qA26ztp1841ew6kZy03FkLOSVhzVwWDS0oC18OshqZ3w9Usau0vZ767955X4ISya48Ot32seQiCtJQ6v9tt0_2Xo1DARVVDOeAMNGmAKaep4rIGMKMozlQ0rraKNSgcP1o/s320/BazdaMagaralari_DSC1577.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBXMqNveA6FipLKPMGAxlLcIFIVXRWgOHT-J9kRryQqCicIlHvuAHvan9r71ZpSKV5kDaaVoeZKwdxiuzfO01nQotYiSHqxUY25ToWg4OjpyeLz6dYHB9r5H5IKMpggc3udac7RTI_DY/s1400/BazdaMagaralari_DSC1583.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="965" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBXMqNveA6FipLKPMGAxlLcIFIVXRWgOHT-J9kRryQqCicIlHvuAHvan9r71ZpSKV5kDaaVoeZKwdxiuzfO01nQotYiSHqxUY25ToWg4OjpyeLz6dYHB9r5H5IKMpggc3udac7RTI_DY/s320/BazdaMagaralari_DSC1583.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>BODRUN. This is not the Coats of Arms of the City but
a street manhole. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuKtGFBpJhceNvdP2lJr1VjvFVk4pSDM5YBREfdzoy7VOcUm4osluH1vHpgEia3AISmYT984ZiLdl7tBIzpECbbj5rx8k_0rR3ZES667ay09247snhh23TJYUSSqGEb1OBLcp2aYq1NE/s1404/Bodrum_DSC3281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="1404" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuKtGFBpJhceNvdP2lJr1VjvFVk4pSDM5YBREfdzoy7VOcUm4osluH1vHpgEia3AISmYT984ZiLdl7tBIzpECbbj5rx8k_0rR3ZES667ay09247snhh23TJYUSSqGEb1OBLcp2aYq1NE/s320/Bodrum_DSC3281.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Formerly known as Halicarnassus,
a prominent city in ancient Greece where the ruins of one of the Seven Wonders
of the Ancient World was located—the Mausoleum of Mausolus who was a satrap of
the Persian Empire. Currently is a pile of ruins with a small museum.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlG_cld_CHe23Um2F1AG8-02EDv_wMaA_4ljA6MZt9BoN2PaKzto-ENS32eu1IhxJFrwHrMOiCqw0zHZmAfDVQasA4fsdOQUXpzhPnKB-DSipwzPM-E_21_OjABopU9DIStHRyLOfLIQ/s1400/Bodrumausoleum_DSC3988.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlG_cld_CHe23Um2F1AG8-02EDv_wMaA_4ljA6MZt9BoN2PaKzto-ENS32eu1IhxJFrwHrMOiCqw0zHZmAfDVQasA4fsdOQUXpzhPnKB-DSipwzPM-E_21_OjABopU9DIStHRyLOfLIQ/s320/Bodrumausoleum_DSC3988.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZJ80ULsGC_MMX2zGEeYzXQ9sedtK8Q66t5VhlgeAIdzx0z9Eg4LfB3sFSCdT-Q-Bax3l0RmoioWfB3yyb-VlziO3SEK4deq5qEZy7L54CY6VqdlrZkCcmrgWVCs8gZOFi25aR1G-CDE/s1400/Bodrumausoleum_DSC3999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZJ80ULsGC_MMX2zGEeYzXQ9sedtK8Q66t5VhlgeAIdzx0z9Eg4LfB3sFSCdT-Q-Bax3l0RmoioWfB3yyb-VlziO3SEK4deq5qEZy7L54CY6VqdlrZkCcmrgWVCs8gZOFi25aR1G-CDE/s320/Bodrumausoleum_DSC3999.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Almost across the
street is the local amphitheater still in use and while there the was a special
show dedicated to Zeki Muren, a famous Turkish singer, actor and poet nicknamed
“The Sun of Art”. He retired in Bodrum
and died in 1996. The show was done by another current famous singer and the
crowds and the ladies went wild falling all over him. Below crushed VW in the
courtyard of a fancy bookstore.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFzwFrs3iQ2Sz1no8e1Lk9ocd6aXi9EhPxG1tc2tyb8QeM5mVWtWbCvVZ_T73FPrwvrrstOQX6CrvX41LtFpTGX-Y9WfUfbWPuLb4GxByTkTAgfIBstVkG7i7C4hLpvKGZsM7AChOg1A/s1400/BodrumIMG_1572.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFzwFrs3iQ2Sz1no8e1Lk9ocd6aXi9EhPxG1tc2tyb8QeM5mVWtWbCvVZ_T73FPrwvrrstOQX6CrvX41LtFpTGX-Y9WfUfbWPuLb4GxByTkTAgfIBstVkG7i7C4hLpvKGZsM7AChOg1A/s320/BodrumIMG_1572.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Milta Bodrum
Marina is really a long esplanade around the bay separated from the tourist
main walk by a park with multiple monuments and decorations. Allow the locals to relax, sell their trades and
watch the walking sights Anchored at the piers and seaside the Gulets are the dominant
type of sailing boat that cater to the tourists for the day or longer periods
to navigate among the Greek Islands. And
while talking about the sea there is also is a monument honoring the sponge
divers, a dangerous profession faded in history due to the overharvesting. And
since it gets really hot, an Irish Pub is just across the street to kill the
thirst and dance a jig.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPG7QzlS-4I07IPMutUL-oQkBwyc2bJzw0k_qWPRNhmMOD0PI3p_v-aqF3hclMpraGmU6H05rXzTDnmhD9QNELitvCWlFfH_ZN_5uuQABJ4B67eRks-kq629SwwM9uDjpR4-0_SnE6OC8/s1400/Bodrum_DSC3228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1070" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPG7QzlS-4I07IPMutUL-oQkBwyc2bJzw0k_qWPRNhmMOD0PI3p_v-aqF3hclMpraGmU6H05rXzTDnmhD9QNELitvCWlFfH_ZN_5uuQABJ4B67eRks-kq629SwwM9uDjpR4-0_SnE6OC8/s320/Bodrum_DSC3228.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE6NTKTRtXTZVf2d_nKh_kBL4jCESwzuVyTHtoJep36wJrZ0Hje46XzcZSqJRWaQ4EOo97svOcH4yh5Hi52pWPiW0hVTXhWE6Nc4Hi6qfbimLQXCNpxJG0fOYVAzUbNlBMslNXtT8tj4/s1400/Bodrum_DSC3277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDE6NTKTRtXTZVf2d_nKh_kBL4jCESwzuVyTHtoJep36wJrZ0Hje46XzcZSqJRWaQ4EOo97svOcH4yh5Hi52pWPiW0hVTXhWE6Nc4Hi6qfbimLQXCNpxJG0fOYVAzUbNlBMslNXtT8tj4/s320/Bodrum_DSC3277.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfMcEk6jQqedPU7oDWa57mhdla3UkahK6XlrxLMzPxyMzgDUowajkNaWlVtV74Y0JYIYXvxMsGjA1456HopWcxEl5nqTFlFMh9Qw4keP64Q0K4oJPr4MppEhj-bSbnp2t92RF011D_n4/s1500/BodrumDiver_DSC3274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="839" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfMcEk6jQqedPU7oDWa57mhdla3UkahK6XlrxLMzPxyMzgDUowajkNaWlVtV74Y0JYIYXvxMsGjA1456HopWcxEl5nqTFlFMh9Qw4keP64Q0K4oJPr4MppEhj-bSbnp2t92RF011D_n4/s320/BodrumDiver_DSC3274.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsmIKhmyq-aQhtBSEFEaNxsb8CYOd2ZyupjvnmVFnXgAYAmJNpeFvC66UsA6a0P_mkEvll-043cEKXNeP9uf6PmXdPUkUl-c8MoKHdI3MUZW63OEPn5JulwwRgP5HVvdnl-DRipA6Djs/s1400/BodrumIronWoman_DSC3226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsmIKhmyq-aQhtBSEFEaNxsb8CYOd2ZyupjvnmVFnXgAYAmJNpeFvC66UsA6a0P_mkEvll-043cEKXNeP9uf6PmXdPUkUl-c8MoKHdI3MUZW63OEPn5JulwwRgP5HVvdnl-DRipA6Djs/s320/BodrumIronWoman_DSC3226.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWs0-zxcTmtD1P78odBRU28aoqvJBU5F2Ioha7ElBQP6LR8ewXSj6q1JkWbSP96n_ePEScWvtiUZQ5G05E0HUHXaF4X_X2VYYWmQlPsbGI4UQ1LwmTSmPyqAMjqowaw-VRTgVPVH6N7I/s1400/Bodrum_DSC3221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWs0-zxcTmtD1P78odBRU28aoqvJBU5F2Ioha7ElBQP6LR8ewXSj6q1JkWbSP96n_ePEScWvtiUZQ5G05E0HUHXaF4X_X2VYYWmQlPsbGI4UQ1LwmTSmPyqAMjqowaw-VRTgVPVH6N7I/s320/Bodrum_DSC3221.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cjjP-nfu3RSqF6YOlZwecQUiIUWEQAiTGTOQ_e2w-QBSVkEesGprykdmgkzdI-9cf55-6dExbq4Y50xRRU1FNCWq5bosft8WrDT1SVuUJOj6YqNuzkNSloTiztCXKba8tw41A4wfcuE/s1400/Bodrum_DSC4015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cjjP-nfu3RSqF6YOlZwecQUiIUWEQAiTGTOQ_e2w-QBSVkEesGprykdmgkzdI-9cf55-6dExbq4Y50xRRU1FNCWq5bosft8WrDT1SVuUJOj6YqNuzkNSloTiztCXKba8tw41A4wfcuE/s320/Bodrum_DSC4015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_Tw4RusfprRlrzZvZWh6Pngkok2IG4Vs6_sCLPQQxk7uyBqO0baNBDQ3dRRXo_8oEpHDSmqw1jMHgPoGKdvxw8SPLs5YcFh0fuQAM11yBK19foev6ji0r6TWzlrP9lkq_JeFssbL7Fs/s1400/BodrumGraftti_DSC3278.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_Tw4RusfprRlrzZvZWh6Pngkok2IG4Vs6_sCLPQQxk7uyBqO0baNBDQ3dRRXo_8oEpHDSmqw1jMHgPoGKdvxw8SPLs5YcFh0fuQAM11yBK19foev6ji0r6TWzlrP9lkq_JeFssbL7Fs/s320/BodrumGraftti_DSC3278.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Castle of St.
Peter was built by the Knights Hospitaliers back in the 15<sup>th</sup> century
and as in most ancient cities; some of the stones from the ruins were used in
the construction. It contains a mosque and an underwater archeological museum.
The internal square provides an escape to relax, sit and dreaming of the old
days.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbDTJovGYchKTVLivoA8zX-N6noQJ97zVjZp5fj_aoZOuvSU9g6m-mwlgri9iDfwC9Bpf3QjuRtyH2h65fBVveTtwC7iouvI3Enr_bAzGv9AyBElLuS4tbYqDhwuf8fYs7xaMHs-QaTs/s1400/BodrumCastle_DSC3237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbDTJovGYchKTVLivoA8zX-N6noQJ97zVjZp5fj_aoZOuvSU9g6m-mwlgri9iDfwC9Bpf3QjuRtyH2h65fBVveTtwC7iouvI3Enr_bAzGv9AyBElLuS4tbYqDhwuf8fYs7xaMHs-QaTs/s320/BodrumCastle_DSC3237.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEZZ9DFeGnsHrL9MTDVHdcYwYMH0bTG9l5labOJrZD09BXMPfthb2yG0X-hLPSfJ0uT9S-xy2N2q8Ff0TiNhNl7wWyrq-B5FM1LtrmmSy-UEI7VOLA3v4GRl_G5SnjQZj1eWWFCWrESU/s1400/BodrumMosqueinsdeFort_DSC3251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="935" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEZZ9DFeGnsHrL9MTDVHdcYwYMH0bTG9l5labOJrZD09BXMPfthb2yG0X-hLPSfJ0uT9S-xy2N2q8Ff0TiNhNl7wWyrq-B5FM1LtrmmSy-UEI7VOLA3v4GRl_G5SnjQZj1eWWFCWrESU/s320/BodrumMosqueinsdeFort_DSC3251.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynEi3ZhHteHSzwW55JDvfQarNYeKuYDKm2NRZXobrNYJKDzrh2z-p9FaSk4d1zqXUa8undrbs52rJh9dchm2rQ_AtbA1ixbNWzV1tLArsz3bT_cVCkbLe_F5p2vbKMmNQXBaV_sdL9MY/s1400/BodrumChair_DSC3255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="976" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynEi3ZhHteHSzwW55JDvfQarNYeKuYDKm2NRZXobrNYJKDzrh2z-p9FaSk4d1zqXUa8undrbs52rJh9dchm2rQ_AtbA1ixbNWzV1tLArsz3bT_cVCkbLe_F5p2vbKMmNQXBaV_sdL9MY/s320/BodrumChair_DSC3255.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There is a collection
of old Greek statues at the entrance to the castle. As to whom they are, I
guess that the one with the book is Herodotus who lived in Halicarnassus. He wrote “The Histories” and is considered by
some as the first historian and the father of ethnology and anthropology. Some
of his descriptions of ancient places were later corroborated during archaeological diggings in the 19th and 20th centuries. Another man ahead of his
times.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKJ0iGdlQmp4n9gLWDQHFllyEMXGiH-vV4nYO49S9c6SSWDLWuoeyHsC1-w-bSX6Eh1KXP2wEuUHJ_x8IJ3wdGQc1-vbgZ6KIqKAYhzxP-WQvFiMDgxrxiWwixsjJHnlNCJJsI8UWW2s/s1400/BodrumCastlebw_DSC3266.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKJ0iGdlQmp4n9gLWDQHFllyEMXGiH-vV4nYO49S9c6SSWDLWuoeyHsC1-w-bSX6Eh1KXP2wEuUHJ_x8IJ3wdGQc1-vbgZ6KIqKAYhzxP-WQvFiMDgxrxiWwixsjJHnlNCJJsI8UWW2s/s320/BodrumCastlebw_DSC3266.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>There numerous
ancient ruins in Bodrum such as the Myndos Gate one of the few remains of the
city walls and windmills.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRY0akufX1tsZQ64CsWV1gKlG0Gng9hmYvbfeoVAUf1xVX0XwxnxCR2TRuSYsDqLyjrTAFKSP3zd7GvuaBH20E1y0hbJNDddaKQ4DzxwbGEWl9m88fsH-QVLvgMRg5fHrid_vHy4B864/s1400/BodrumMyndos-Gate_DSC4023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRY0akufX1tsZQ64CsWV1gKlG0Gng9hmYvbfeoVAUf1xVX0XwxnxCR2TRuSYsDqLyjrTAFKSP3zd7GvuaBH20E1y0hbJNDddaKQ4DzxwbGEWl9m88fsH-QVLvgMRg5fHrid_vHy4B864/s320/BodrumMyndos-Gate_DSC4023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZLah6CoonWqbG5ywjyd1kyxptSDFj0OuK-kRMZAFM2bDdq3dbwto9dEIRQPH5iDuKB8_sMfzEnLdMAWQaSF4xDCvHaO6BpzIQ6yFy-TUArs61TJQQvqiWeRM7ccVLXu8Uw_ph92vKfA/s1400/BodrumMyndosGate_DSC4017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZLah6CoonWqbG5ywjyd1kyxptSDFj0OuK-kRMZAFM2bDdq3dbwto9dEIRQPH5iDuKB8_sMfzEnLdMAWQaSF4xDCvHaO6BpzIQ6yFy-TUArs61TJQQvqiWeRM7ccVLXu8Uw_ph92vKfA/s320/BodrumMyndosGate_DSC4017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGdSOMvjK5hzmWwf0Gn5YU8yQWsqF2D6B_2ei2IimQAWOy5gDE_fN-46xxuzTdd55loGlsDnp_QutaeZHVWoyWzLG1rHAM1s-zHB6BxNXj7EH2p5enfFUYUP7-ICT7jPz1Cf3sTYoPmE/s1851/BodrumWindmill_DSC3298.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGdSOMvjK5hzmWwf0Gn5YU8yQWsqF2D6B_2ei2IimQAWOy5gDE_fN-46xxuzTdd55loGlsDnp_QutaeZHVWoyWzLG1rHAM1s-zHB6BxNXj7EH2p5enfFUYUP7-ICT7jPz1Cf3sTYoPmE/s320/BodrumWindmill_DSC3298.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>SANDIMA. </b>Is an abandoned
Greek village vacated due to a population
exchange resulting fron the Greco-Turkish war of 1919-22. Nuris Sanat Evi a
local artist, lives in the vicinity of the village and extended the courtesy of
visiting his home whose images are below.
