Another crazy day on the road. Today we cycled out of Bulgaria, across part of Greece and into Turkey, all in under 35 miles. Despite the weather forecast of scattered showers, we cycled all 3 hours in a light rain. Fortunately, the roads were good, traffic light and distance short. The two border crossings were accomplished in under 20 minutes each. It does help to be on a bicycle.
We rolled in Erdine, Turkey, just in time to see several marevelous Mosques and hear the call to prayers. The city of 200,000 was crowded with tourists, Saturday locals and beeping horns and city bustle. Things certainly have changed from our start in France 7 weeks ago.
Today's route. Note the shortcut across a protruding portion of Greece
Erdine used to be the captol of all of Turkey. Hence the wonderful Mosques and civic bulidings
This is the three balconies Mosque - Note the three balcones on the right spire
The Selimiye Mosque - Vast, striking Ottoman imperial mosque dating to 1575, with soaring 71m minarets & a grand dome.
From our hotel window
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