My trip involved 8 flights on 3 different airlines:
Atlasjet (Adana-Istanbul, Istanbul-Adana);
Emirates (Istanbul-Dubai, Dubai-Karachi, Karachi-Dubai, Dubai-Istanbul); and
Airblue (Karachi-Lahore, Islamabad-Karachi).
Here are some flight-related photos:
ON THE WAY TO PAKISTAN
Sabanci Mosque (bottom), Adana Hilton (top) and the Roman Bridge (top right), Adana.
The Taurus Mountains ("Toros Daglari") north of Mersin. Notice the snow on some of the peaks.
At Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, were many Turkish people waiting to leave for the Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
Father Christmas at Dubai AirportRETURNING TO TURKEY
One of Karachi's airport terminals
Karachi suburbs from the plane. Karachi is a huge city and the suburbs were visible for a long time in the plane.
One of Karachi's ports?
This cloud and cloud-shadow formation looked amazing from the air
Emirates above the cloud
A lonely Arabian Peninsula road surrounded by desert
Dubai's suburbs on the approach to the airport
The above two photos do not fully capture the dreaminess of the sky over the Gulf
A jet in the distance piercing the sunset with its trail. Note the snow blanketing the ground.
The sun setting beneath the plane's wing engine
A volcano mountain (Mt. Nemrut, Tatvan?) disguised by snow. Eastern Turkey was absolutely covered in snow.
Turkish Airlines aeroplanes lined up at Ataturk Airport, Istanbul-------------------
Labels: adana, air travel, dubai, istanbul, karachi, travel - general
The Antakya trip did not happen as expected although it may be on next weekend. The Colombia night did occur, though, and Lady Yohanna and Dafne (a trainee in Gaziantep) put on a great show.
Neither Aylin or I knew where the new AIESEC office was (despite having the address). We eventually found it in Karincalar after receiving telephone instructions.
The evening began with a PowerPoint presentation, then Colombian food followed by dancing. The audience consisted of
AIESECers,
hangers-on (like myself) and 6
Erasmus exchange students from the Czech Republic, currently studying at the local
Cukurova University. I met with several AIESECers I hadn't seen for a long time, including Mete and Kadriye.
Dafne and Lady presenting Colombia
Lady and Mete
Lady and Dafne demonstrated the Salsa and other Colombian dance styles. Dafne, in particular, is a brilliant dancer.
Lady, myself, Aylin and Dafne
Pearl Jam, Colombian styleFollowing the presentation made our way to the old AIESEC trainee haunt of Cazara Nightclub on Ziyapasa
Street. This was the place I spent
New Years Eve 2003-4 in.
A special thank you to Mete for that birthday tequila and letting me crash at his place.
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Labels: adana, aiesec, friends
I'm about to jump on the train to Adana for
Lady Yohana's Colombia night. Tomorrow, we're off to
Antakya (
Antioch), famous for
kunefe,
persimmons,
mosaics and the world's first church,
Saint Peter's Cave Church.
Notably, Antakya is officially part of both Turkey and Syria (
see map).
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Labels: adana, turkey travel