A very esoteric and imaginative style reflects the carefree living of
the artist. <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbCpZ5bizFLbcwd6PK6RuU5pTUSMdrTd-_DwaSq1DTzmVMXUrEM4Zm91bf93Nbw7H9gKVkydEiWifMPy0sFzEmQ8QnmYQBJFJZrWpJQ3kMkaJNJHDn6TH-c8iKJ4FtlImir-eBafqsDM/s1400/BodrumVillage_DSC4106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbCpZ5bizFLbcwd6PK6RuU5pTUSMdrTd-_DwaSq1DTzmVMXUrEM4Zm91bf93Nbw7H9gKVkydEiWifMPy0sFzEmQ8QnmYQBJFJZrWpJQ3kMkaJNJHDn6TH-c8iKJ4FtlImir-eBafqsDM/s320/BodrumVillage_DSC4106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaNCr97MkFRCDWWJR6YIq0_ii8g91hhOMHk_CvKVAKiFvsDmL4D1FxWMzi7693yIBNkY6BbDuvYGR9YGXZRULiL0nfkUnouc8y_h38rI_ZbGl-cl31u9uuyHce79XXOTRzs2OLehR_VY/s1400/BodrumVillageArtistHomeHDR_DSC4111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaNCr97MkFRCDWWJR6YIq0_ii8g91hhOMHk_CvKVAKiFvsDmL4D1FxWMzi7693yIBNkY6BbDuvYGR9YGXZRULiL0nfkUnouc8y_h38rI_ZbGl-cl31u9uuyHce79XXOTRzs2OLehR_VY/s320/BodrumVillageArtistHomeHDR_DSC4111.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2e4Y1ue9D8nnKVeXZSzMRAdAjpqYwu9s-t1WJilGBcvWilgjLX2c1myx1iqIuaFK960LyalRDlYArbdcFlL59wPjJ48F7AP2tdPcPNNK2JB2gtlvRxZd3TWuhs5hvoBYT8eB4AmQUYI/s1750/BodrumVillage_DSC4079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2e4Y1ue9D8nnKVeXZSzMRAdAjpqYwu9s-t1WJilGBcvWilgjLX2c1myx1iqIuaFK960LyalRDlYArbdcFlL59wPjJ48F7AP2tdPcPNNK2JB2gtlvRxZd3TWuhs5hvoBYT8eB4AmQUYI/s320/BodrumVillage_DSC4079.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Nuris also raises
goats in the side and these are very docile and beautiful. While there late in
the afternoon, they descended from the ruins near the home to drink water. A few had bells and stopped to intensively
watching this guy with the funny box in the hands<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8gkFy_9zYzZT5-MDtxyfcYXo-T-yDvSDNtm3r8SJ4Tx9doH95_q6m7pYqPgb_xR173Vvv5Xnu_6yckjwgLLjw3cBdRZyiWVX_GVVbPklepYOHQFM_vj7n-SOXvPBvwxsUiG829R_-z0/s1400/BodrumVillagersBW2_DSC4069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8gkFy_9zYzZT5-MDtxyfcYXo-T-yDvSDNtm3r8SJ4Tx9doH95_q6m7pYqPgb_xR173Vvv5Xnu_6yckjwgLLjw3cBdRZyiWVX_GVVbPklepYOHQFM_vj7n-SOXvPBvwxsUiG829R_-z0/s320/BodrumVillagersBW2_DSC4069.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuWBm_k6A5xWmG9zLbdab_81YkogRMZLoebkKEaWDNurR95dIxoItzruMjpOAN8U3JCOVNK9-4le5IogatNqj7gwMZAOZQg7l-soH3DOOlShZupltuIGnMJSoJaRqxzo5n5EK9ZPvcgU/s1400/BodrumSandimaGoats_DSC4119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuWBm_k6A5xWmG9zLbdab_81YkogRMZLoebkKEaWDNurR95dIxoItzruMjpOAN8U3JCOVNK9-4le5IogatNqj7gwMZAOZQg7l-soH3DOOlShZupltuIGnMJSoJaRqxzo5n5EK9ZPvcgU/s320/BodrumSandimaGoats_DSC4119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXDCIQHEyeIT-oyfmoEyCqnprNcgCfU4i3KSWf4Daw25jSeoJSxWz7p_ihhXG0HoXXV79_9fjPQhEwGslAO1euA3Afi1XMLem8TSfEwPDKXcRHQ_3blUR4OvynarQwjiWF61jCQhbzrE/s1400/BodrumVillageGoat_DSC4077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXDCIQHEyeIT-oyfmoEyCqnprNcgCfU4i3KSWf4Daw25jSeoJSxWz7p_ihhXG0HoXXV79_9fjPQhEwGslAO1euA3Afi1XMLem8TSfEwPDKXcRHQ_3blUR4OvynarQwjiWF61jCQhbzrE/s320/BodrumVillageGoat_DSC4077.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>CEDENRI BRIDGE</b>. Near Mount Nemrut is a roman
bridge named after Septimus Severus a Roman Emperor (193-211 CE). It replaced
and earlier bridge built by Emperor
Vespasian (69-79 CE) who was the conqueror of the Kingdom of Commagene. There were originally 4 columns in the bridge donated by the
“Quattuor Civitates Commag” but the one named Geta, a sister of who Emperor Caracalla
had her assassinated; and as it was the practice of damnation of memory at the
time , the column with Geta’s name was removed. The others have the names of
Septimus Severus, Caracalla and his mother Julia Domna whose statues were at
one time at the top pf the columns. Severus
before he died told his children “<b>Live
in harmony, enrich the soldiers, and despise the rest of the people”.</b></p><p>
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There are many by this name but this one is in Didin and reconstructed around 49 BC after an earthquake, said under the guidance of Alexander the Great. It was a site for Oracles where people traveled long distances to consult the priestesses and make sacrifices. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWL-0cGmVKjktm-3fW8UNtIBFwv39OxxNmfGWh6mkmQPSk7aSzF4D0PP6k18huPzMylpCLIICWllds2Gh6U1ofqZWNFOyPMxKyAw66e2OuotMk7z1TV5WyB_1GTf5fqRlQwdTRQhLJV8/s1400/DidinApolloTem_DSC4565.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWL-0cGmVKjktm-3fW8UNtIBFwv39OxxNmfGWh6mkmQPSk7aSzF4D0PP6k18huPzMylpCLIICWllds2Gh6U1ofqZWNFOyPMxKyAw66e2OuotMk7z1TV5WyB_1GTf5fqRlQwdTRQhLJV8/s320/DidinApolloTem_DSC4565.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQAd8m-qInI4-QWKxpKY2O6WHftH5FA0Fw5XjWiAHGY1_u9Dz1uLCmYY5t-x6Ru-zddK0P5_kVqtkwAogK9K2agv9UijXEnpRJourAQQSW8llSgxSzP1IVj5VmCSuPYFZJuNMxREQD7g/s1400/DidinApolloTem_DSC4623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQAd8m-qInI4-QWKxpKY2O6WHftH5FA0Fw5XjWiAHGY1_u9Dz1uLCmYY5t-x6Ru-zddK0P5_kVqtkwAogK9K2agv9UijXEnpRJourAQQSW8llSgxSzP1IVj5VmCSuPYFZJuNMxREQD7g/s320/DidinApolloTem_DSC4623.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Below is a fallen column that looks to me like a partly unrolled Lifesaver's candy, these circular stones are huge, probably about the height of a man. Following is a Medusa with its whirling snakes and it it said to be the most photographed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY_j4B98OIgr-T-Dr_odViLrsAEtG7hcOk7Upu8loYRMBYJKAlyuqk7jEQKJQpoUTEL-Rkjjs7qEbWdEtSsBpRG13ackz4WoRAUmGu1KUjShHjSfj-wic3B7MfAFhyQ37SnmA9vIpF7M/s1400/DidinApolloTempleBW_DSC4535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY_j4B98OIgr-T-Dr_odViLrsAEtG7hcOk7Upu8loYRMBYJKAlyuqk7jEQKJQpoUTEL-Rkjjs7qEbWdEtSsBpRG13ackz4WoRAUmGu1KUjShHjSfj-wic3B7MfAFhyQ37SnmA9vIpF7M/s320/DidinApolloTempleBW_DSC4535.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrH_ZdpsHHMMz60IhzDe7YTubfwbD5vSUwcu64S2qKey16KvRYq6Edp2-vEpVtdv4NXc-P3tZkIb7i_WRNfXkORd0_ekP3OBQvh0Q07P9JKp5eHth230CN0KUMhH9spFHpDboZSukkwBg/s1400/DidinTemApolloBW_DSC4605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrH_ZdpsHHMMz60IhzDe7YTubfwbD5vSUwcu64S2qKey16KvRYq6Edp2-vEpVtdv4NXc-P3tZkIb7i_WRNfXkORd0_ekP3OBQvh0Q07P9JKp5eHth230CN0KUMhH9spFHpDboZSukkwBg/s320/DidinTemApolloBW_DSC4605.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>EPHESUS</b>. Probably
the most visited ruins in Turkey since they are the best preserved and
archaeologically explored. As you enter,
there is a main street leading down to the Library with numerous buildings in
both sides. It used to be a port city but the sea now is about 3 miles away due
to silting.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp81-2BhlmdUjfuFXqDxmVNMfGARbVsX0od2sF0DEs20mmw0LcaZ5AuBtMPxnvkZZbBpAGCSl8pbbO64RA2c1vu2z-g9LS9QXnytMjnLpkjT2yFYEcK4v4_jPLIdVJshQDjdHvAYKDCcY/s1400/Ephesus_DSC2359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp81-2BhlmdUjfuFXqDxmVNMfGARbVsX0od2sF0DEs20mmw0LcaZ5AuBtMPxnvkZZbBpAGCSl8pbbO64RA2c1vu2z-g9LS9QXnytMjnLpkjT2yFYEcK4v4_jPLIdVJshQDjdHvAYKDCcY/s320/Ephesus_DSC2359.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8v5AHoir6uY7A42LPCVeO-je6oAse8O-2LPCyZ3WQovZRv1JnvBSkXooTBBz7vPQRg-hlbIA3gd-PqnkrNAMWIcAxaXgFgdnsnkHZU3vbFQREmDJgeYONpyaqIo6AL5DRRlEzyz5zVdE/s1500/Ephesus_DSC2402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8v5AHoir6uY7A42LPCVeO-je6oAse8O-2LPCyZ3WQovZRv1JnvBSkXooTBBz7vPQRg-hlbIA3gd-PqnkrNAMWIcAxaXgFgdnsnkHZU3vbFQREmDJgeYONpyaqIo6AL5DRRlEzyz5zVdE/s320/Ephesus_DSC2402.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There is an excavation complex that was not there the first time
I was there in 1994 consisting of terrace houses in the side of the hill and still
undergoing preservation. It is mostly covered by a glass enclosure and to reach
the various sections, the steep ladders and stairs require some effort to climb. Extensive walls decorations that showed the
great quality of live enjoyed by the elite of the city that can be seen below. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_n5otOHhFLKXOYGenyKBryCEJNOV1x9Runw26SLG8_A_swwTU2_zTZUlHiuNdZzl0wOu-Por7vtQCLPPDWn4aw9i_K-3sKWueXiMdE8cAtIqefTEkvLKKMfHKAsmG9m4V-9X2wlx0e8/s1400/Ephesus_DSC2449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_n5otOHhFLKXOYGenyKBryCEJNOV1x9Runw26SLG8_A_swwTU2_zTZUlHiuNdZzl0wOu-Por7vtQCLPPDWn4aw9i_K-3sKWueXiMdE8cAtIqefTEkvLKKMfHKAsmG9m4V-9X2wlx0e8/s320/Ephesus_DSC2449.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpg7nPXJlKtWQ6cPAq5mp1yQwta97l5Ll7HnpTIrtcxA1Jk3IzJlEbVreLiz47ALhutvx3Uk45saH0oU1Lg13lIse0fChY5CHWOhwZIBKhyxfiiZh1jMX9W4VgOvTSq-buoKGSqO4vgk/s1500/Ephesus_DSC2427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpg7nPXJlKtWQ6cPAq5mp1yQwta97l5Ll7HnpTIrtcxA1Jk3IzJlEbVreLiz47ALhutvx3Uk45saH0oU1Lg13lIse0fChY5CHWOhwZIBKhyxfiiZh1jMX9W4VgOvTSq-buoKGSqO4vgk/s320/Ephesus_DSC2427.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmb4bh2-Tq64j-p21BOf8Kl3-rcDBwIjdQsmM9lIAsHTFEw7j6N9GlUxMY5eHY0qhwXtk_-RPiDyc8GJhBlN55eCV86mkCdhQ8yEHb7WFAyy9H6bx-jPqnNB0OD2PHvUI_Y41VIx-htM/s1400/Ephesos_DSC2433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmb4bh2-Tq64j-p21BOf8Kl3-rcDBwIjdQsmM9lIAsHTFEw7j6N9GlUxMY5eHY0qhwXtk_-RPiDyc8GJhBlN55eCV86mkCdhQ8yEHb7WFAyy9H6bx-jPqnNB0OD2PHvUI_Y41VIx-htM/s320/Ephesos_DSC2433.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Below is a detail of the far wall seen in the above image
showing images of women dressed in different outfits. The walls have all kinds
of decorations also including paintings of animals and humans. The last image
is that is a tile floor depicting Neptune with a seahorse and a mermaid.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKM6rIu98VC-dfAxh41K6ZqCLcdlSalXSAw9-LkknAY53Rx4IXNOkj-OCYfqejsnf3hV698NfW-5XE6HKTnO50CYYInZLMFTCGjOYOjR_2ZDkj8hhOANRQ-skvZ-YcWtXj7Pu-GKIvOE/s1400/Ephesos_DSC2439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKM6rIu98VC-dfAxh41K6ZqCLcdlSalXSAw9-LkknAY53Rx4IXNOkj-OCYfqejsnf3hV698NfW-5XE6HKTnO50CYYInZLMFTCGjOYOjR_2ZDkj8hhOANRQ-skvZ-YcWtXj7Pu-GKIvOE/s320/Ephesos_DSC2439.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC75NDkSN7Tou0KGG4ieyaWkAnusiKhrlP2DbA0shtuc12VM5jZs-EzgbE2R45yGhO8ybwOH-lMLEtyx2DlRq7G_xC_Ef4bynvfbi_uoxuYWfTJT3cInCFZakxGxE3fwpKAYfYtgX7kq8/s1500/Ephesos_DSC2451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC75NDkSN7Tou0KGG4ieyaWkAnusiKhrlP2DbA0shtuc12VM5jZs-EzgbE2R45yGhO8ybwOH-lMLEtyx2DlRq7G_xC_Ef4bynvfbi_uoxuYWfTJT3cInCFZakxGxE3fwpKAYfYtgX7kq8/s320/Ephesos_DSC2451.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQNEIJZQzWFXvE0QTDn1yNX9Ov-X7LHpWf4K3zUuaevwN3WMV5J287nFChZ3Peiq6wiaoXA2GpgHoxNVbtP4nlatrabPvXAuI50JsCMX-S6QybyB-vdVEui42y2yBMDYqHxFredJeCSY/s1400/Ephesos_DSC2447.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQNEIJZQzWFXvE0QTDn1yNX9Ov-X7LHpWf4K3zUuaevwN3WMV5J287nFChZ3Peiq6wiaoXA2GpgHoxNVbtP4nlatrabPvXAuI50JsCMX-S6QybyB-vdVEui42y2yBMDYqHxFredJeCSY/s320/Ephesos_DSC2447.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Continuing the tour of Ephesus, below is a view of from a
hill overlooking the library of Celsius that is obscured by the flowers
followed by an image of the library and the main colonnade leading to the
