by Bonnie Jane Peterson | Nov 15, 2015 | Travels
Our last day before returning to Istanbul was a lot of driving and two interesting stops: Pergamon and Troy. The Acropolis is usually associated with Athens, Greece, but Pergamon also has a’high city’...
by Bonnie Jane Peterson | Nov 12, 2015 | Travels
Ephesus is amazing! Everyone I have talked to who has been here told me that. Visiting Ephesus today was even better than I anticipated. Imagine a theater seating 23,000 which still requires no...
by Bonnie Jane Peterson | Nov 12, 2015 | Travels
Today we saw natural beauty and visited Biblical sites. The travertine terraces at Hierapolis are a natural wonder that has attracted people for millennia seeking healing and relaxation in its warm geothermal waters. Both those...
by Bonnie Jane Peterson | Nov 11, 2015 | Travels
Our pilgrimage covered a lot of miles this day as we moved West. The regions varied from flat fertile farmland to snow capped mountains. Turkey is a gorgeous country. The pictures above include Antioch Pisidia where Paul...
by Bonnie Jane Peterson | Nov 10, 2015 | Travels
Cappodocia is a magical place. What you do not see in these pictures are the insides of the homes and churches carved into these rock formations. Did you know that 60 percent of the places named in the Bible...