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.

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 neat and interesting foods

to choose from. Turkey is also known for their kebabs and Turkish Delight.

• Some examples -

Turkish delight Kebabs

Coffee• Turkey is also known for the way they cook there coffee.• Turkey’s coffee has an amazing background. • Turkey’s coffee is called a fortune telling drink because

at the bottom of the cup the coffee grounds that are not dissolved yet can tell the future.

CoffeeCoffee cooker

Tea• The Turkish tea is cooked in a double tea

kettle. They make their tea by putting the water in the bigger kettle on the bottom and then putting the tea leaves in the smaller kettle.

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