museum.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyhwMzfbY2mw0DBZfZn09hNWX6jzn5M8Ml3SOE-6WL3JY3qHfXowNn7hdqxHTOUEg6u9Xq4fUbBYsun6Vhf6cKlJpNTkYIJPt_TrfS_Y5mvU9Ft8JvyrKGGqPqFLQ29i1yKvd-Yeu-cE/s1400/Ephesos_DSC2455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyhwMzfbY2mw0DBZfZn09hNWX6jzn5M8Ml3SOE-6WL3JY3qHfXowNn7hdqxHTOUEg6u9Xq4fUbBYsun6Vhf6cKlJpNTkYIJPt_TrfS_Y5mvU9Ft8JvyrKGGqPqFLQ29i1yKvd-Yeu-cE/s320/Ephesos_DSC2455.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmarvHTGc_l28VJO2VB4gBu74ftE82fFVBMNB5xrk5iL0B9D3o53K3PdxwiCefVSQ1dja9Nf6OCgih7tMmZzz17F59gkdEwPT3s3tkL7C2mPIxeD4pMzEdJUHOw3kFi8IOT1MouL1rxqc/s1400/Ephesus_DSC2386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmarvHTGc_l28VJO2VB4gBu74ftE82fFVBMNB5xrk5iL0B9D3o53K3PdxwiCefVSQ1dja9Nf6OCgih7tMmZzz17F59gkdEwPT3s3tkL7C2mPIxeD4pMzEdJUHOw3kFi8IOT1MouL1rxqc/s320/Ephesus_DSC2386.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Another view of the colonnade follows and finally is the
amphitheater, one of the largest of the ancient world with approximate 25,000
seats.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOxMTdIRWnOa-ivMHu2gP8YOLyq35sWzLrK7VS1XH1WTZfnwru1ms2xHuagYWgM_VNapK9upLUCTbTXFrIppC8TDR_poIetyDKCeveyBLMAfGFq1WzoDt4OEAccFuL9Gd_grl9z4xY2E/s1400/Ephesus_DSC2501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1086" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOxMTdIRWnOa-ivMHu2gP8YOLyq35sWzLrK7VS1XH1WTZfnwru1ms2xHuagYWgM_VNapK9upLUCTbTXFrIppC8TDR_poIetyDKCeveyBLMAfGFq1WzoDt4OEAccFuL9Gd_grl9z4xY2E/s320/Ephesus_DSC2501.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WClMmhnisQvV76E0WFDWfrAR0rdkIGktLf96aIkVzxJFvSNRrwg-cAXTOM7tgbwItp-8tc2q8t-FVq6mHk5L4jbieZXZNpFhLLEY1uQS0vYTBY_78eU2aKEQJucwKe3rxtY1XOV0DnY/s1400/Ephesus_DSC2523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WClMmhnisQvV76E0WFDWfrAR0rdkIGktLf96aIkVzxJFvSNRrwg-cAXTOM7tgbwItp-8tc2q8t-FVq6mHk5L4jbieZXZNpFhLLEY1uQS0vYTBY_78eU2aKEQJucwKe3rxtY1XOV0DnY/s320/Ephesus_DSC2523.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Ephesus Archaeological Museum has a large collection of
statues and the famous Artemis statue resides there but there is a museum by
the same in Vienna where still a larger collection of statues collected between
1896 and 1906. It underwent extensive renovations since when I first visited in
1994 and a worthwhile visit.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToDEENLXE8jOADiPD_7f8_0qvJoPulRXqtZx-7gymCP0_75ljjTP4BS5dPMAee6H_qARXznoVeoyU_cev5Du4SarszjlkKkCmX7y4o1VxOknoV105NWsy7EDLFnrHnqvEriEg1g_QUU0/s1400/Artemis_DSC2571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToDEENLXE8jOADiPD_7f8_0qvJoPulRXqtZx-7gymCP0_75ljjTP4BS5dPMAee6H_qARXznoVeoyU_cev5Du4SarszjlkKkCmX7y4o1VxOknoV105NWsy7EDLFnrHnqvEriEg1g_QUU0/s320/Artemis_DSC2571.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2VCBuvyZ52VjlY8xEfpRhXzHKEnvAfwUa3ksBZ0L0lTpItt6gFO2OneCFDL3I_Ag0Sya-j4kNp__uJS5FLrIgEMR13vgjibp6sM8Yd-OWWu9mTUF8B1hkrCuyFW_i_Cn7sSg6eRzQSU/s1400/Ephesus_DSC2543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2VCBuvyZ52VjlY8xEfpRhXzHKEnvAfwUa3ksBZ0L0lTpItt6gFO2OneCFDL3I_Ag0Sya-j4kNp__uJS5FLrIgEMR13vgjibp6sM8Yd-OWWu9mTUF8B1hkrCuyFW_i_Cn7sSg6eRzQSU/s320/Ephesus_DSC2543.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpQ9h99PExnY1ZCbNfCegk_rNB4lTKOIYTqsEpEPOuflsQ0gu-6QAdEX9Yk1xJBX7Ls41XBs4uen8r0-V-v7a7OVsKpD0d5ywCVskkx2MNszo47FVY9OIs2OTzNSBhbSqL0e4jTN0EaE/s1400/Ephesous_DSC2540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="910" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpQ9h99PExnY1ZCbNfCegk_rNB4lTKOIYTqsEpEPOuflsQ0gu-6QAdEX9Yk1xJBX7Ls41XBs4uen8r0-V-v7a7OVsKpD0d5ywCVskkx2MNszo47FVY9OIs2OTzNSBhbSqL0e4jTN0EaE/s320/Ephesous_DSC2540.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn2c9KYfAVU6guQ5RAPPnH9q8ncZmHrtRZDy16IfZjH-Br3I0aiP-xyfGeSphVe0NSrez-c8K-BIYX96kKpVes0ziramjCb69Z-LfapYmqY7h4_qrMeweiU_6ec1QtkwKIIpMrFOBEd8/s1400/Ephesus_DSC2362.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn2c9KYfAVU6guQ5RAPPnH9q8ncZmHrtRZDy16IfZjH-Br3I0aiP-xyfGeSphVe0NSrez-c8K-BIYX96kKpVes0ziramjCb69Z-LfapYmqY7h4_qrMeweiU_6ec1QtkwKIIpMrFOBEd8/s320/Ephesus_DSC2362.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>EUROMOS</b>. The Temple of Zeus was built during the reign
of Roman Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD).
Originally there were 32 Corinthian columns of which 16 are still
standing and remnants of the rest are scattered around the site. In the center
are the ruins of a sanctuary. It is suspected that the temple was never
completed since the city was abandoned around the second century AD that may
attests for its grade degree of preservation.
I was very impressed as those columns remaining standing after so many
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promise to complete it before October. <o:p></o:p></p><p> </p>Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-37798793301625803282019-11-13T13:48:00.001-05:002019-11-13T13:48:56.533-05:00Kenya 2019<div class="MsoNormal">
East Africa is a place for wildlife like no other on earth
and particularly Kenya where the great ungulate migrations take place. I was first in Kenya in 1993 and have
returned numerous times including other countries in sub-Saharan Africa such as Tanzania,
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa.
While in Kenya and Tanzania in 2015 I said that was not returning to
Africa again…I lied. When I am asked why
such an enchantment with Africa my response is that if you “don’t go to Africa,
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The gerenuk is the Audrey Hepburn’s animal version with its
long neck and majestic pose when standing on two feet, to reach the succulent
acacia leaves out of the reach of other antelopes. It is said that it is the closest relative of
the giraffes. Not to be confused with the impalas (3<sup>rd</sup> and fourth
images below) that spent the early mornings running and jumping preparing for
another day avoiding becoming a meal of the big cats.<br />
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Most people go to Africa to see the big cats…lions, leopards
and cheetahs. No doubt the lions are the kings of the jungles but the canny
ability of the leopard to ambush its prey and climbing of trees is unique.
Pound per pound I say that they are the most powerful ones - see them dragging
a full grown male impala up a tree…a meal that may last several days. While the
leopards are loners the lions hunt in family groups. Lions can also climb trees
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The cheetahs are ground based and known as the fastest
running animal sometimes reaching speeds of 60 miles/hour but don’t have the
stamina to run long. The female raises
the cubs on its own and I had seen her catch a young tommy gazelle alive and
bring it to the young to play with it; but this is no play but training to make
the kill. The second image of 3 cheetahs
was taken at sunrise when they were ready to start searching for a meal…the hunt
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The ostrich is the
largest flightless bird and its powerful legs are weapons that can seriously
injure a predator or other ostriches during battles for territory and
mates. The females are of brownish
colors while the males are adorned with white and black feathers and sometimes
with pink legs. I was lucky to witness a
fight between two males for the lady and the territory. The struggle lasted about 15 minutes of short
confrontations and long chases; the challenged male won the day and the family
stayed together.<br />
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Birds are abundant in
Samburu with such colorful ones as the red and yellow barbet, the vulturine
fowl, the lilac breasted lilac that some ornithologists claim as having 72
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Others not so colorful such as the white-headed buffalo
weaver; it knits nests of grass leaves that hangs from the trees. The tawny
eagle is common and a very successful hunter but the Isabelline shrike is not
left behind. The red-billed hornbill makes its nest in tree cavities and during
incubation the female is entombed by a mud plug with a hole thru which the male
feeds it and the chicks…all that goes in thru the holes comes out the same way.
Once the chicks are old enough to fly the mud plug is broken and the whole
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Due to the long droughts the villagers invade the park to
water their animals and the game wardens look the other way. Below a herd of
camels brought to the Samburu River to drink; cows and goats also breach the
boundaries of the park for survival. As you can see the river was a trickle of
water and an ocean of sand. Did I
mention elephants? No, but there are
plenty and I choose to leave the park with an image of a sleepy velvet monkey;
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<b><u>Sweetwaters</u></b>.<br />
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the roads were potholes and mud traps but now it is mostly asphalted. Back then Sweetwaters consisted of about 8
tents facing a waterhole, the major attraction, the Manor House where the meals
were served. It has grown to a second
row of elevated tents behind the original ones, then a pool and a new row of
rooms that look like a hotel. The house
grew to include a larger dining room the old one morphed into a bar with
seating area, and greater dining room with buffet area. When first there a British
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Probably the only rhino cemetery
in the world that died from poaching or of plain old age is here. Morani a blind rhino that I met in 2004 sleeps
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There is always lots of the activity at the waterhole, formerly
a rock quarry where impalas, giraffes and others go in the early morning for a
drink. The giraffe while drinking is at
great risk from predators since it takes a lot of effort in spreading the legs
to bend to reach the water Nearby in a bush was a white-bellied go-away-bird;
first time I got a decent image of this bird.
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Hyenas are known to be vicious killers and robbers but are
family oriented. When around their dens
a repugnant odor is notice as well as putrid leftovers of previous meals. But
this reputation of being nasty animals is farfetched and can be seen
below. A mom takes its pups to the water
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<b><u>Lake Nakuru</u></b>.<br />
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the lake has deteriorated since I was there first when there was plenty of
water, thousands of pink flamingos making the lake look pink as many other
birds, such as cormorants and fishing eagles.
Remember the Black Backed jackals chasing the flamingos and catching
them in the air by grabbing them by the long legs. For a while the lake became polluted by the
sewage from the nearby town of the same name but eventually a sewage treatment
plant was installed. The lake in my opinion has not recuperated and the water
level appeared still low while visiting now, lots of dust and dead trees. It’s also a Rhino preserve and these are
habituated to the tourists as well as are the Cape Buffaloes. Once during one
of my previous trips one of these suddenly charged the Land Rover and bent the
rear fender; it walked away as nothing affected him. The Cape buffalo is one of the major killers
of people along with the rhinos.
