Come to Turkey

Cathryn PayneLinley Murdock

Hotels OptionsJune 28 – July 16

Radisson Blu Hotel in Ankara, Turkey. Cost – per person $3,195 Total - $6,390 Doubletree in Ankara, Turkey. Cost – per person $3,257 Total - $6,515

Cheapest Flights• Going- Tuesday, June 28, 2011 / 2 stops Flight- 326 American Depart- 5:20pm Airlines Arrive- 12:05am Coming home - Saturday, July 16, 2011 /2 stop Flight 2117 Depart- 8:00 am Turkish airlines Arrive - 10:45pmCost per person – $ 2,902

Best flight Match• Going – Tuesday, June 28, 2011 /2 stops Flight- 9044 United Depart- 7:20am flight Arrive- 3:15pm Coming home- Saturday, July 16, 2011/ 2 stopsFlight – 7340 Depart – 11:15am Flight – 8834 Arrive – 11:20pm Turkish Airlines Per person - $ 5,232

Holidays

• Religious holidays – Kuran Bayrami – 4 day festival when sheep are slaughtered .

• Spring – Tulip festival held in Istanbul, Turkey towards the end of April.

• Beginning of May - the Ephesus festival of culture and art.

• Ramadan-Muslim holy month in August

Land Bridge • Connecting Europe and Asia. • Human traffic has left monuments and debris. • Turkish history is such a hugely rich patchwork

of overlapping eras and empires.

Climate

• Because of Turkeys geographical conditions, one cannot speak of the overall climate.

• March temperatures Celsius – Mon. 4 Tues. 5 Wednes.6 Thurs.7 Fri. 8 1. 15 14 14 13 14 2. 9 12 15 14 14

(1.Ankara)(2 . Istanbul )

Food • Turkey has a lot of ethnic foods. Turkey is

especially known for its kebabs and Turkish Delight.

• Some examples -

Turkish delight Kebabs

Coffee• Turkey also has a unique way to cook coffee.• Coffee grounds float freely in the hot water. • Turkish coffee was used as a fortune telling drink.

People would “read” the pattern of the grounds in the bottom of the cup to predict the future.

CoffeeCoffee cooker

Tea• The Turkish tea is cooked in a double tea

kettle, with the water in the bigger kettle on bottom and the tea leaves in the smaller kettle on top.

Cup of Tea

Tea kettle

Turkish Baths

• Turkish baths are different from American baths. • Turkish baths are large marble rooms with tables in the

center.• A person lays on the table while water is poured over

them instead of soaking in a tub.

Traditional Dress