I took a small group tour for two weeks through Turkey, in between a Scrabble tournament in Toronto and the World Championships in Poland. I chose Turkey because I figured anything in Northern Europe would be cold in October, so I wanted something a bit more southerly but not too far from the tournament site.
Because the tour eventually looped back to Istanbul, I didn't do all the highlights the first time through. The major things we saw were the Blue Mosque, the Obelisk of Theodosius, and the old marketplace. We only spent one full day in Istanbul before taking the ferry to Bursa.
2025-02-14