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Birds are abundant and the ever beautiful lilac-breasted
rollers, pelicans, tawny eagles, sacred ibises and my favorite the Verreaux
Eagle Owl with its pink eyelids, not to mention the large colored lizards.<br />
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<b><u>Lake Naivasha</u></b>.<br />
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here. The eagles allow their images to
be taken for a price; a friend calls “supplemental feeding”. They are conditioned to catch dead fish
thrown by lake fishermen that have found that photographic tourism is more
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The strategy for the photographers is to be the first ones
in the lake early in the morning and motorboat around the shores of the
lake. When an eagle is spotted, the boat
stops, the fisherman starts whistling to get its attention and when eagle
notices, a fish is thrown in the water. When the eagle flies to retrieve the
lure the photographers break loose with their telephotos to catch the
action. This is repeated until the fish
is exhausted…not many…since these have to be purchased by bundles of
dollars. There are also opportunities to
take photos of swimming hippos, kingfishers and the ugliest birds, the Marabou
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<b><u>Masai Mara</u></b>.<br />
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migrations crossing the Masai Mara River? Since 1993 I have seen the decline in
wildlife, particularly lions where they were all over the place and by the
second day one got tired of seeing sleeping ones. Not the case anymore, you are lucky if you see
one and prides are rare; the victims of poisoning and killings by the invading
herders that come with their cows to feed in the grasslands and water and
extreme tourism. Urbanizations has moved basically to the gates of the park, in
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Since the road from Nairobi to the park has been mostly
paved (funded by China), tourist vans can come for the day overwhelming the
roads and I maintain disturbing the hunts of the big cats.<br />
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Thirty years ago it was
unusual finding lions climbing trees and I do remember that this practice was
mostly found in the West Serengeti in Tanzania.
Now it is common in the Mara by young lions mostly done to escape the
flies and the heat and perhaps to search for prey, I assume. Lions do not mind
getting wet even when the last image below shows one jumping a creek.<br />
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Currently there is a
group of five cheetahs that hunt together and this has been now for a couple of
years and very successful hunters. Was
lucky to see the group chasing a topi but unfortunately they were not able to
make a kill; did not realize that they could take down such a large animal.
Another solitary cheetah had a successful hunt and enjoyed a juicy tommy for
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The leopard in the olden days was the most elusive of the
big cats and hard to find. Two to 3 years used to elapse without being seen but
now they are frequently seen and I attribute this to their conditioning of seeing
people in vehicles…did not find any with prey this time. Notice the spot
patterns compared to those of the cheetah above.<br />
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After many years of going to East Africa finally was able to
photograph the elusive serval cat. It feeds mostly on insects and rodents and
for birds, it jumps in the air to catch them in the flight; although seen this
happening, was surprised and did not catch it.<br />
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Hyenas and baboons are both scavengers that occasionally
steal the prey from cheetahs and the occasional single leopard or lion. The
baboons are particularly mean and I had seen them eating young ones although
male lions do the same with lion cubs. Female baboons at times carry their dead
babies around. Once I witnessed a male
taking the dead one from the mother and chasing her away. In my opinion baboons are mean and will not
hesitate to attack and chase leopards from trees…they wonder around in large
troops and will not hesitate in getting into a safari vehicle and stealing food
or attacking tourists.<br />
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Even birds have become
hard to find in particular the raptors such as the Black-Chested Snake eagle
that back in the 1990’s and 2000’s were common. I did not see a single Bateleur
eagle in the Mara, and for that matter, in all the month I was in Kenya. Others are still common such as the
Black-bellied bustard, the hammercop, the crowned crane or the ever present
lilac-breasted roller and the white-browed coucal.<br />
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Time to move on but I will not repeat “I will never return
again” since Africa still presents the greatest animal show on earth. Promise not to poach a giraffe out of the
park again.<br />
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-47639143959262326782019-11-06T12:31:00.000-05:002019-11-06T12:31:13.088-05:00A Greek Islands Sampler<div class="MsoNormal">
The Dodecanese Greek Islands are generally small, dry and
devoid of forest other than olives groves.
Most animals are domestic including goats, sheep, and donkeys with the
cats the most numerous and few dogs. The
people are friendly but are mostly elderly retired and most young ones were
tourists. The islands are poor and depend on tourism for income but the roads
although narrow are well maintained and clean.
The beaches are mostly small coves; some sandy and others mixtures of
small rounded stones making it hard to walk barefoot. The waters are not clear as those in the
Caribbean and depleted of fish, mostly those seen are about one inch long…the
Mediterranean has been overfished due to eons of civilization but the same
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<b><u>Chios Island</u> </b>mostly
known for the export of mastic gum, a bitter resin that is considered to have
medicinal properties, used for culinary purposes, as a liquor and chewing gum…I
tried…not to my liking. The production is controlled by growers association and
there is a museum dedicated to it; for that reason the island is also known as
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<b>Mesta</b> is one of the Mastic Villages, of medieval architecture,
fortified and of narrow streets some that look like urban tunnels. Elders sit
outdoors awaiting for their ultimate passage; villagers were caught during the
Chios Massacre in 1822 when they revolted against Ottoman dominance. Eugenie
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<b><u>Pyrgi</u></b><u> </u>known
as the painted village is considered to be the capital of the Mastic Villages.
Most houses outdoor walls are covered with sgraffito that appear as a repeated
pattern of squares and triangles mostly in black or brown and the style is
called Xista. Various structures are below, notice that people just like to
seat outside and gossip.<br />
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The Theotokos Church offers the most varied of patterns and
is featured both in color and white and black to show better contrast. And finally leave the town with one of my
favorite photos of the visit, even the cat is bored. <br />
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Driving up the mountains in route to the <b>Nea Moni Monastery</b> passed the windmills
at Menoas. At one time windmills were common but a few are left now. The
monastery was built in the 11<sup>th</sup> century allegedly where 3 monks found
an icon of Theotoko meaning “Mother of God”; the Virgin Mary. The murals are
impressive and at the time of the visit were under restoration. It was looted
during the massacre and due to the shortage of priests now is inhabited by 3
nuns. What is left is impressive as seen below by the various paintings and
mosaics; the latter have survived better due to be assembled of pieces of
stones of various colors.<br />
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The first photo is that of the ceiling above the main altar
followed by details of the cupola and the wall depicting the baptism of Christ
following by one of the washing of the feet of his disciples. Next is another
cupola of perhaps Christ encircled by some of his disciples.<br />
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Another cupula represents the baptism of Christ by St. John
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This cupola represents a
more complex combination of images with heavens above and descending into hell
and next Christ receiving a group of followers. Finally furniture filled with
bones from victims of the 1822 massacre.<br />
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<b>Lithi</b> is a beach where I stopped for lunch and it was the most
active of the beaches visited due to a large tour bus of young Spanish visitors.
While others ate lunch, I took photos of the wildlife. The iPhone is king, in
the first used to take a selfie and in the second picking a dropped one and
finally-- the joy of life.<br />
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<b><u>Leros Island</u></b>. Driving up towards the Pandeli Caste one passes
a series of old windmills now converted into homes. The castle originally
Byzantine is large and goes back to the 10th century and once a stronghold of
the Knights of St. John. It was used by the Turks and during WWII by the
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Descending from the castle there is a chapel and great views
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Leros fell under
Italian control after the Italian Turkish War and Mussolini had a Palace built there
as well as the theater and other prominent government buildings still used
today.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">It was under Italian control during
World War II until the armistice when Italy joined the Allied forces and
British reinforces arrived to defend it from the German invasion that
eventually conquered the island.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
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During the battle the population of Leros took refuge in a
large system of tunnels resulting in small casualties. This action served as
background for the Guns of Navarone movie. The coastal artillery defenses were
originally built by the Italians but were subsequently used by the Germans
after they defeated the British/Italian forces.<br />
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Below are view of the
fishing village and one of the many vacations homes. The warbler is the only wildlife that I saw
in the island; it was probably migrating south to Africa for the winter.<br />
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<b><u>Patmos Island</u></b>.
Is mentioned in the Book of Revelations
by its author, John the Apostle. Below is
the port of Skala followed by the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian where
next to it the Cave of the Apocalypse where St. John the Apostle received his
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The Cave of the Apocalypse is small and as you enter there
is a small chapel and to the right is the section where St. John wrote the
Revelation and slept (the third image below). Notice the fenced area that is
supposed where he slept and small bronze plate in the wall where tradition said
he rested his head while received the Apocalypse narrative. Last there is an icon
in the museum that I found difficult to interpret.<br />
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After visiting the cave I
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shop nearby found this collection of religious figurines.<br />
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Walking towards the church found a painter being lectured by
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Entering the church yard encountered walls decorated with
religious paintings mostly in good conditions. First is of the overhead ceiling
as one enters the church proper followed by one of the panels in the church
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In the image below those poor souls (this image is
deteriorated so I attempted a reconstruction using Photoshop) I ran into a
priest that gave me a killer view sending me to the same destination. Next in a room in the patio smiling devotees
polished the silver is polished.<br />
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The roof of the church
has two bell towers that were silent while I was visiting. Completed my tour I
just wandered away carrying the sins of the world en route to fight the
windmills of Patmos without the assistance of Sancho Panza and Rocinante.<br />
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-38678617324611108192019-02-28T21:49:00.000-05:002019-02-28T21:53:13.826-05:00On a Kenyan Safari with Sony Photo Gear<div align="left" class="MsoNormal">
I just returned from a
month safari in Kenya using Sony photographic equipment. In December 2018 completed my migration after
23 years with Canon to Sony. I moved to
Sony mostly due mirrorless innovation, light weight and high quality
lenses. I carried a Sony a9 with a power
grip, a Sony7RIII, a 100-400, 400 f 2.8 and a 1.4X and an Apple 6 for landscapes.
Minimizing weight and size is a must when flying in bush planes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Both the a9 and the a7RIII cameras worked flawlessly in a
very adverse environment. No issue with
dust in the sensors since I never changed lenses in the field. Used the a9 with the Sony battery pack but
battery length of life use not an issue with either camera; usually a battery
lasting ¾ of a day. Surprisingly battery
charging took less time than in the USA probably due to the 240 volts outlets
at the various lodges in Kenya. Only negative comment I can make about these
cameras is that the ergonomics need improving and particularly the exposure
compensation dial that is too small, stiff and the serrated edge hard on the
thumb.<br />
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If Sony wants to
compete in the wildlife photography realm it has to develop a bigger camera
with a built-in grip following the designs of the Canon 1DxII or Nikon D5. The fit of the a9 and the accessory grip is a
compromise, leaving a gap between the camera and the grip (probably affecting
water resistance) does not allow reaching all the controls in the camera when
used in the portrait orientation. Who knows maybe the next a9 will come that
way with a global shutter and a higher resolution EVF/rear LCD. Replacing the SD cards with a larger card
will be another improvement for the action photography realm, not to mention
having both card slots with the same speed.<br />
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Used the 400 mm with the 1.4X extender 100% of the time
alternating its use every 2 weeks between the a9 and the 7RIII; it worked fine
and amazingly with almost no dust accumulation in the front element. With the use of the 1.4X resulted this lens
became a 560 mm f4, and with crop factor in the cameras it became an 840
mm. I used the crop factor only with the
a7RIII since it is a 42 megapixels camera that gave me approximately 20
megapixels images; more than adequate that I still could crop with great en
results. The a7RIII camera has amazing
image quality. The a9 has a faster frame
per second rate and the viewfinder basically covered 100 % with focusing
points. Regardless the a7RIII is a grate performed for shooting action scenes.<br />
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As explained above, when using the 400 mm in one in one
camera, I used the other with the
100-400 mm. The apertures of f5.6-11 of
the latter lens were not an issue since sunlight was abundant throughout the
safari. The 100-400mm optical quality is
outstanding and quite honestly, cannot differentiate much of images taken with
the lens and those taken with the 400mm + the 1.4X. Zooming of this lens requires effort since it
is not a smooth mechanism; Sony needs to come with a lens whose length remains the
same when zooming. Another issue that I
found with this lens is that when I assigned the magnification function to the
barrel, the 3 activation buttons were accidentally engaged; I ended up
disabling this function and using a button in the camera instead.<br />
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I noticed when
shooting at higher frames/second speed in RAW an in the inconsistency of color
rendering of the images as recorded in the cards. Those that I considered of fine color
alternated occasionally with one or two continuous frames with a greenish color
rendition (no problem correcting this in Photoshop). I used Sony SDXC 128 GB cards R: 300/W: 299
and never suffered buffering problems; in fact as backup used Sony SDXC 128 GB
R: 260/W:100 and did not experience buffering issues either.<br />
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When it comes to
Autofocus both cameras were about 70% in focus and both struggled with
contrasting backgrounds. I decided not
to further elaborate in this topic since the new software update may improve
autofocus performance.<br />
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I had taken this Sony Photographic gear during the last nine
months from the humid hot tropics of Brazil, to below freezing temperature this
winter in Yellowstone and now through the dusty and bumpy roads of Kenya and
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-22784627829443048042019-01-19T22:15:00.003-05:002019-01-19T22:15:36.739-05:00Yellowstone 2018--The Rut<div class="MsoNormal">
I had visited Yellowstone in
the winter several times because it is at its best, few tourists, snowstorms
and as always, the challenge of finding wolves.
But the dedicated wolf watchers are always there searching for the
elusive predator. Needless to say, no wolves close to be photographed but there
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The Bighorn sheep were in rut
and was able to witness the whole complex ritual of who gets the ewe. The males walk around trying to impress the
prospective bride but there are others striving for the same price. Lots of posturing among the gladiators by
standing in two feet trying to intimate the competitor…until they ran straight
at each others and “clash”; the sound of the impact. They walk around a bit , pretend to ignore
each other, may go and chew some grass but the battle is repeated several times to my
delight.<br />
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The winner claims the ewe and go an isolated spot, courtship
starts with the male teasing the female with the legs teasing her to
stand. The act is accomplished and then
the exhausted suitor goes to sleep. This
routine is repeated several times interrupted by rest intermissions while the looser
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The moose is busy in winter looking for food and usually
seen at a distance but in occasions they get close to the roads given great
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Pronghorn antelopes are abundant and found in herds, it is a
beautiful animal with huge black eyes. They are mostly found in the grassy
fields at the NW entrance to the park; I have seen them there every winter I
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animal in the park….while bother to take a photo when everyone else has one;
because is there. The one below is
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Can’t leave the park without visiting Cooke City; it appears
to be fading away with less business remaining opened and I do not think that
is just for the winter. Several properties
are for sale as this white building; is just a shell with the back that
collapsed several years ago. Still is a
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Yellowstone is a winter’s
paradise for landscape photographer with gorgeous sunrises and sunsets as well
as the frozen lakes and creeks. A
thousand opportunity but it is rough, the deep snow and the low temperature are
great challenges but the image. About the death tree, I had been photographing is for more than 10 years
when it was still alive and the following decay; a slow process. Everytime I return I expect it to be lying on
the ground but still perdure.<br />
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1Yellowstone National Park, United States44.427963 -110.5884550000000119.5227315 -151.897049 69.333194499999991 -69.279861000000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-63413869181369785582018-12-31T23:02:00.000-05:002018-12-31T23:02:09.884-05:00Birds of Pantanal 12/2018<div class="MsoNormal">
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to end 2018 not uploading a December blog. One wonders as to the variety of
birds in the tropics and no so many in the North American continent, yet there
are birds in both places that fit similar niches. The Black Collared Hawk is common in Pantanal
and one hears their screech frequently; it not kin to the Bald Eagle but both
feed on fish mostly. It is more closely related to the ospreys that are not
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Anhingas are also found in
the Pantanal and mainly dive to catch fish; once caught, they surface and throw
them in the air to align them head first into the mouth. They are also known as the snake birds.<br />
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The Capped Heron is the most beautiful small heron is
abundant as well as the Coi Heron that is bigger and greatly resembles our
Great Blue Heron.<br />
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Hyacinth Macaws are the most interesting of the birds
seen; they are usually in families and are very noisy. It appears that they like to tease
photographers; once you see them and raise the camera they immediately fly
away. Although they have suffered from
the illegal bird traffic their numbers are quite numerous here.<br />
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The Gray Crested Cacholote appears to derive its name from
its chocolate color but don’t think this is accurate. In its behavior it resembles our Carolina
Wren; always busy moving in the underbrush a talking to others and usually move
in pairs. The Grayish Saltator is common
and not shy and it is mostly a seedeater.
