My itinerary

Well, I now have a full list of the locations we'll be visiting, as well as the cities/hotels in which I'll be staying! Check it out: look at the websites for the hotels and the tourist attractions... and place your souvenir orders now!

PART 1 - THE LECTURES

June 28th-July 4th: Ankara, the capitol of Turkey

• The Houston Hotel: http://www.hotelhouston.com.tr/en/index.php
• This first leg of the trip will be mostly lecture and seminars with scholars.

PART 2 - THE ROAD TRIP!

July 4-5th: Cappadocia

• The Dinler Hotel: http://www.dinlerurgup.com/index.php
• Places to visit:
• The 13th century Seljukian Caravanserai Az Ikarahan on the ancient Silk Road
• The Kaymakli Underground City http://www.goreme.com/kaymakli-underground-city.php
• Pigeon Valley http://www.great-adventures.com/destinations/turkey/cappadocia.html
• The Open Air Museum http://www.kultur.gov.tr/en/Kapadokya-English/index.html (a virtual tour of this outdoor wonder!)
• Shopping in Avanos

July 6th: Konya

• The Dedeman Konya Hotel: http://www.dedeman.com/Konya.aspx
• Places to visit:
• The Mausoleum of Mevlana http://www.mevlana.net/mausoleum.htm
• The Thin Minaret Mosque

July 7th-9th: Antalya

• The Marmara Antalya Hotel: http://www.themarmarahotels.com/The-Marmara-Antalya/index.asp
• Places to visit:
• Aspendos & Perge - a preserved Roman theatre and its unearthed statues http://www.adiyamanli.org/aspendos.html
• Termessos ruins http://looklex.com/turkey/termessos.htm
• Karain Cave http://twinning.vet.gov.tr/history/karain_cave/default.htm
• Antalya Museum http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D313679A66406202CCB03F8D52AF93E16DFA

July 10th: Kalkan

• Happy Hotel Kalkan: http://www.happyhotel.com.tr/
• Places to visit: (while driving along the Mediterranean coast!)
• Phaselis ruins
• Demre and the Church of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus!)
• Lycian Rock Tombs
• Cruise to Kekova islands
• Visit Simena village and its castle

July 11th: Fethiye

• Ata Park Hotel: http://www.hotelatapark.com/fethiye-hotel.html
• Places to visit:
• Patara
• Xanthos
• Letoon

July 12-15th: Kusadasi

• The Charisma Hotel: http://www.charismahotel.com/
• Places to visit:
• Dalyan Delta
• Kaunos
• Ephesus Antique City
• Virgin Mary's House
• Selcuk Ephesus Museum
• St. John Church
• Aphrodisias Museum
• the Temple of Aphrodite
• the Theatre, the Stadium, the Agora, and the Hadrian Baths
• the Odeon and the Bishop's Palace
• Pamukkale Cotton Castle
• Hierapolis thermal mineral baths
• the Necropolis
• the Apollo Temple with the Devil's Hole
• Priene
• the Temple of Athena, Agora, the Bouleterion and the Zeus Altar
• Miletus
• Didyma and the Apollo Temple

July 16th: Assos

• The Nazlihan Hotel: http://www.assosedengroup.com/english/nazlihan.html
• Places to visit:
• the Asclepion
• the Acropol

July 17th: Cannakale

• The Kolin Holte: http://www.kolinhotel.com/_index.asp
• Places to visit:
• Troy, site of the Trojan War as told by Homer

PART 3 - THE FINAL STAY

July 18th-25th: Istanbul

• The Richmond Hotel: http://www.richmondhotels.com.tr/eng/istanbulrichmond.asp
• Places to visit:
• I don't know where to start! This portion of the itinerary has yet to be published, but I can only imagine...