The Itinerary
for David J. Lull's study tour of winter break, Jan 2007
Jan 3
Day 1: Depart from Chicago
Jan 4
Day 2: Arrive Istanbul + St. Sophia + Blue Mosque + Hippodrome
o/n Istanbul
Jan 5
Day 3: Cistern + Bazaar + Topkapi palace + Archeology Museum (only one section) + Chora Church + meeting with a clerk from Greek Orthodox patriarch’s office
o/n Istanbul
Jan 6
Day 4: Fly to Ankara + Museum + Augustus temple
o/n Ankara
Jan 7
Day 5: Drive to Urgup/Cappadocia + Goreme museum of cave churches
o/n Urgup/Cappadocia
Jan 8
Day 6: Soganli valley + underground city + time for shopping + whirling dervishes with a chance to talk with the dervishes after the ritual
o/n Urgup/Cappadocia
Jan 9
Day 7: Zelve + Cavusin + Ihlara Valley
o/n Urgup/Cappadocia
Jan 10
Day 8: Drive to Konya + Mevlana Museum + meeting with Islamic mystics
o/n Konya
Jan 11
Day 9: Drive to Antalya + Aspendos theater and aqueduct
o/n Antalya
Jan 12
Day 10: Day 9: Perge + Antalya museum + drive to Pamukkale + relax at the pools
o/n Pamukkale
Jan13
Day 11: Hierapolis-Aphrodisias
o/n Pamukkale
Jan 14
Day 12: Bodrum Castle & Nautical Archaeology Museum + Halicarnasus Mauseleum
o/n Bodrum
Jan15
Day 13: Didyma + Miletus + Priene
o/n Kusadasi
Jan 16
Day 14: Ephesus + museum + St. John basilica + St. Mary basilica+ free time
o/n Kusadasi
Jan 17
Day 15: Sardis + St. Polycarp’s martyrdom site in Izmir
o/n Izmir
Jan 18
Day 16: Pergamum + Assos
o/n Assos
Jan 19
Day 17: Troas + Troy
o/n Canakkale
Jan 20
Day 18: cross Dardanelle + drive to Istanbul + maybe one more meeting if we could not do it on the first or second day
o/n Istanbul
Jan 21
Day 19: Return to USA
18 days (18 days/17 nights in Turkey)