The Rufous Hornero is quite an architect building its nest out of large
mud nests that looks as an oven, hence, the name.<br />
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The Scaled Dove is a small and feed mostly on the ground
while the Oropendola mostly stays on the trees and weaves a hanging nest. The Black Fronted Nunbird moves in the forest
in groups of 4-5 individuals and tends to perch watching
for flying insects to catch. The Yellow Billed
Cardinal is common and tends to forage mostly for seeds in groups. The last image below is the Palm Tanager.<br />
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This Green Rufous kingfisher is common in the Pantanal and
quite easy to approach. The Guira Cuckoo is quite different from the one in the
USA but similar to the ones in Africa. Not
surprisingly since at one time the South American and African continents were
together before they drifted apart. But the Squirrel Cuckoo resembles more our
Black-Billed Cuckoo sharing a bright red eye.
The Ferruginous Pygmy Owl is common and resembles the Austral Pygmy Owl
that I have seen in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego.<br />
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The Black-Crowned Heron I have seen mostly all over the American continents; below is an immature one. Next is the largest stork
in the world known as the Jabiru is the most interesting bird and not too shy
nesting in large trees and walks with a majestic stride.<br />
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The Rufescent Tiger Heron is very colorful and hunts wading
along the shoreline along with the Limpkin who nests in trees near the
water. During my previous trip, I
observed a jaguar shaking a tree and knocking the young birds out of the tree
providing for an easy meal. The
Plumbeous Ibis is also common but feeds moving the beak underwater back and
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The Toco Toucan is an emblematic and most unusual looking
bird mostly seen in pairs with its large colorful bill and at times easily
approachable. And the ultimate scavenger, the caraca who wonders if these
papayas are meat too. Until next year
that will bring more interesting trips.<br />
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-58627991502150418932018-11-25T12:01:00.000-05:002018-11-25T12:01:32.427-05:00Pantanal, Brazil 2018<div class="MsoNormal">
Pantanal is the largest tropical wetland in the world
encompassing parts of Bolivia, Paraguay and mostly Brazil. I consider it as a
flooded Serengeti due to the diversity of wildlife. I visited there first in
2011 and as everywhere in the world it has gotten more crowded since then; all
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Jaguars are my favorite of the large cats, not the biggest,
but have the most powerful jaws and their stare really surpasses that of the
leopards, tigers and pumas - kind of hypnotizing. They are easy to see since they tend to walk
at the edge of the rivers looking for prey.
One can follow their routines as the one below that decided to take a
siesta and slept for about 2 hours, woke and went looking for lunch but failed
in his first attempt.<br />
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Our jaguar found a family
of capybaras resting on a small island and went for the chase. Fortunately they lived to experience another
chase; the cat took a look at me and decided that I did not look tasty. Capybaras are the largest rodents and
semiaquatic and I call them the hippos of South America because of their
similar behavior. Interestingly they eat
their own feces to obtain bacteria that help in the digestion of the cellulose
in the grass they eat.<br />
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The giant river otters live in families and very playful and
always communicating with penetrating squeaks.
Very efficient fish catchers since they work in groups. After meals they go to the shore to sleep but
they are very alert and when a jaguar approaches the alarms is sounded and all
go to the river and watches the frustrated cat.<br />
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Caymans are the most abundant and are everywhere; they are a
regular staple of the jaguars and in their turn they prey on whatever they can
get including their smaller siblings.
They are hunted and the meat has the taste and consistency of chicken,
so don’t hesitate to try it.<br />
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The waterways are surrounded by thick vegetation with all
kinds of fruits and flowering trees.
Below is what I recognize as an anon; these fruits have various name
throughout the Latin American countries.
It has a very tasty white meat from which milk shakes and ice cream are
made. Next is a young strangulating fig
tree that eventually will kill the host and grow into huge trees. It happened that when I was there all plants
were flowering and a few samples are below…there is a scent of perfume in the
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The orchid flower with the pod resembles those I saw in
Madagascar from which vanilla is extracted; but this is a different
species. Ironically Vanilla was first
cultivated in Mexico but the largest commercial supply comes from
Madagascar. It the second most expensive
spice after saffron and causes dermatitis when one comes in contact with the
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Pantanal has been overrun by ecotourism that when overdone
becomes detrimental and is getting extreme here. When a jaguar is found, the
tour company boats arrive within minutes and overwhelm the area without respect
for those already there. The struggle
begins among the boats to get the preferred spot to photograph the cats. I
observed this time just plain tourists not interested in photographing; when I
was there before all were photographers and only small boat with a capacity for
2-3 persons were used; 15-20 are the rule with some of the boats with a lower
and higher platforms with swivel chairs like those using in fishing boats…pretty
soon they will be air-conditioned too.<br />
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The by-product of tourism below is a trash pile in one of
the lodges. But there the locals also
made a living by fishing. The fish are
numerous, colorful and great tasting; to me they are better than ocean fish.
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1Unnamed Road, Campo Grande - MS, Brazil-21.520230254443639 -53.669090299999993-28.900324754443638 -63.996238799999993 -14.140135754443639 -43.341941799999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-43562074361324329542018-10-03T19:50:00.001-04:002018-10-06T11:11:55.011-04:00In search of the Aguara Guazu<div align="left" class="MsoNormal">
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Guazu or Maned Wolf, I ended up in The Sanctuary of Caraça in Catas Altas, Minas Gerais , Brazil. I first learned about this wolf from a
photograph I saw in Argentina 3 years earlier which started the chase. The Aguara Guazu is nocturnal and rare so it
is a big challenge to photograph. First
arranged to go to a national park in Brazil where it is found but was not
assured that I would even see and even less to photograph so opted to go the
Sanctuary. The painting below was done by a German artist George Grimm at the
request of the Brazilian Emperor Don Pedro II who visited here in 1881. The following
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Going to Caraça was in search
of the Aguara Guazu or Maned Wolf (<u>Chrysocyion</u> <u>brachyrus</u>) whose
images are below. Due to darkness good
quality images were not obtained and the ones below, the first one was taken
with an iPhone6 and the next one with a Canon 5DIII. These animals are fed
every night in the church yard that has become a tourist attraction, a practice
beginning in the mid-1980s’. Honestly the fact that I was not able to get an
image of this majestic animal in a natural setting was not a disappointment,
just watching it was a great reward.<br />
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Aguara Guazu means large fox in the Guarani language and is also
called red wolf but is not closely related to either as well as dogs and
coyotes. It is the taller than those mentioned before. They prey on small
mammals, birds and fish but largely feed on fruits and vegetables. Avoids man,
it is usually solitary and are a threatened species. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Sanctuary was a
surprise as to how in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of Brazil, it came
to be erected beginning in 1774 by the efforts of Brother Lourenço who died in October
27, 1819, about 96 years old. He arrived at the site in the early 1770’s and
started construction of the original hermitage which was demolished in 1876 and
the new Gothic Style Sanctuary consecrated in 1883. The tower is about 160 feet
in height and the cross on top is said to contain slivers of wood taken from
the Christ crucifixion cross. The interior of the church is impressive and
below the altar (next image) is the body of St. Pius who was martyred in Roman
times; the body is covered with wax and was sent by Pope Pius VI. I wander what
caused these remains to end up here.</span><br />
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After Lourenço’s death, a congregation of Portuguese priests
arrived and established a boarding school resulting in additional expansions to
the complex. The School teachings resulted in various prominent students, two
of those eventually ended as presidents of Brazil. It ceased as a school in 1968 due to a fire.<br />
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The dining hall that survived the school fire brought back
ancient memories of my youth that I spent in a Catholic boarding school. The hall
was very similar in the lay-out and I recall marching into it and not allowed
to seat until prayers. Then the battle started
for the food on the table; if not fast enough in grabbing the grub, one may
have to be content just with bread and milk. At the end and far right of the
hall is a painting of Don Viçoso whose photo is below. That face is the stereotype of some of the priests
that maintained law and order in the school of my youth. The scowling look implied that you were going
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Overall the visit to Caraça brought me not only finding the
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The Sanctuary is located in a nature preserve with plenty of
opportunities for landscapes and wildlife pictures. The variety of flowers is amazing with lots
of orchids and birds. There large forests in the complex with trails with
excellent opportunities that reward with a variety of birds.<br />
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The birds below are the saffron finch, the southern house
finch, the chestnut bellied guan and the ferruginous pygmy owl followed by a Brazilian
chipmunk.<br />
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-26440819242729086542018-09-02T11:59:00.002-04:002018-09-02T11:59:38.481-04:00Graffiti or Street Art Exhibit 2018.<div align="left" class="MsoNormal">
I have not done a public
exhibit since back in 1998 and it was mostly about wildlife photography. Back
in the 1970’s and 1980’s I did several at various art centers, bank lobbies and
others but retired from public life and dedicated just to roam the world in
search of wildlife. I have visited about 100 countries but continue to return to
a few. Travel photography has become a big business and there are very few
places left to photograph, and the crowds spoil the landscapes and harass the
wild animals. Below is the flyer for my
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Graffiti has been defined as illegal or illicit writings,
paintings in buildings or public transportation surfaces and can be found dating
back to ancient empires. It is mostly considered as vandalism but recently has
been attaining acceptance as street art.
Graffiti are expressions of political and social protests or just plain
artistic expressions. In certain cities such as in Brooklyn, New York, there
are programs protecting and preserving these images. Most of the photos below depict
art created with spray paint cans except for Image 3 that was made with ceramic
shards and Image 8 with charcoal.<br />
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1 and 2. These are
shown first since they are the oldest ones.
Photographed in April 2018 in the Cuevas de las Manos (Cave of the
Hands) near the famous Route 40 in Patagonia, Argentina. They were created between 8-9000 years ago
consisting mostly of hands stenciled on the cave walls by blowing the pigments
with hollow bird bones. Most of the hands are left ones since the artist held
the spraying pipe with the right one. I
observed that the hands are more numerous close to the ground where the walls were
more accessible to short people and diminish in numbers at the higher levels. Illustrations
also include animals, hunters and geometric patterns<b>. In Image 1 there is a hand with 6 fingers; can you find it?</b><br />
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3. This colorful
image of an Indian woman is from the Northern area of Argentina’s Route 40
closer to Bolivia. It is different because instead of pigments, shards
collected from a nearby ceramic factory were used to make the elaborate
composition. Route 40 is about 3000 miles long paralleling the Andes; so far I
have covered 1/3 of the route.<br />
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4. A wall in Lujan,
Argentina. Has vivid in colors and
introduces a figure of an extraterrestrial. It was in a state of deterioration
and who knows what was in the mind of the creator.<br />
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5. The Blue Woman was photographed in 2017 in Guatemala
City; I found it striking and kind of reminded me of the 1970’s hippie life
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6. The Two Winged Monsters also came from Guatemala City and
found not far from the previous image.
It appears to be influenced by India’s religious paintings.<br />
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7. The store front
image comes from Nice, France. It is
possible that although it looks like graffiti, it may a mural. I define the difference between Graffiti and
a Mural in that the former is illicit and the latter probably contracted and
paid for.<br />
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8. The Horses also differs
from the others in the collection in that it is black and white on a wall inside
the famous Carrara marble mines in Italy. These have been mined since ancient
Rome and as to when these horses were created are hard to determine.<br />
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9. My favorite comes
from the Bridge arch closer to the shore of what is left of the Pont
Saint-Benezet over the Rhone River in Avignon, France. The colorful composition
and the simple drawn lines remind me of a Picasso. <br />
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10. This one comes from Louisville, Kentucky, in an alleyway
between a restaurant and a garage; the graffiti was on the wall of the latter.
It was very large and about half of it is depicted here. I just happened to
stop at the restaurant for lunch; otherwise, I would have never seen it. So I
got an eye and a stomach full from one stop.<br />
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11. This image and the following ones (12, 13) are from
Bushwick, an area Brooklyn, New York where the highest concentration of
graffiti in the USA may be located. The
anatomical representation of two hearts connected by blood vessels is most
unusual and beautiful done.<br />
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12. It is the most
intriguing since it includes graffitoed truck parked on the street in front of
a business also covered by graffiti. As to the real origin of this combination,
it appears to be intentionally done and who knows whether the truck moves at
all. In this case, the question is
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13. This image is a
heavily edited HDR image of a corner building.
Although the heavy concertina wire on top of the walls makes it appear
as a jail, it is really a business.<br />
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14. The Shark is from Manhattan and probably a
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15. Finally the
end…this graffiti of a woman with an owl on the head was found in one of the
narrow alleys in Barcelona, Spain. Thanks
for visiting.<br />
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-4833843595431809272018-07-29T23:26:00.004-04:002018-07-29T23:26:32.407-04:00Argentina and Chile, the camera version, 2018<div class="MsoNormal">
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was done with an iPhone, much faster than using a digital SLR full size
camera. I am transitioning from mirror
digital cameras to the mirrorless and you won’t be able to tell the difference
in image quality, just that the mirrorless are smaller, faster and quiet. And what you see in the viewfinder is what
you get. Starting in the Peninsula de
Valdez. This is the place when you see orcas attacking and eating
the seals on the beaches and had been there before but never saw the show. This time was 20 minutes late and missed
again. The orcas cruise the shoreline
and capture the prey by rushing into the beach.
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The armadillos are common and usually not concerned with
humans so are easy to approach.<br />
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They live in burrows and usually can be seen followed by the
children. Foxes are also very common and
not averse to human proximity. And then
the maras, these resemble rabbits but are not related. They are diurnal and monogamous for life.
