A trip to Turkey (The country not the thanksgiving food)

Hey y’all!
I’m finally back and well rested from my adventure in Turkey! Here are all the best photos from the week!

Istanbul

Istanbul is a MASSIVE city, with over 20 million people living there. While we were there, we got to see the Bazaars and the two biggest Mosques in Turkey (The Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sofia.)

Zoë and I reenacting that scene from Titanic on the Bosphorus Strait
The Inside of the Blue Mosque
The outside of the Blue Mosques
The Hagia Sofia!
Inside the dome of the Hagia Sofia
Zoë posing in front of Empress Zoë and Jesus inside of the Hagia Sofia
Me and the boys (and the random cat) on the rainbow steps
Just me being silly on the rainbow steps
The streets of Istanbul
Pamukkale and Laodicea

Pamukkale is a big geothermal zone in Turkey with lots of hot springs. Laodicea is one of the cities mentioned in the bible and we got to see the ruins its Greco-Roman Architecture.

The Limestone pools at Pamukkale. (You have probably seen the pictures with the white pools of bright blue water, this is the place)
The hot springs at Pamukkale. Very warm and relaxing
Ruins at Laodicea
The Baptistry at the Church ruins in Laodicea
Ephesus

Ok, Ephesus was the coolest place we went by far! It was incredible to see the place where Paul planted the first Churches and wrote some of his letters!

The Amphitheater in Ephesus
Inside the Amphitheater
The Library of Ephesus!
WOW!!! ITS THE LIBRARY OF EPHESUS!!!

That is all for this post! Stay tuned for a bonus announcement later today…

Stay Coolish!
Hank Waterston

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