Turkey 2005 - All Image Descriptions

Photos from my 2005 trip to Turkey. Like Siegfried Klausmann from Gleisnost I went there by train and ferry with stopovers in Basel (Switzerland), Milano, Ancona and Brindisi (Italy), and Çeşme (Turkey) . In İzmir I took a four week Turkish course. See Bruno Kaiser's Homepage for more great photos from there! Afterwards I still had a five day holiday in İstanbul.

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	Basel Basel has an excellent little tram network and as a visitor of basel back pack (or any other pension/hotel) you automatically get a ticket for the city area.
	The Rhine
	A Closed Road
	Industrial Complex This is right next to the hostel I stayed in for one night.
	My Train to Milano
	Milano at Night
	Italian Shopping Centre
	Duomo di Milano 'One of the most famous buildings in Europe' (Wikipedia) - spoiled by construction works and advertising.
	Milano Centrale ...more palace than train station.
	A Hotel Near the Station Because the tourist information closed early (5 p.m.) I could not find Milan's backpackers hostels and had to pay € 42 for a hotel room near the station. It was not in this hotel, though.
	Inside the Train Station “ADVERTISING POISONS SPACE” ...this place could be beautiful without all these ads.
	Stairs to the Platform Level
	Informazioni
	A Street in Milan
	Modern Tram ...but the tram is hard to spot on this photo.
	Amsterdam?
	Rain
	Inside a Tram
	A Beach Near Ancona
	Ancona
	A Monument ...to this place I went with two Australian backbackers who I had met in the Ostello della Giovento.
	A Beach Tower
	The Beach
	A Church
	Ancona Harbour (1)
	Ancona Harbour (2)
	Strength
	Giant Skeleton ...to me this looks quite realistic, apart from the nose.
	A Mysterious Place
	Ancona Harbour (3)
	Brindisi I could have taken the ferry from Ancona to Çeşme, but going by train until Brindisi shortens the overall duration of the trip.
	My Ferry Marmara Lines' “Çeşme” (Turkish: well, fountain), my home for the next 32 hours.
	Port and Airport
	Trucks Entering a Ferry
	Safety + First
	Ah... Gruelling Travelling The airmat I'm lying on was given to me by some Australians I had met in Ancona. Thanks, it made my sea trip much more comfortable! But now I left it İzmir, because I already have one at home and wanted to travel light.
	Corinth Canal Some noise woke me up and this is what I saw out of my (Pullman Seats) room, the Corinth Canal.
	End of the Canal The 20 metre wide ship in the 21 metre wide canal: impressive.
	A Windy Day
	Islands
	Arrival in Çeşme
	Pilot 16
	Leaving the Ship With the three students who are driving in this DFG SUV I drunk a couple of beers the evening before.
	Çeşme at Night
	Writing my Journal
	Çeşme in the Morning
	View of the Village
	Dusk in İzmir The flat I lived in during my four weeks in İzmir offered this great view from the balcony.
	6 Minutes Later
	Again 7 Minutes Later
	Dawn in İzmir
	Ships in İzmir‘s Harbour
	More Ships in the Harbour ...and on the other side of the bay the was even a submarine.
	Konak
	Saat Kulesi The “Clock Tower” is an important landmark of İzmir.
	Altınkum Beach The first of two days I spend on this beach in Çeşme, about two hours from İzmir‘s centre, by bus.
	The Orange T-Shirt ...is from the 2003 Orange Great Melbourne Bike Ride.
	The Castle
	Severe Penalty
	View from TÖMER
	Palm Trees
	Ephesus Impressive Greek and Roman Ruins not far from İzmir.
	Greek Boulevard
	The Amphitheatre
	Celsus Library
	Archways
	Restored Ruins
	A Small Theatre
	İzmir Expands
	Sunset
	Bostanlı
	Asansör
	Asansır (2)
	Asansır (3)
	Football Field
	Canım Öretmenim “My dear teacher” Turkey could be a refuge, if the teachers' status in Germany further deteriorated.
	Atatürk Library This is in Bornova (İzmir).
	Alsancak Gar
	Alsancak Limanı
	Universiade 2005 The 2005 university world games ended just a few days prior to my arrival.
	Bridge to Nowhere
	Steep Ascent
	Balcony View (5)
	Aygaz
	Pedestrian Bridge
	Seaside Park
	Metal Bird
	Another Monument
	Alsancak Camii
	A Double Decker
	The Kordon A popular strip of green between Konak and Alsancak.
	End of the Kordon I hope this bridge, maybe the continuation of the part at the harbour, will never be open to cars - else the traffic would make strolling along the Kordon pretty unpleasant.
	İzmir Otogar
	Heading for İstanbul
	Topkapı Sarayı
	Masses of Tourists
	Ayasofya Müzesi
	Rainbow (1)
	Rainbow (2) The tower on the left side of this photo is Kız Kulesi (“Girl's Tower”).
	Rainbow (3)
	Sunset in Kadıköy
	Vlado in İstanbul
	Hayderpaşa Station
	Balcony View ...not bad here either, especially because of the garden, but not too exciting for me, after the month in İzmir, with all the great sunsets.
	Unusual Friends
	Vlado in İstanbul (2)
	On Galata Kulesi
	Vlado in İstanbul (3)
	Rain in İstanbul
	Inside a Mosque
	Sultanahmet Camii The famous “Blue Mosque” (most likely, I am not 100% sure about it).
	Ayasofya
	Sultanahmet (2)
	Galata Kulesi
	Hayderpaşa (2)
	Hayderpaşa Pier
	Vlado in İstanbul (4)
	Sunset in İstanbul
	Roadworks at Nighttime
	Modern Trams
	Some Shops
	Big Ships
	Eminönü
	Atatürk
	Great Workplace
	Street Dogs
	Ortaköy Camii (?)
	Bosphorus Bridge
	Çok Güzel Manzara This café offers a beautiful view.
	Under European Flag
	Sinbad Youth Hostel Motto: “World peace is inevitable...” In this hostel I stayed for my last two nights in İstanbul, my last two nights in Turkey.
	Atatürk International Airport Flight time İstanbul - Düsseldorf: just 2:30 hours.