They use communal dens and are very vocal among themselves - sorry, don’t speak
the language. Foxes are very common and
hunt maras; this one was not far from one of the dens. There are birds too;
this one looks like a North American mockingbird and behaves like one. This is called a calandria morada and it
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<span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">After leaving the
coastal area of Argentina moved west to the famous Ruta 40 that runs the length
of Argentina mostly bordering the Andes. It appears that the same bird followed
me to El Chalten, a massive rock formation in the Argentine section of the
Andes similar to Torres del Paine in Chile.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">In my opinion is easier to access than Torres and friendlier to the
visitors.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">The village of el Chalten
offers a variety of accommodations and eateries at reasonable prices.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">Torres has a very limited and expensive
Hostels and entrance fee.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">And if you are
a foreigner, you pay more than the locals although this also applies in
Argentina particularly when you make reservations from overseas. The image
below the bird is of the Rio de las Vueltas meaning the River of Many turns or
in geological parlance “meandering”.</span><br />
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El Chalten is Tehuelche name meaning Smoking Mountain due to
be covered with clouds most of the time. It offers extraordinary photo
opportunities that are constantly changing as seen below. Some of the images are presented in Black
& White and Color. The first and second are both versions but the third one
was a rare opportunity in which an opening in the clouds led the sun create a
line of fire. The dominant peak is also known as Mount Fitz Roy in honor of the
Captain of the Beagle, with whom Darwin sailed around South America and to the
Galapagos that resulted in his book the Origen of the Species.<br />
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The trails inside El Chalten offer variety of stress
rewarding with various landscapes particularly in the fall when the leaves of
the trees are changing. Really a single camera with a quality extra-wide to
wide zoom is needed as well as a tripod for the finicky photographer. Rain/cold
protection gear and water will be required since the weather changes are fast.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Continuing south in
the Ruta 40 deviated from the main road to visit La Cueva de Las Manos. Below,
the canyon of the Pinturas River where the petroglyphs are found.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">As always, for humans to survive there must
be water. These in my opinion are the best I have seen in my travels.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Consider that they are between 8-9000 years
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Most of the hands painted are left ones and that is because
the painter used the right hand holding a hollow bird bone to blow the
pigments. There a few right hands too and there is one with 6 fingers!!! Most of the hands are closer to the lower
section of the rocks and I imagine that this was because these were more
accessible because there may have more short people than tall or to the work of
the children. Animals are also
represented with the guanacos the most abundant as well as people, symbols and
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Continuing down Ruta 40
deviated again towards Calafate to visit the nearby glaciers. On the way there a fox eating a dead rhea
offered some entertaining as well a young black chested buzzard eagle not
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Perito Moreno Glacier is the
only one that is advancing while others around the world are retreating. This is my third visit and as in all parts of
the world global tourism had a detrimental impact. The first time I was able to walk to the
shoreline but now, there is a system of elevated steel passages to which one is
limited. This not only limited free
roaming but destroyed the landscape integrity.
It was named after Franciso Moreno, an Argentine explorer and perito
just means “expert”. He had an
interesting life once caught by the Teheulche Indians and condemned to death but
escaped and was also attacked by a puma and survived.<br />
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Nearby in the Lago Argentino one can take a boat tour to
visit other glaciers not as impressive but still worth of a visit since one can
encounter interesting passengers as well as icebergs. Images are of the
glaciers Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers.<br />
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Returned to La Ruta 40 and again deviated to the town of
“Los Antiguos” that used as a staging place to close the border into Chile to
visit the Marble Cathedral in Lago General Carreras.<br />
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Trip ended in Torres del Paine in Chile, one of the most
photographed places of the world and not just because of the landscapes but
because of the pumas. As in Iceland, the
weather changes every 15 minutes. I visited there 18 years ago and several
times since then and it has changed -not for the best in my opinion. One year I was not allowed in because of the
great fire that cause great damage and will take decades for the park to
recover. All parts of the park were
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There a variety of animals such rheas and guanacos that easy
to photograph and as previously mentioned great landscapes. There is no other place where place the pumas
are so accustomed to humans, allowing great photo opportunities. The puma
photographed is known as “la Hermana”, sister of “La Mocha” whose whereabouts
are not known. I met both in 2015 and
had a great close encounter resulting in images that I will probably not be
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Finalizing the great adventure, a view of Torres del Paine
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-51607845301266089432018-06-16T12:55:00.001-04:002018-06-16T12:55:23.471-04:00Luján, Argentina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: justify;">Argentina is a very peculiar country with a multitude of
small towns that were founded by immigrants from Europe from about the late XIX
to the early XX centuries. The
government offered land to those coming in groups from a particular nationality
that could be Italians, Croatians, Welch and others.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">When arriving, the government just sent them
to uninhabited areas and let them survive by their means.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">The situation now (in my experience) is that
you can arrive in a small town and find yourself in an Italian or Croatian
community preserving their culture and culinary specialties such cheeses,
sausages, etc. Similar to what you might find in Wisconsin with Polish or
Swedish communities.</span></div>
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Luján historically goes back to 1536 when a battle between the
Spanish and the aborigines resulted in the death of Captain Pedro de Luxan,
after whom the area was named. The town
was named Villa de Nuestra Señora de Luján in 1755. It is historically important because General
William Beresford was held prisoner here after the defeat of the British forces
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The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Luján is set at the end of
an open esplanade that makes it looks majestic when compared to those in Europe
that are set in enclosed areas. It is in the neogothic style with plenty of
gargoyles; construction began in 1890 and was finished in 1935. The towers have
15 bells each named after the musical notes they produce. Inside it is very elaborate; the stones in
the stairs going to a second level chapel are all engraved with the names of
diseased patrons. Wealthy ones hired
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The stairs above end in the colorful and complex woodwork
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The basilica is a place to wander around and the crypt
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countries of the world. Can you guess the country by the flag?<br />
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Below is a view of Belgrano’s Plaza looking away from the
Basilica with the arched portals of the colonial buildings. Walking inside them
one can gauge their length and use by the street people. The mattress was shared by many; later on
there was a different dreamer, but notice the thermos with mate, the
traditional drink of Argentina.<br />
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The Provincial Museum Enrique Udaondo was the Cabildo in
colonial times and now serves as a depository for old cars, paintings, a
library and the Plus Ultra hydroplane, that flew in 1926 from Spain to
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What was most interesting for me in Luján was the mural on
one of the external walls of the museum.
Among the group of scientists I recognized my mentor, Charles Darwin,
who is seated next to a Smilodon (a Pleistocene saber toothed tiger) with a
dinosaur behind (that I could not identify). Farther to the right is a
Glyptodont (giant armadillo from the end of the ice age). In the third image below, that is the right
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com125 de Mayo 272, B6700ALF Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina-34.562367248050336 -59.117431640625-34.980287248050338 -59.762878640625 -34.144447248050334 -58.471984640625tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-43872778449802922562018-05-09T15:26:00.000-04:002018-05-09T15:26:15.637-04:00Four Thousand Miles of Patagonia thru the Eye of an iPhone.<div class="MsoNormal">
Argentina is a large country and Patagonia is the southern
region of the country - sparsely populated and devoid of vehicular traffic;
breaking down will be a great problem. La Pampa is one of the provinces of
Argentina that will be traversed during the trip but “pampas” is a grassland
biome not limited to this country that extends from the Atlantic to the
Andes. It is mostly a flat and dry
grassland and usually very windy. The wildlife is sparse but varied and the
most common seen are the guanacos, rheas, foxes and armadillos. A few birds -
mostly vultures, hawks and small seedeaters.
Departed from Buenos Aires via Route 5 to Santa Rosa, changing to Route
154 and then to Route 251 towards San Antonio Oeste and then following Route 3
to Routes 2 and 47 and arriving at Punta Delgada in the Peninsula de Valdez,
the first stop. All the photos in this blog were taken with an iPhone with
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The Peninsula de Valdez is a famous National Park and
tourist center with most tourist facilities based in Punta Delgada, a point of
the departure for whale watching tours and access to the park.<br />
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The park is famous because this is the place where the orcas
attack the sea lions resting on the beaches.
This is my third visit to this park but never witnessed the actual
attack, but this time it was close; arrived 30 minutes late after an attack
took place. The orcas were still in the
area and they will swim parallel to the shore looking for more prey but no more
attacks occurred. The Magellanic
penguins nest here and the beach areas are the breeding grounds for the sea
lions. There are also foxes, armadillos
and maras; the latter ones I had seen before but this time was able to
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At sunset departed the Peninsula de Valdez via Routes 47/2
to Puerto Madryn to spend the night and departing early the next morning
towards Punta Tombo and Bahia Bustamante via Ruta 3.<br />
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found a sign stating that it was closed.
This is where the largest nesting colony for Magellanic penguins is
found in the world; they have already finished the season and returned to the
sea. I was here in 2011 and the
cacophony of the breeding penguins and the stench of the nests left a lasting
memory. Continued south in Route 3 towards
Bahia Bustamante and encountered the same situation there, so to Comodoro
Rivadavia to spend the night. One
peculiar situation between Puerto Madryn and Comodoro is that there just 2-3
gas stations that usually have no gas. So you wait for the gas truck that may
arrive that day or tomorrow. I was
familiar for this situation from previous trip so had 4 extra gallons of fuel
that allowed covering the distance between the cities previously
mentioned. Ironically the area around Comodoro
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There was an early arrival at Comodoro, what to do? Obviously the local micro-breweries and in no
time all the brews were tasted and I settled for the local Indian IPA. The stop
here was a for a surprise reunion with my friend Mariano Huberty who in
previous trips guided me along southern Argentina to various locations with nature
and landscape photographic opportunities. He is now a prominent photographer
and professor but I learned from him to crawl like snake to approach the
choiques and other shore birds. Unknown
to Mariano, arranged to meet him at Puerto Cangrejo, the best restaurant in
this city where we ate last 9 years earlier…he was surprised…me too; now he
dresses in business suits. During the Falklands Islands war, Comodoro was an
important war operational center and that the reason for the monument in memory
of that war.<br />
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Early next morning continued to Caleta Oliva via Route 3 and
then took Route 12 to Pico Truncado to join Route 43 towards the West all the
way to Los Antiguos. This area of the
pampas is rich in rock formations full of dinosaurs; the reason for these
monuments along the route; note that the second one is made with scrap iron
from the oil industry and plays soccer. (Note: If ever in the area, do not miss
the dinosaurs’ museum in Trelew. It has
a world class collection just deserving a trip there for that reason.)<br />
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Continuing in Route 43 stopped at the shores of Lago Buenos
Aires, the largest freshwater lake in Argentina with bluish milky water color
revealing its glaciers origins seen in the horizon. Arrived at Los Antiguos,
the Cherry Capital of Argentina and of course, got to eat cherry pie, ice cream
and jelly. Spent 2 nights in the village that served as the base for the first
crossing the frontier into Chile.<br />
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Los Antiguos in Spanish means the “old ones’ and it used to
be a Tehuelche Indian village whose name means “Place of the Elders” and
tradition is that the elders of these nomadic hunters spent the winters here.
At the top of the hill behind the town there is a giant statue of Uendeunk that
in Tehuelche mythology was a “good spirit” that protected young children. One
sunset returned to the lake to photograph; strong winds drove waves that
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Crossed the border at Chile Chico and via la Carretera
Austral and drove towards Villa Cerro Castillo and Cohihaique towards the
Marble Cathedral in General Carreras Lake (it is the same Lago Buenos Aires
that changes name in Chile). This is a place that always wanted to visit---now
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These formations are made of calcium carbonate that has been
carved by the lake’s wave actions and water level fluctuations. There are 3
main rocks called the Cave, the Cathedral and the Chapel formed more than 350
million years old. Boarded a boat at
Bahia Mansa toward the rocks and although a bit rainy, the sights were
spectacular with the boat going in and out of the various grottos. The photos are the best description and after
a lengthy visit returned to the shore to admire the vegetation. Later on drove back to Argentina by the same
road, fast trying to beat the clock to arrive at the border crossing before it
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they used it to hold the spraying pipes so what is stenciled are mostly left
hands of various sizes depending of the age and sex of the owners. There is a hand with six fingers; can you
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earlier were the eaten by the artists. The <b><span style="color: #00b050;">green</span></b> arrow points to a figure that could have
a shaman and at its feet one can see a rope with a ball at the end that could be
a bola. And the <b><span style="color: #558ed5; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #558ED5; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">blue</span></b><span style="color: #558ed5; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #558ED5; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: "lumm=60000 lumo=40000"; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text2; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"> </span>arrow
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I had visited caves with petroglyphs on several continents
but these are the most impressive. While
writing this blog my brain remembered that my friend Vicente Gonzalez Mimica gave
me a copy of his book “Arte Rupestre/Rock Art” that was published in 2009. I really never bothered to look at closely it
until now. What I gather from the book is that this site has the best petroglyphs
of the multiple sites photographed thru Argentina and Chile. I can say again “I
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Returning to Route 40 South and when reaching Route 23
headed west to El Chalten considered the trekking capital of Argentina, another
place that I wanted to photograph. It is similar to Torres del Paine in Chile
regarding the massive rock formations and the glaciers but it is more tourist
friendly with easier access to the various trails. The village at the entrance
to the park has numerous hostels, restaurants, groceries and gas stations. El
Chalten wins over Torres del Paine when it comes to comfort amenities and
choices. The first sighting when arriving is below where the Cerro Fitzroy (center)
and Cerro Torre (in the background and smaller to the left with snow at the
peak) are seen in the horizon and the River de las Vueltas in the lower
foreground. Chalten in Tehuelche means “Smoking
Mountain” very properly because most if the time I was there was covered by
clouds. The second image below is an igneous rock intrusion that broke thru the
sedimentary rocks forming a wall that at one time blocked the river before
eroded; its remnants can also be seen in the opposite shore.<br />
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The image below is from the Mirador Torre and the next two
views are of the Rio de las Vueltas. The
trek to the Mirador was a bit rough on me and was able to make it due to
someone lending me a pair of walking sticks. But the effort was worth it…don’t
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El Chorrillo del Salto is about 70 feet high, easily
accessed and at the time is was fall time and the trees were at the peak of
colors. It is the end of the Chorrillo River
whose headwaters originated from the melting FitzRoy Glacier where its waters
enter the Rio de las Vueltas. Needless to say it was full of photographers
carrying their tripods and battling for the best view site…my iPhone gave
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Returning to Route heading south encountered La Leona Hotel.
The historical importance of the place is Butch Cassidy, Sundance Kid and Etta
Place hid for a month at this site after robbing the bank in Rio Gallegos in
1901. The gang continued to Bolivia where Butch and Sundance were killed in
1908. Etta disappeared but was allegedly seen in California in later years.<br />
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towards Route 11 and finally arriving in Calafate.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I was here the first time in 2009 when it was
still a sleepy town. Returned in 2011 when it was growing and the lakefront
busting with apartments. Now is still growing and looking very prosperous with micro-breweries.
It is the base to visit Los Glaciales National Park with the easiest access to
Perito Moreno Glacier (below) the most visited and the only one in the world
still growing.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Spegazzini and Upsala
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The Upsala glacier is one of the fastest retreating glaciers;
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After visiting the glaciers on the way to Calafate, encountered
this young guanaco stuck when jumping a fence.
These are frequent views when traveling in Patagonia with live and
carcasses hanging from the estancias fences used to keep the sheep in. I
insisted on stopping to photograph this situation and upon returning to the
vehicle, it was decided that this guanaco will live to jump another fence and
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Left Calafate via Route 40 heading south to the Argentine border
crossing with Chile at Rio Gallegos. The first image below shows a view of the
pampas with a rail gate with scarecrows but in this case to scare sheep from
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First visited Torres del Paine in 2004 with numerous returns
allowing me to witness the detrimental effects of ecotourism. Below is an example of photographers
searching for the elusive pumas. You can
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Torres was the end of the trip returning to Calafate to take
the flights back to the USA. Below is
the Cafeteria Ovejero (tourist trap) at the custom crossing back to Argentina.
