♥ VISITING BARCELONA...

Dear Daughter visited Spain(España)-Barcelona last week...

And sent me some new pictures. I'm happy (*_^)

Barcelona - Cathedral of the Sagrada Familia,

designed by Antoni Gaudi,

it's still not half built after more than 100 years.

I found some Information :)

The Blue Tram Line

runs between Plaça Kennedy and Plaça Doctor Andreu.

It runs every day during Christmas, weekends and public holidays.

Timetable: 10 am ? 6.05 pm. Tickets: 2,30 ? single and 3,50 ? return.

Departures every 30 minutes.

The Tibidabo cable car operates from the stop for

the Blue Tram at the Pça. Doctor Andreu to the Tibidabo Amusement Park.
Montjuïc cable railway

The cable-car

is the most interesting way to reach Castell de Montjuïc (Montjuïc castle)

and the rest of the sights on Montjuïc hill.

It starts from Avinguda Miramar

where it connects with the funicular railway

from Parallel metro station.

Timetable: 11-2.45 pm - 4 - 7.30 pm.

Fare: 3,60 € single 5 € return
By tram

The tram is a transport recovered many years after its disappearance.

The TRAMBAIX line runs

along Av. Diagonal from Plaça Francesc Macià to Sant Joan d?

Espí (by way of l?Hospitalet, Esplugues de Llobregat and Cornellà).

The TRAMBESÓS line runs from the Ciutadella to Plaça Glòries and then along

the Diagonal to the Fòrum and Sant Adrià del Besós.

Fares are the same as for any public transport service in Zone 1.

AAAAAND...
On foot

Guided walking tours are an interesting option to soak up Barcelona?s atmosphere:

Barcelona Walking Tours (Turisme de Barcelona)

offers walking tours around Barcelona, led by professional guides.

There are two different routes to get to know

the Gothic Quarter and the bohemian Barcelona of Picasso.

ENJOY!!!

My lady darbanville
Cat STEVENS

♥ İSTANBUL...

Know Blue Mosque, in Istanbul ?
Istanbul is a wonderful city and the only one that is divided

over 2 continents, as the Bosphorus separates Asia from Europe.

Most of the old city is in the European part and definatly worth a visit.

The Topkapi museum, the Aya Sofia and the many huge Mosques

are impressive, but also the spice Bazar and grand Bazar are

the perfect places to realize that here 2 world cultures merge.

Do not forget to eat a cheap fresh caught and grilled fish in the harbour

The Blue Mosque was nicknamed so due to the many beautiful

blue mosaic tiles, though not much can be seen on this view.

Entrance is free and though

the Mosque is in use as a prayer room,

also non-muslims are welcome and photos can be taken.

The city is a mix of modern western shops and clothing

with traditional eastern culture.

The sound of the calls for prayers in the morning makes you realize that

Islam is the main religion here,

though for me the sounds are just as curious as

the Christian bells that wake YOU up

elsewhere in the world.

:-) RIGHT ?

MADAME TUSSAUDS - MUSEUM

ONCE UPON A TIME ...
I WAS IN LONDON AND VISITED MADAME TUSSAUDS
" WAX SCULPTURES" MUSEUM

*** I WAS TAKEN A PHOTO WITH "THE BEATLES" ***
THE BEATLES were an English Rock Band from Liverpool

whose members
were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
They are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band
in the history of Popular Music, AND ME !

DEAR PAVAROTTI WE'LL MISS U ! (71 *** 6.9.2007)

A MEMORY VIDEO

A SONG

FROM MARIAH CAREY & PAVOROTTI

He gave people in the world joy of music.

And "you" can sing for the first time in front of a God now.

YOU - not forgotten. Rest in Peace!

Tourism Paradise - IHLARA

Ihlara gorge (which actually is called the Peristrema Gorge) can be entered from Ihlara, high up on the rocks. Climb down some flights of stairs and then, on the level of the stream of the Melendiz Suyu, that runs the full length of the canyon, first visit some churches hewn in the rocks, and then follow the stream. Beware: there is just one exit at Belisirma, about halfway, else you are in for the duration, all the way to Selime, some four hours of walking. The latter part is much more quiet, though. gorge (which actually is called the Peristrema Gorge) can be entered from Ihlara, high up on the rocks. Climb down some flights of stairs and then, on the level of tyou can visit a series of rock churches, some of them with very good painting still in place. This is a look from the entrance of one of them.

Kokar Fragrant Church and Under Tree Church

TOURISM & TRAVEL EXHIBITIONS

TOURISM IN ANTALYA
“Tourism&Travel Exhibition-Meditt Antalya”
Beautiful Views from Marina, Kekova,
Side-Aspendos, Adrasan, Demre and Center
Antalya is a famous important tourism center in Turkey. Antalya receives about

4 million foreign tourists each year and tourism is the major source of money income

for the investors and the local people. The beautiful beaches and the clean seawater

are major attractions for tourists. An integrated coastal zone management is needed

to conserve all the natural beauties and achieve sustainable tourism and development.

A good place for vacation and has lots of Historical Areas.

Museums shed light on Anatolian history

Thousands of works with traces of various cultures are on display at museums all around Turkey. Antalya, Alanya and Side museums in the Mediterranean, the ones in the eastern Anatolian cities of Erzurum and Kars, and Amasra and Ereğli museums in the Black Sea region receive great interest from visitorsANKARA - Anatolia News Agency
Anatolia is home to important historical works including the Castle of Erzurum, the Ruins of Ani in Kars and the Genocide Monument in Iğdır.
The region's four museums are the Archaeology Museum, the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (Yakutiye Madrasah), Atatürk House, and the Castle of Erzurum as a site of ruins.
On display at the Archaeology Museum are works belonging to the Karaz culture dating back 5-6,000 years. Works belonging to the Trans-Caucasus culture are also on display.
Nearly 20,000 works are being exhibited at the Archaeology Museum. Some 8,000 of them are coins, approximately 3-4,000 are ethnography works, and the rest are archaeological works. The Yakutiye Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum exhibits 750-800 works. The museum building, a monumental construction dating back to the İlhanlı period in 1310, displays ethnography works such as dresses, jewelry, manuscripts and amulets belonging to the periods ranging from the Seljuks to the Ottomans.
“Our other museum is the Atatürk House where the national struggle started. This place has vital importance because the foundation of the Turkish Republic was laid here. Objects like pictures, photos and maps in the building are also on display,” says the Erzurum Museum director, Mustafa Erkmen, adding that all the museums are open to visitors.
Pointing to the importance of the Erzurum Castle, Erkmen says there is a clock tower, a madrasah, a tomb and mosque from the Saltuklu period in the castle.
The Ruins of Ani are located on a high hill in the Ocaklı village of Kars, where there are 10 churches, a bridge, and the remains of many buildings. The ruins attract the attention of

tourists visiting the region.

TOURISM & DENIZLI

PAMUKKALE
Afrodisias Gate- Odeon- Theatre - Museum & Statues

On Pamukkale we can see "white" and call it COTTON CASTLE, the

Enc. Britt. has: a resort around which limestone deposits from the hot springs

have formed beautiful cascades and basins. Maybe the landscape has changed

somewhat. In particular it seems that the hotels higher up the cliffs, from

which lukewarm water came cascading down, started using this water for

swimming pools and the like, thus disturbing a fragile system. Also the number

of tourists walking the cliffs increased considerably, so the white of the cliffs is

off-white to say the least. I stayed at the bottom of the cliffs, if you walked up

a road you first past the cliffs, then the hotels, and next you arrived at ...

HIERAPOLIS, APHRODISIAS