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My wife and I recently did a tour of western Turkey, the 7 Churches of the Apocalypse. Very impressed with Turkey, very clean, excellent airports (we were in 3 different airports), excellent roads. Turkey has experienced 50% inflation the past couple years, so the dollar goes far.
We flew Turkish Air b-class from DFW to IST (Istanbul), a 12 hour flight. Very impressed, although the food offerings were very Mediterranean. Nice ride in a 787. When we were coming back, I noticed the adjacent gates were flights to Houston and Atlanta. All 3 flights departing around 2pm in IST and arriving in the US around 7pm. Two flights a day out of IAH and DFW. Long layover in IST, if continuing onto JNB. Airport in IST is new and very nice.
So I got to thinking and looking at Turkish Air's website and flight offerings. Could be a viable option to JNB. Other destinations include Lusaka and Harare. Not sure about guns.
BTW, I learned that Turkey is now Turkiye, and is pronounced "Tur-kia." I asked if that was because they were now sponsored by a Korean car company, but the humor was lost in the translation.
Interesting facts I learned about the columns: Sections were assembled and the fluting work occurred after they were all stacked. Greek columns had 24 flutes, or 15 degrees each. Roman columns had 36 flutes, 10 degrees each. Smooth columns were unfinished or incomplete. Earthquakes took their toll on many of these structures. In later years, Greek monolithic columns were made in Athens and shipped everywhere.
We flew Turkish Air b-class from DFW to IST (Istanbul), a 12 hour flight. Very impressed, although the food offerings were very Mediterranean. Nice ride in a 787. When we were coming back, I noticed the adjacent gates were flights to Houston and Atlanta. All 3 flights departing around 2pm in IST and arriving in the US around 7pm. Two flights a day out of IAH and DFW. Long layover in IST, if continuing onto JNB. Airport in IST is new and very nice.
So I got to thinking and looking at Turkish Air's website and flight offerings. Could be a viable option to JNB. Other destinations include Lusaka and Harare. Not sure about guns.
BTW, I learned that Turkey is now Turkiye, and is pronounced "Tur-kia." I asked if that was because they were now sponsored by a Korean car company, but the humor was lost in the translation.
Interesting facts I learned about the columns: Sections were assembled and the fluting work occurred after they were all stacked. Greek columns had 24 flutes, or 15 degrees each. Roman columns had 36 flutes, 10 degrees each. Smooth columns were unfinished or incomplete. Earthquakes took their toll on many of these structures. In later years, Greek monolithic columns were made in Athens and shipped everywhere.