You can have a café espresso for 8 dollars and a bar of chocolate for 6 dollars
if you only speak English. But if you
speak Spanish with a Chilean accent, the prices are half of that; start
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Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1RP43, Santa Cruz, Argentina-46.573966796527792 -69.2578125-70.223704296527785 -110.5664065 -22.924229296527791 -27.9492185tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-8941697154830001072018-03-31T23:28:00.001-04:002018-03-31T23:28:56.634-04:00Streets of Delhi, India<div class="MsoNormal">
India is the country with the greatest opportunity for street
photography. The variety of backgrounds
and cultures is unlimited...like a kid in a candy store; who am I to photograph?
This type of photography is most challenging considering that one wals pretending not to be there to avoid people noticing. They know, and not a single time
they showed displeasure; not the rule other in all countries. I was thrown stones in Africa but got the
shots, asaulted with a knife in Spain and bludgeoned by a prostitute with a
swinging purse in Amsterdam for taken photos in the red district; I laughed my
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Traffic is chaotic in the streets but back in the narrow alleys there are mostly motorcycles, and rickshaws taking the places of taxis. The bike riders are very agile and fast; they pass you by before you realize they are coming but I am sure sometimes they miss, but surprisingly they wear helmets.<br />
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Cars and humans mostly carry
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Delhi is the capital of the small entrepreneurs, walking along the porches one sees shop after shop and one wonders how they can make a profit. It seems that certain streets concentrate in the same merchandise, in this case spices. Most I never seen or tasted before with exotic odors and colors; you can walk in the shop, stick your hand in a bag and smell and taste; they don’t mind. But what looks great to the eye may not be pleasant to the palate…of course they have the common ones such as peppers, cinnamon, nutmeg that are fine but for some you need to cultivate for these. It is all about making money and in the back of the store, the owner is watching the business with eagle eyes next to the image of his deity.<br />
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There are on-the spot clothes makers; you want a silk
suit? They will measure you and four
hours later you can come and pick it up for a pittance. The silkworms work really fast there. But shoes are a different story.<br />
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Fruits and vegetables are readily available as seen below;
the first image shows the men opening the giant peapods. Strange ones too such as the round green
leaves in the second image below. And if you are brave you can eat fresh food
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Flowers are extremely popular in India with a great variety
but most were familiar. Some are edible
but they are mostly for decoration. Below they are making flower collars and
they are made in the spot to order. You choose the combination of flowers you
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The utility wiring is wild and most people steal the power
but who can figure where those octopus-like bundles of cables...and everyone has a cell phone. The faces are inquisitive but
again not a sign of annoyance for being photographed. And as everywhere in the world, the ubiquitous
tourist is present. In this case, a
bored young lady infatuated with her cell phone wishing she was home. She does
not realize how lucky she is compared the 99.99% of the population of India.<br />
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Delhi is a very old city with multitude of palaces from the
times before the Muslim conquest to the colonial administrative complexes built by the
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The Sanitary Luncheon in
Staten Island is really a set from the Boardwalk Empire now in historic
Richmond Town. It was a bustling place
back in the 1700’s and by the time Staten Island became absorbed by NYC in the
1890’s it declined but resurged in the late 1950’s as Historic Richmond Town
with about 30 historical structures- kind of a Colonial Williamsburg.<br />
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Why did I start this blog in Staten Island? Because I had never been physically there
except when I passed above it on the Verrazano bridge going into NYC. For years I planned to go there to visit
friends I made during a trip to China almost a decade ago. They facilitated my access to the Captain’s
Deck on one of the Ferry Boats going between Staten Island and NYC.<br />
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Above is the shoreline along the Jersey and below the one
for NYC. Why the difference in color between
the two images? For Jersey I had the sun
behind me and for NYC the sun towards the NW.
I arrived at the new Ferry Dock that is next to the old one. No doubt there were better looking buildings
in the olden times. Next is a view approaching the old ferry dock that is
posterized in Black and White.<br />
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Upon arriving at the Big Apple I walked to the Whitney
Museum of American Art to take a look …I was disappointed since it was mostly a
museum about “political correctness” disguised as art. The middle image below was my favorite and
appears to me in the style of Van Gogh “Starry Nights.” Next an art connoisseur
trying to figure out what the splashes in the canvas mean.<br />
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Walking uptown by the High Line next to the Hudson River
observed the cadaver of an old building been devoured to be replaced by modern
skyscrapers; NYC never sleeps and always metamorphosing from a Gotham to a
Metropolis. The colorful hoses are
really considered a work of art; when I first saw them, I thought they just
were old abandoned fireman hoses.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bushwick is a neighborhood
that suffered from urban decay now been gentrified and what were abandoned old
factories are resurgent as fancy apartments for the noveaux rich. I found gold
here; I mean graffiti or street art. I go all over the world photographing graffiti,
and some of it could be exhibited in the MOMA as art priced in the millions.
The one below looks as a prison because of the concertina wire above it. The contrast
of the paintings in the two sides of the building is totally different in
style; I prefer the one on the dark side (what you see is not what it looks
like since I applied HDR changes and darkened the sky.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Below is an active poultry store and if you
get close, it really smells like a chicken coop. The third and fourth images
are the walls of a rundown </span>apartment<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> but the paint job really makes
it appealing. </span></span><br />
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Some of the graffiti has specific messages but if you try to
read, it makes no sense and<br />
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I leave it at that. What was an artist subculture has become
established with unique styles such a “Bubble Lettering” initially associated
with crime. It started as paintings on
the side of railroad and subway cars resulting in the authorities “war on
graffiti” that eventually migrated to the walls of buildings. For a time there was legislation controlling
the sale of spray paint to ages of 18 to 21.
But the battle against graffiti was lost and it became street art and
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Bushwick was founded by the Dutch and during the XIX century
became a German migrant’s enclave and now is predominantly Hispanic better known
as “Latino American”, mostly originating from Puerto Rico and the Dominican
Republic. Most of them came here to work at the long gone Domino Sugar Refinery
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The original name of the
area was Boswijck meaning “little town in the woods” and was revitalized by <b>the Bushwick Initiative</b> and transformed
into an art community with numerous artists’ studios, galleries, breweries and
outside cafes. The graffiti is being restored and is protected and the streets
also used by the movie industry. <br />
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It is a really friendly hearty place and surprisingly with street
parking is readily available…free.<br />
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After having a great pizza at the microbrewery accompanied
by a strong IPA, it was time to head home as the sun faded. How did I start in Staten Island and end in
Bushwick and named this blog New York City?
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-41761042870839084502018-02-09T12:17:00.009-05:002018-02-09T12:17:57.772-05:00Bosque del Apache 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was in Bosque del Apache in 2015, I said I was not returning after visiting
there several times. How many images of
Sandhill Cranes and Snow geese can one have? But the bad influences convinced
me to return just for the fun and to photograph the birds flying across the
December 5th supermoon. So I found
myself there again freezing in the early morning to watch the geese so called
eruptions when they lift-off in unison to go and feed in the cornfields inside
the parks and nearby farms. Yes, it is
spectacular and in particular the noise.
The sandhill cranes behave differently since they depart in family
groups; they are very interesting in their behavior when flying - always
communicating. Can you tell the juvenile
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There are other birds in Bosque, as the Great Blue Heron
below; these are territorial and one is assured to find them in specific places
in the park…just like seeing an old friend.
The California quail is also interesting and always communicating in the
underbrush; you don’t see them but they are there. You probably have seen their photos from
Bosque sitting on an old stump by the park’s headquarter; photographers fight
for the choice place to get a shot. There are also less attractive birds such
as the white-crowned sparrow.<br />
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Bosque is also a rewarding place for scenery photography,
but so is the whole of the New Mexico.
When I first started going there I found it ugly and polluted with
abandoned farming machinery, old trucks, campers, trailers and collapsing adobe
houses. But it has grown on me now. As most other nature places in the world the
crowds are ruining the experience. The photography tours think they own the
place with the hyperactive guides running from client to client helping to set up
their gear, and if you are not part of their group asking you to move somewhere
else. The amount of high-cost photo gear
is incredible; I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of dollars in Canons and
Nikons congregate there. During the winter
time in the nearby town of Socorro where most photographers stay, the breaking
into vehicles to steal photo equipment is paramount and in some hotels you find
signs warning you about it.<br />
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There are two ponds along Rt. 1 south of San Antonio where
the crowds (above) congregate for the morning show. The parking lots are full not just of cars
but large SUVS; some people come and stay weeks at a time. Yes, even the pets come; below the couple
hear the train’s horn and were watching to see where it was coming from. There
are more than birds in Bosque such as mule deer, javelins and the occasional
bobcat that I missed. By the way, the
pair was not run over by the train. A
trivia moment: San Antonio was the birthplace of Conrad Hilton where he learned
the trade at the Harvey House run by his father.<br />
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After the excitement of the early morning bird experience,
there was not much to do so I roamed around the countryside. I have driven some of the roads before and
marveled as to things that I missed before such as some of the Salinas Pueblo
missions. Gran Quivira is an example; I passed it by unintentionally back in
2009 and is the oldest and largest of the Salinas Pueblo Missions. What are left are the ruins of the Pueblo
Mission and most unusual from the others in the area is that it is located in
the top of a hill. Vazquez de Coronado
the Spanish explorer visited this area in the 1540’s when looking for the
legendary gold city of Cibola. Quivira
is the best known and the largest of the Salinas pueblos and from the days of
Coronado it was attributed with being the famous city they were searching
for. But all he found was not the mythical
city he was searching but poor Indians of "very good build with their privies
slightly covered.” The mission church whose ruins survive was erected in 1629
by Father Francisco Acevedo. It ended by 1675 due to the attacks of the Apaches
Indians who invaded from the plains. As you can see it was built with flat
stones. Next are the ruins of the church and of course it appears that some
restorations have been done just as in the other nearby ruins. What is unique
to this site is the long fenestration along one of the walls of the church and
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Below is a kiva, underground structures associated with Pueblans
kachina beliefs used spiritual ceremonies.
These were common in the Southwest and their functions much debated and
still used. They appeared to have
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Quarai as the others, are misnamed missions are associated
with the Spanish conquerors when in reality there were ancient Indians enclaves. Franciscan priests introduced the Catholic
religion to the missions mentioned and in fact, the Indians suffered from the
famous Inquisition. The Spaniards
arrived in 1598 but the church of the Purisima Concepcion was not completed
until 1632 and oddly included a square kiva inside the convent and may have
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San Gregorio de Abo and Quarai are both located in flat land
and made with red stones while Quivira is on a hill and of whiter stones. Abo
was an active Indian community when the Spanish arrived around the 1580’s and
the church built in the 1620’s but the complex was abandoned just as the other
missions in the area by the 1670’s. Abo
was the headquarters for the missions in the Salinas area. The Salinas Pueblo
Missions discussed above were named after the salt lakes in the area used by
the Indians as a salt supply and later by the Spanish colonizers.<br />
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Another visited site that I had driven by and ignored in the
past is San Lorenzo canyon. It consists
of a central canyon ending in a spring with smaller ones branching from the
sides; some ending in water springs too.
The formations were formed by mudstone conglomerates. The formation below is to the right of the
entrance to the canyon and the convoluted mudstone formations are called
“slickensides.” One can drive most of the length of the canyon but need to walk
to the spring that is the next to last image below. Since it was early winter most of the trees
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As previously mentioned the landscape opportunities are
numerous and I will end with San Miguel Mission in Socorro founded in 1598 but
not part of the Salinas Pueblo Missions.
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1Unnamed Road, San Antonio, NM 87832, USA33.795887222848727 -106.8548586219549233.374560722848727 -107.50030562195492 34.217213722848726 -106.20941162195491tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-66125764441506602162017-12-31T13:03:00.003-05:002017-12-31T13:03:27.990-05:00Alaska 2017. Part 2.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The trip to Alaska last summer’s principal objective was to
photograph walruses which I had never seen in the wild before - and then
anything else that came along but ended mostly with grizzly bears. I broke down
the blog into sections depending on where the subjects were photographed. The images were taken with an iPhone as well
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I visited here last in 2012 and like everywhere else the
photography crowds have increased. During the first visit the only way to visit
was to fly in and stay for a few days; that has changed. Daily flights are
available when shuttles fly in the tourists for the day making multiple trips
and returning the customers by the end of the day. This has changed the peace and quiet due to
the plane take-offs and landings throughout the day and worse on weekends. Some
families with private planes stay overnight, along with their children who
bring another disturbance to the bears. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As I mentioned before, lots of people including large
photography tours, stay at the available lodges. These bears are habituated to these
situations and largely ignore the humans. The problem is with the cubs that approach
and even rub against a leg, but in this case, a call from the mother chase them
away. This is not limited to bears sightings; foxes are pretty tame too. There
are other fauna such as the puffins but these are on islands offshore.<br />
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<b><u>Moraine Creek</u></b><br />
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that the spawning of the sockeyes occurs followed by rainbow trout that feed on
the former’s eggs. So it is a big attraction to fishermen, bears, as well as photographers
chasing brown bears. It is possible to camp overnight but the logistics are
complicated and additional safety precautions are needed at night to protect
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The creek is training ground for the cubs that occasionally
make a catch but mostly rely on the sows to provide the meals. And there is
time to shake off the water, just like dogs do it.<br />
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Cubs spent lots of time sleeping and playing with others as
well as annoying the adults when trying to sleep. They are really great entertainment
and as with most other mammals, training in developmental skills to survive
when time comes to be sent away by their moms.<br />
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<b><u>Brooks Falls</u></b><br />
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This was not a scheduled event but due to inclement weather,
could not fly to Moraine Creek. Brooks
Falls is probably the greatest bear tourist attraction in Alaska and visits are
very controlled. One view the falls from
a double-decker pier and people are allowed in rotating groups for limited
periods of time. Once time is up, one
has to leave and for a second chance, you just form at the end of the line and
wait your turn again. Most recently tripods were prohibited but monopods are
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Bears fish in the pools below the falls where fights for the
choice fishing holes occurs; these fights usually end up with the dominant bear
keeping its fishing rights, and gets the salmon.<br />
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The iconic photograph for Brooks Falls is to photograph a
bear at the moment it captures a salmon. This is not difficult to accomplish and
requires patience, a long fast telephoto and camera’s high shutter speed. There
are other factors such as the weather, fish running and bears fishing at the
top of the falls that will the photograph possible. After numerous tries, one image will become a
winner. There were others fishing at the
falls - a family of mergansers.<br />
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<br />Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com2Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK, USA59.463687265853451 -153.01757812557.385801765853451 -158.181152125 61.541572765853452 -147.854004125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-67336150738840870432017-12-21T11:01:00.000-05:002017-12-21T11:01:39.147-05:00Alaska 2017 Part 1.<div align="left" class="MsoNormal">
This part will cover the
areas around Anchorage proper and the adventure in the Bering Peninsula. The
second part will cover areas visited other than the trip to Bering. It is obvious that I will not be able to
include all my travels this year during the 2017 blogs. As stated before my blogs now include iPhone
images as well as those from SLRS; at times it is hard to differentiate the
quality of the images. The first two
aerial images below are of glaciers from the flight into Anchorage taken with
an iPhone that has become my pocket camera.
