Photos from Turkey
Carolyn and I were in Turkey from Saturday, January 31, through Friday, February 6, 2009, so I could give a keynote address at a business conference there. Of course, we squeezed in some great sightseeing, too! Here are a few photos from the trip.
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Inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
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David Gerrold, who was also giving a keynote, and our Istanbul tour guide Mehmet Bozdemir
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The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
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Robert J. Sawyer giving his keynote at the "Time to Exit the Labyrinth" Conference at the Conrad Istanbul
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Robert J. Sawyer, Erin Brockovich, and Carolyn Clink; Erin also gave a keynote at the conference.
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Robert J. Sawyer, conference organizer Pelin Pirnal
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On the day after the main conference, Rob and David also gave futurism talks at the headquarters of Garanti Bank in Istanbul
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Our private tour of the Greco-Roman ruins Ephesus -- virtually deserted on the day we visited
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The Celsus Library at Ephesus
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Robert J. Sawyer and Carolyn Clink out front of the Celsus Library
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Roman bust and Carolyn Clink
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Tumbled columns at Priene
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Our fabulous private tour guide, Yusuf Savat, as we visited Priene
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More of Priene, although we also toured Miletus and Didyma
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Didyma
All in all, an amazingly wonderful trip, and I'm very glad I went.
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