St. Nicholas, Myra, Rock Tombs, Kekova, Sunken City.
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DAY 14: THURSDAY 4/5/2000 Set off early in the day to explore the Turquoise Coast of Turkey which our guide explained was a wedding present to Cleopatra, from the groom, Mark Anthony. We drove beside mountains along side sand and pebble beaches. |
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Through citrus orcheads and rows of plastic roofed green houses where tomatoes, beans and cucumbers are grown. Our destination was Myra which is inland from Demre and is famous for its tombs which are cut out of the rock and are made to resemble Lycian Houses. These tombs date back to the 5th BC. |
| Our next stop was at the church of St Nicholas in Demre, a place visited by St. Paul on his way to Rome. St. Nicholas was the bishop of Demre in the 4th century and became the patron saint of virgins, children ,sailers and Russia. |  |
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Today he is best known as Santa Claus by the western world. In the afternoon we went out on a boat tour to view the Hellenic city which was partly submerged under the sea by an earthquake in the 6th century BC. |
| The highlight was a stop in a cave for swimming and enjoying the sun shine on deck while admiring the crystal blue waters of the mediterranean. |  |
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DAY 15: FRIDAY 5/5/2000 A rest day in Antalya for people to relax , enjoy a late breakfast, take the oppurtunity to shop in town or explore the old town. A welcome break before we had off to Cappadocia. |
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