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Had a layover day between the arrival in Anchorage and the
flights to the Bering Peninsula so drove down towards Whittier along the
coastal highway AK-1. I had not returned
to Alaska since 2012 and was overwhelmed with the increase in traffic both in
the city and the highways; where are all these people coming from? Just leaving Anchorage drove by a park where
a moose was chasing people; it was funny, the girl in the bike dropped it and
ran on foot. Another moose was just drinking water from the lake; something
awkward is in this image; can you figure it out? (It is upside down). In the
same pond there was a family of black duck hatchlings relaxing. Along the cliffs in the side off the road you
can frequently see Dall sheep grazing. <br />
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Continue south in AK-1 towards the road junction to Whittier
where one must drive thru a RR tunnel 2.5 miles in length - the second longest
train tunnel in the USA. It is used by passenger trains that service mostly the
tourist industry taking them to Anchorage.
The tunnel is shared with vehicular traffic that travels one direction
at a time in between train traffic.
Whittier is the port where all cruise arrive and from there the tourists
are bused to the various destinations in Alaska.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">During WWII the Army
built a massive base called Camp Sullivan and construction followed until the
late 1950’s when it was abandoned in 1960’s.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Two large buildings remain, one converted into a condominium and the one
below, the Buckner.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Couldn’t pass
photographing the graffiti in the walls. </span><br />
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Arrived at the Wildman
Lodge in the plane in the photograph below. It carried 2x4’s, 8x10’s and all
other kinds of building materials not to mention food supplies besides the two
passengers. Upon arrival proceeded to visit the Pacific walrus colony, the
major reason for going there; never seen one in the wild, they are huge (can
weigh as much as 4,000 pounds), smelly and colorful. But the coloration differences have to do
with their adults being pink while young ones are brown with a palette of
lighter colors as their age. They come
to the shore once a year to shed their skins in large colonies; are all males. The females stay together in separate groups
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The image below shows a walrus spreading sand in top of the
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I observed among the elephant seals in the Straits of Magellan that also come
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The large tusks are equivalent of our canines and can reach
about 3 feet in length, most of them broken probably during fights but they are
not used for digging; the upper lip is used for that while foraging for
food. What looks like moustaches are
called vibrissae that modified hairs worn during foraging. Another peculiarity is that the males have a
large baculum bone meaning that they have no need for Viagra.<br />
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While approaching the landing strip to the lodge, we observed at the confluence of two
creeks about 12-15 grizzly bear fishing for salmon. After spending the morning
with the walruses, asked to be taken to area where the bears were seen and
after a boat ride of about 40 minutes arrived at there. Disembarked and climbed up the cliff
bordering the creek and walked about 1.5 mile in the bear trail quietly and
bending down moving downwind from the bear to avoid been detected by their
sensitive noses. The ground was full of
dead salmon without the skin or brains, the rest of the body just
discarded. The guide explained that the
bears eat only the skin for the subcutaneous fat and the brains because they
are rich in protein. Sat down hidden
among the grass and proceeded to photograph the flora and wildlife activities
until the bears got closer.<br />
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The bears while fishing
moved below the section of the cliff where we were hidden and continued to fish
without noticing us. Suddenly one
noticed us, froze and proceeded to sniff the air and suddenly charged off the embankment
that was about 20 feet high. We all rose
in unison and closely together jumping,
agitating the arms in the air and shouting <b>bear,
bear, bear</b> that caused the beast to stop, turned around 180 degrees and ran
away. The same situation repeated with a
sow and 3 cubs with the same results; these went up the opposite side of the
creek and started watching us. <br />
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The third charge was the
gruesome one. This bear also charged up
the embankment and retreated but did not run away. Instead ran about fifteen feet downstream,
climbed the bank, circled behind us and charged having us with our backs to the
stream. He was determined and all the
noise and agitations that we made did not stop them. The guide raised his 44 caliber pistol and
was about to shoot him when my companion started yelling don’t shoot, don’t
shoot and at the last moment, the bear turned away and ran. The guide nervously said 3 charges in less
than ½ an hour is enough; time to go. It was close…I had been charged by elephants
and cape buffaloes before; but not on foot and this close.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Beaver plane that
serves the lodge is the workhorse for flying in Alaska’s </span>backcountry<span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">It is a very sturdy and reliable plane
undergone numerous restorations.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The one
in the camp was built in 1957; notice the red bulge in the belly; it is fuel
tank used to ferry fuel for the camp power generators.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Upon the return to Anchorage, the two engine
plane that was flying us back to Anchorage landed at </span>Iliamna<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> for fuel but when
restarting the engines one did not start so we had to wait for another to fly
us the rest of the way.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Near </span>Iliamna<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> there is a </span>freshwater<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> lake where fresh water seals are found; the only other
place in the world where this kind of seals are found are in Lake Baikal,
Russia. At </span>Iliamna<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, there was a cute sign in the bathroom’s airport</span></span><br />
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Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1Lake and Peninsula, AK, USA57.263203049126844 -158.4375071525573748.957095549126848 -179.09180415255736 65.56931054912684 -137.78321015255739tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-60465027145175263522017-11-15T17:00:00.000-05:002017-11-15T17:00:08.498-05:00South Carolina Solar Eclipse 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
Driving down to South Carolina off I-95 one drives to
several small towns in several stages of decay, once vibrant because of small
industries and agricultural enterprises.
It appears to me that the downfall of tobacco has an impact on the
communities and younger people moving away.
Still small businesses still barely survive as Melvin’s in Elizabethtown.
Drove by the big sign on the main road several times and decided to take the
right turn in the main street and tried.
It is on the main shopping strip, narrow as a shotgun style home. It was busy…good sign. They only serve hamburgers and hot dogs; that
is it. The hamburgers come with a few
condiment choices. The hamburgers were
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I always happen to go by Myrtle Beach by-pass Rt. 17 on my
way to Huntington State Park driving by the Broadway at the Beach amusement park. Most of these places have an entrance fee,
but here it is open and you pay for the amenities you use. The King Kong climbing the Empire State is
the most impressive; the Ferris wheel is big and the upside down WonderWorks building
the most unusual and is actually a science museum. The park is arranged around a lake where
there are various boat rides and colorful large inflated wheels. Numerous shops mostly selling candies and
knick-knacks, restaurants, fortune tellers and a couple losing their pants.<br />
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Huntington State Park is a small nature reserve with a
causeway leading to the barrier island also off Rt. 17 going south. I have
visited here for more than 40 years because the ease of photographing wildlife
and the variety. There is a big colony
of wood storks that also nest in the area; this is probably the ugliest bird in
North America and they feed in groups. <br />
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The black-crowned night heron is also a year round resident;
the image below was posterized to give it an artistic look. I ran into a group of American egrets that
were feeding at low tide who were fighting to steal the catch from each and a
tricolor heron running to get into the action. I leave the area with a flower image.<br />
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Went to Sumter to watch the eclipse and while there toured
the area. As in many southern towns, it
went into a period of decay but now is undergoing a downtown revival. Some
buildings have been restored and due to the eclipse, downtown was busy with
tourists. Visited an old printing shop
but the old equipment is not used since everything is done now by computers. The printing press dates back to the 1890’s.<br />
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Lunch at the Cut Rate Drugs and Coffee Shop, an old
surviving drug store claiming “best chicken salad sandwiches”. These were scarce in salad and served in
large buns…nothing to brag about. The menu was decorated with ads of old
medications such as one promising the enlargement of bust by ingestion or cream
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Swan Lake is a very attractive park which is basically a
swamp with a large number swans and ducks.
There are trails around as well as an interpretation center; it is a
worthwhile visit. The second black and
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waters appeared a bit polluted and overgrown with underwater grasses; these
were being removed by crew when I was visiting.<br />
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<o:p> </o:p>I have an affinity for eclipses and the first total eclipse
that I photographed was in Pungo, an area in Virginia Beach, back in March 7,
1970. I was there with past
acquaintances, some of whom still visit my blog occasionally. With one of those, I continued to travel for
several years in the early 1990’s chasing eclipses all over the world. The most thrilling was the one in Potosi, Bolivia,
in 1994. Being in the Andes, we were high providing a choice location and we
selected a spot off the road in a small farm. As the light began to dim, the
noisy chickens ran to their coops in desperation as well as the cows mooing to
the barns and then total silence. The
dogs started barking but as darkness increased they also quieted down. When totality passed and the light emerged,
the animals started to come out of their residences cautiously until regular
life was restored. I hope to be around to photograph the next eclipse in Chile
in 2019, also in the Andes. The simple
black and white image below is at the beginning of the eclipse as the moon
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The following image is at totality and it would originally
be in white and black because of the solar filter I used that allowed me to
take the photos; otherwise the intensity of the light would have not allowed
the sensor of my camera to record images.
All the following photos were taken using HDR. This is a technique by which several images taken
at different exposures are stacked together allowing the capture of a larger
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Below are various versions of the diamond ring effect at the
end of totality. The red flames seen flaring from the edge are called
prominences and the glare around the disk is the corona. There are 3 versions below of the same image
below. The last one was an inversion of
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While in South Carolina, visited a plantation where the 111
year old owner was celebrating her birthday.
Still of clear mind and spirited and full of stories as to things has
changed. She is the oldest resident in the state and 19<sup>th</sup> in line
for the entire USA.<br />
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Jose's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835348236679271517noreply@blogger.com1150 Shaw St, Sumter, SC 29153, USA33.917105302313104 -80.31738303601741833.4945413023131 -80.962830036017422 34.339669302313105 -79.671936036017414tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450254072389861348.post-2143980800767890442017-10-29T13:29:00.000-04:002017-10-29T13:29:54.102-04:00Guatemala 2017<div class="MsoNormal">
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foot in this country more than 40 years ago and the changes have been immense
as in the rest of my world. People tend
to dream of the past as the better days and in a way this is true. Then the
indigenous Mayas, both men and women, dressed in their traditional regional
costumes. This has disappeared mostly among the men who now wear Western-style
clothing while the women maintained their native dress but with less purity. The
people used to be very polite, the food more natural, the Mayan textiles handmade and dyed with natural colors (now a day to find a real hand made textile not
made overseas is rare and if found, extremely expensive). Then pottery was the
main source of water containers and cooking pots; now they are all plastic or
metal imported from you know where. Dollars were worth a lot and the local
coins were pure silver; try to find one now.
Poverty was there but I never saw hungry indigenous people in the
countryside; this has changed too. It is
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Going back
to food, a mixture of Mayan and Spanish cuisine was dominant 40 years ago with
a variety of corn dishes, and lots of fresh vegetable available.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">There are still old restaurants in Guatemala
City where fresh food can be found.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I
had lunch this year at the Altuna Restaurant where the service, ambience and
menu still preserves the styles of the past.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I had a bacalao a la vizcaina, a typical Spanish staple that is rarely
found in the more eclectic modern eateries.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Of course you can always go McD, Domino’s Pizza or Poyo Campero (a local
version of Kentucky Fried Chicken).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Most of the images in this
blog were taken with an iPhone, as I am getting tired of carrying the big
cameras; for the purpose of a blog, digital phone images are adequate. Graffiti
is endemic everywhere one goes now a days and I am a fan of those street
artists (vandals to others) and what they can create with spray cans.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So bear with me and observe the treasures I
found in the streets of the Capital City. Here the local government has
embraced the wall defacers and established zones where graffiti is promoted and
protected.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">If the one below would have
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MOMA or for sale at Sotheby’s in NYC. And the next two with Indian styles could
have been found in the streets of Delhi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The samples below may have
come from the minds of extra-terrestrials or extreme re-incarnations of Van
Gogh and Jeronimo Bosch. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I got hundreds
of graffiti images to be added to my world collection but will not bore you
with more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Guatemala City is rich in
art and architectural styles with hidden treasures in private homes in the
forms of interior designs as well as decorations.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">An example of a modern home interior below
but the original colonial homes are also real amazing.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Find a friend with local connections there that
could open those doors for you.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And of
course, you can always find the weird in the streets as the statue to Santa
Apolonia, the patroness of the dentists. By the way dental work by highly
skilled dentists can be obtained there for a fraction of the cost of that
available in the USA; the savings may pay for a whole trip there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The ancient capital
of Antigua was destroyed by earthquakes several times. When I was first there,
the streets were safe, devoid of automotive traffic; the restaurants and
accommodations were few, and the locals were friendly but not all spoke Spanish
and wore their traditional outfits.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">What
were then private homes are now tourist traps. Even the recent rage of
microbreweries has arrived. And the roof of these and some restaurants were
modified to accommodate the clientele. Of course they warn you of the hazards
of drinking alcohol…but if you are a woman, would you not like to like look
her?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Although Guatemala is not
known for its wines, its bodegas are full of it with signs attesting to its
medicinal virtues.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The sign on the wall’s
veracity is proven by the happy winos across the street.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Better than snake oil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Back then the old ruined
churches, monasteries and convents were just that, and I wandered all over
them; this is no longer possible.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Some
have been converted into fancy resorts or with controlled access with chains
and signs mandating “DO NOT CROSS”, DO NOT CLIMB, PRIVATE PROPERTY…the fun is
gone. There are also signs warning you as to the perils of tourism such as
assaults and robberies. I had local photographer friends that lost their gear
in plain daylight…another advantage of carrying a iPhone, but these are at risk
too.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Fancy boutiques are protected and
to access some, you have to go across a cage before inspecting the goodies. The
mountain in the image below, behind C’SANTOS, is the Volcan del Agua- seldom
seen since is mostly covered by clouds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">As I mentioned before, one
of the former monasteries has been restored into a 5-star convention/museum
hotel complex. A textile exhibit by the artist David Ordonez, who uses textiles
as the medium was on display.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Below is
an example of his work mounted in a frame; the image you see is that of a tri-dimensional
cloth bundle; I marked the KNOT so you can get a reference as to the topography
of the object.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Below is a photo of a
wall with climbing flowers inside the complex.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Wandering the streets of
Antigua is rewarding since it has preserved at least the external colonial
styles with wonderful window decorations and doors, some more than 500 years
old.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Some of these properties are still
under the ownership of the descendants of the original Spanish Conquistadores
who built them and not converted into tourist traps…yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Before leaving this
historical place, despite having been there several times, there is always
something new to discover walking the streets as the hermita below. And
something old, the communal laundry that during my first visit was busy with
the local ladies in their traditional outfits doing the laundry under the
arches, and the kids bathing in the adjacent pool. But I missed the vendor of
the green cart who only sells </span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">flavors
but no colors</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span><br />
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