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Images from our journey: Charting our course Off we go! Onto the Luxurious Orient Line A collection of images from our destinations Istanbul at sunset	Jennie Travel Files: Greece and Turkey. On September 25, 1998 Jennie and twenty-five very excited travelers took a chartered bus to Kennedy Airport to start their adventure to Greece and Turkey. The trip started in Athens with a visit to the Acropolis, a walk through the Plaka (The Old Town) and an evening light show. The lights of the city were dazzling from Lycabettus Hill, reached by an aerial tram. A restaurant at the top served wonderful Greek coffee. Orient Cruise Lines took the group to the various Greek Islands. Mykonos is beautiful with its whitewashed houses and shops. In Santorini, many in the group were brave enough to ride donkeys up the mountain while the less adventurous took the tram. For all, the view from the top of this island, believed to be the Lost City of Atlantis, was indescribable! The antiquities in Crete were mind-boggling. It is hard to conceive of the genius of the 5,000-year old Minoan culture. Rhodes presents a mixture of old and new. The old walled Roman town with its many shops attracts tourists from around the world. Out in the countryside there is the contrast of the ruins of the Acropolis of Rhodes and the view up the mountain where the movie "Guns of Navarrone" was filmed. Only 10% of the ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus have been excavated. Just outside the city is the final home of the Virgin Mary which has a wonderful mystical quality about it. Sailing past Gallipoli through the Dardanelles into the city of Istanbul there is an incredible sight from the Bosphorus with a view of the Blue Mosque and its Minarets and the Old City of Istanbul. The Bazaar with its 5,000 shops is the original mall of the world where you can purchase anything you can think of. Unfortunately, with 12 million people living here the traffic and pollution can overwhelm you. Looking back on our trip, we enjoyed many dinner parties, eating experiences and other fun activities. A prime example was our curiosity to see the Ciragan Palace, a very deluxe hotel. We went there for coffee late one evening. When we commented on the chilly night air, each of us was given a warm woolly shawl that they keep on hand for just such evenings. A wonderful and memorable trip!