Friday, September 10, 2010

Thursday Sept 9th

Today we travelled from Konya to Antalya across the Taurus range, visiting Pisidian Antioch on the way.

Antioch was excavated in the early 20th century but not a lor has been done to restore it as yet. It holds a Temple to Caesar Augustus and a Church dedicated to Paul who preached one of his most developed evangelistic sermons to the Jews here.






Church of St Paul - Pisidian Antioch                                              Roman Theatre at Antioch





The Taurus range is a rugged mountain range, so called because in winter the snow covered peaks resemble a herd of bulls.

Antalya is a beautful city set on the Mediterranean - a popular destination for tour groups from Europe and Russia Many of whom dress quite inappropriately for a country like Turkey.


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