Backpacking through Central Europe & Turkey

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From the bustling streets of Berlin, to the historic alleys of Istanbul, this trip surpassed all of my previous trips combined in terms of planning, effort & level of adventure. Highlights were the constant reminders of the Nazis and Soviet occupations virtually everywhere in Central Europe, the thermal baths of Budapest, Istanbul's enormous Hagia Sophia, Turkey's archaeological sites, the generous and hospitable people of Turkey, and it's extensive public bus network, which took me everywhere I wanted to go in the country. Experience I'll never ever forget: riding the public bus across Mesopotamia and being the only non-Kurdish passenger then!

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  First time to fly over the Atlantic.   San Francisco, CA on Jun 11, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lay-over on the way to Berlin   Munich, Germany on Jun 12, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  First stop: Berlin   Berlin, Germany on Jun 12, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Walking tour around Berlin   Berlin, Germany on Jun 13, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Castle tours in Potsdam   Potsdam, Germany on Jun 14, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Berlin Museums   Berlin, Germany on Jun 15, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bye Germany, Hello Poland! 1st stop: Warsaw   Warsaw, Poland on Jun 15, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tour around Warsaw, then off to Krakow   Warsaw, Poland on Jun 16, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Krakow city tour   Krakow, Poland on Jun 17, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Auschwitz   Krakow, Poland on Jun 18, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Schindler's Factory & flight to Prague   Prague, Czech Republic on Jun 19, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Touring around Prague   Prague, Czech Republic on Jun 20, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally, Turkey!   Istanbul, Turkey on Jun 30, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sultanhamet: Blue Mosque & Hippodrome   Istanbul, Turkey on Jul 1, 2010 122 pictures 0 comments
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  Topkapi Palace & Istanbul Archaeological Museum   Istanbul, Turkey on Jul 2, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Chora Church & Istanbul Walls   Istanbul, Turkey on Jul 3, 2010 96 pictures 0 comments
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  Ancient Site of Pergamon   Bergama, Turkey on Jul 4, 2010 83 pictures 0 comments
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  Ephesus   Selcuk, Turkey on Jul 5, 2010 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Priene, Miletus & Didyma   Selcuk, Turkey on Jul 6, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Travertines & Hierapolis   Pamukkale, Turkey on Jul 7, 2010 36 pictures 0 comments
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  Afrodisias   Pamukkale, Turkey on Jul 8, 2010 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Cappadocia   Goreme, Turkey on Jul 9, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot Air Balloon & Green Tour   Goreme, Turkey on Jul 10, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments