Foto Friday – Ephesus, Turkey
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NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 79
The fresco pictured above is one of nearly 50 vivid biblical scenes that wrap the interior walls, domes and vaults of the Chora Museum (originally a church, then a mosque) in the largest city of our mystery country. The existing 11th-century structure was built on the remains of a 4th-century Byzantine church. When the original church was built, it was outside the city walls, hence the name Chora, which means “country” in ancient Greek. Most of the frescos and mosaics are from the 14th century. After the Ottoman conquest, the church was converted to a mosque and the figurative art, not allowed in Islam, was covered in plaster. Restoration of the mosaics and frescos began in the 1940s.
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The Turkish Breakfast
If it is your first encounter with Turkish culture, the richness of the Turkish breakfast table may leave you in awe. Lost for words, even. Though there are variations from region to region, generally a Turkish breakfast table consists of bread, butter, cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, honey, jam, eggs, pastrami, and tea – but Turkish specialities such as kaymak, menemen, börek, and simit are the additions you will not find anywhere else. Here is a handy dictionary of the most important breakfast foods, so that you can navigate your way around the breakfast tables of Turkey with ease.
Foto Friday – Ephesus, Turkey
Foto Friday – Ephesus, Turkey
Foto Friday – Cappadocia, Turkey
Foto Friday – Cappadocia, Turkey
Foto Friday – Cappadocia, Turkey
NAME THAT COUNTRY Episode 69
For ancient Greeks and Romans, Hieropolis, in the Anatolian southwest of our mystery country, was a luxury spa destination. Visitors today probably know it best for the travertine-terrace pools, which inspired the modern name, Pamukkale or Cotton Castle in the local tongue. Formed by millions of years of mineral deposits from the thermal waters, the white terraces rise abruptly from the valley floor to over 500 feet high and can be seen from 10 miles away.
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It’s Fig Season in Turkey!
photo by Capucine Fachot-Charbonneau, The Istanbul Guide
As you walk down almost any street in Istanbul, save for the main arteries, there’s a distinct perfume of late summer afternoons. The figs have arrived and so has their sweet, heady aroma. Though dried figs are available all year round in Istanbul, there’s nothing like biting into a fresh one, as its perfume hits the back of the throat, and the crunchy seeds heighten the pleasure derived from its sweet chewiness.
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