Photos of Istanbul & Ephesus

By Rick D. Jolly

This is a companion book to “Italy, Egypt, Turkey, Oh My!” in the Alexander Co. Abroad series. A book filled with photos from Turkey as we explored Istanbul and Ephesus. This part of our trip starts in Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, once a capital of The Roman Empire then ruled by the Ottoman Empire before the rise of the current Turkish Republic. We ventured to the ancient city ruins of Ephesus near the town of Selcuk in the Izmir province. There we glimpsed into forgotten societies of Greek and Roman people manipulated by civil and natural forces.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rick D. Jolly
• Release date: Mar 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311776587

Rick D. Jolly

Rick D.Jolly is from Taylorsville, North Carolina, the eldest of three sons raised in a blue collar family. Married to Samantha White-Jolly, they lived in Hickory, North Carolina before moving to the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East. He opened several social media accounts as a way to relate his experiences to family and friends, posting videos and pictures with firsthand accounts of trips in the UAE and Europe. After several years of living abroad he used previous online posts to help write a series of books called "Alexander County Abroad" with various subtitles to describe each location. The title comes from the county he was born in, Alexander, a small rural county in western N.C. primarily a farming region. A place where most residents rarely venture pass state lines and never travel out of the country or "lord have mercy" a Muslim Country.

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Photos of Istanbul & Ephesus

Alexander County Abroad

By Rick D. Jolly

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Introduction

This is a companion book to Italy, Egypt, Turkey, Oh My! in the Alexander Co. Abroad series. A book filled with photos from Turkey as we explored Istanbul and Ephesus. This part of our trip starts in Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, once a capital of The Roman Empire then ruled by the Ottoman Empire before the rise of the current Turkish Republic. We ventured to the ancient city ruins of Ephesus near the town of Selcuk in the Izmir province. There we glimpsed into forgotten societies of Greek and Roman people manipulated by civil and natural forces.

Turkey

View of the Karaköy neighborhood along the Golden Horn in Istanbul (Above)

Leaving the warm winter temperatures of Abu Dhabi for the unpredictable weather of Turkey was part of the travel experience, but after living in the desert for so long we didn’t have many winter clothes. The weather in Egypt had been chilly, but dry and sunny. Flying into Turkey the clouds looked full of rain and snow covered the nearby mountain peaks, an ominous sign of things to come. As soon as we walked off the plane the cold damp air wrapped around us like a wet blanket sending chills throughout our bodies. With chattering teeth we made our way through the surprisingly modern but crowded airport. The plan was to take a taxi to the Galata Tower thinking it would be easy for the driver to find, or possibly already know its location.

As we walked toward the exit Ms. Rosemary spotted a limo service advertising a round trip price that seemed very fair. After closer inspection the cost was comparable to a taxi, but with less hassle and solved the problem of transportation back to the airport for our flight home. Agreeing to the terms and conditions we followed the driver to our private van. Surprising to us, many Turkish people didn’t speak English. The guy who sold us the car service spoke English so we assumed the driver would too, only finding out he didn’t after we reached our van. I mean he spoke no English at all. We didn’t understand the words coming out of his mouth and he didn’t understand the words coming out of our mouths. I said Galata Tower and he looked at me like I said a curse word and maybe I did, I have no idea. Handing him a printout of the apartment location he seemed to understand where we needed to go as he pulled out of the parking deck and headed down the street. I had no idea if we were heading in the right direction or to be sold as slaves. Thinking we would find out when we got there. Samantha gave me the look and I gave her the look back. What was I supposed to do?

We had decided to try Airbnb after reading many online reviews for renting a private apartment instead of the