Istanbul, then Berlin.

CPTAUSRET · 11-25-2007, 10:37

We spent the last two weeks in Istanbul and Berlin. Interesting to see each country side by side.

Observed females sans headgear in the Blue Mosque. Sans headgear, and smoking on the grounds outside the Mosque. I hadn't seen that before.

Books · 11-25-2007, 15:06

Sounds like you had a good time. Were you there for business or pleasure? My wife and I would like to take a trip to Turkey in the next year, work permitting, and I would appreciate any suggestions as to must visit/must do events.

We're thinking perhaps of a trip from Turkey to Greece . . .

Many thanks,

Books

CPTAUSRET · 11-25-2007, 15:32

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Originally Posted by Books

Sounds like you had a good time. Were you there for business or pleasure? My wife and I would like to take a trip to Turkey in the next year, work permitting, and I would appreciate any suggestions as to must visit/must do events.

We're thinking perhaps of a trip from Turkey to Greece . . .

Many thanks,

Books

Nancy was giving a talk, I was enjoying myself.

We go to Turkey pretty much every year, Archaeologically it is a must see. But you probably won't be able to see it all on one trip. We have been to the Karain Cave a few times

(Karain Cave, This is 27 km. from Antalya and is reached from the Burdur highway, turning left at the Karain sign. Digs have been continuing there since 1946. These have revealed a settlement at that spot 50.000 years ago. It is the largest cave in Turkey to have been inhabited. Some of the finds are on display in the little Karain Museum and others in the Pre-History Section of Antalya Museum),

Visited Kapadokia, climbed Nemrut Dag (Not sure you can do that anymore), spent time in Konya, Side, Antalya, Ephesus, the lost goes on...Not sure just how calm the Eastern portion of the country is, right now, best to check w/the DOS first.

Books · 11-26-2007, 17:10

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Nancy was giving a talk, I was enjoying myself.

We go to Turkey pretty much every year, Archaeologically it is a must see. But you probably won't be able to see it all on one trip. We have been to the Karain Cave a few times

(Karain Cave, This is 27 km. from Antalya and is reached from the Burdur highway, turning left at the Karain sign. Digs have been continuing there since 1946. These have revealed a settlement at that spot 50.000 years ago. It is the largest cave in Turkey to have been inhabited. Some of the finds are on display in the little Karain Museum and others in the Pre-History Section of Antalya Museum),

Visited Kapadokia, climbed Nemrut Dag (Not sure you can do that anymore), spent time in Konya, Side, Antalya, Ephesus, the lost goes on...Not sure just how calm the Eastern portion of the country is, right now, best to check w/the DOS first.

Thanks! Do you speak Turkish or is English (or some other language) a useful second? We're most likely going to be there for about two, maybe three weeks. This seems like a good start!

CPTAUSRET · 11-26-2007, 18:45

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Thanks! Do you speak Turkish or is English (or some other language) a useful second? We're most likely going to be there for about two, maybe three weeks. This seems like a good start!

Nancy has has many Turkish Post-Doctoral students, it is a huge plus for their careers if they are allowed to study with her; and they love her over there. Therefore, someone always volunteers to escort us around, and we usually accept. There is a 4 page website about Nancy below.

http://nancyandreasen.com/

GracieLou · 11-27-2007, 20:38

CPTAUSRET,

Wow, I have always been an archeology nut and Turkey has always been on my list, but now I will have to move it up a bit higher

.

I had the opportunity to visit Greece/Rome and enjoyed every minute of it, especially many of the ruins...

Glad that you had a fun and safe trip. Please take care

GL

Books · 11-27-2007, 20:53

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Originally Posted by CPTAUSRET

Nancy has has many Turkish Post-Doctoral students, it is a huge plus for their careers if they are allowed to study with her; and they love her over there. Therefore, someone always volunteers to escort us around, and we usually accept. There is a 4 page website about Nancy below.

http://nancyandreasen.com/

Yes Sir, it is always nice to have the inside tour of a foreign place. I had such a benefit during a trip to Thailand and it really made a difference.

Thanks for the link. Interesting that Dr. Andreasen was an academic prior to med school and psychiatry. My major advisor during college was a fellow who was a psychiatrist before returning to Yale for his Phd in Romantic Lit. My own comprehensive exams to get out of college were in 17-19th Cent. Brit and American Literature and now I'm trying to carve a life out as a National Guard 18D. Also, a good friend (whose undergrad was English) earned his MDiv. during his MD and is now finishing up his psychiatry residency. I wonder if there is more than a topical trend here, that folks whose interests include religiously inspired poetry (Donne and the rest of the 17th cent. gang) might also include medicine and psychiatry? Heal the soul, heal the self? The things one considers on PS.com. . .

Books

CPTAUSRET · 12-04-2007, 08:47

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CPTAUSRET,

Wow, I have always been an archeology nut and Turkey has always been on my list, but now I will have to move it up a bit higher

.

I had the opportunity to visit Greece/Rome and enjoyed every minute of it, especially many of the ruins...

Glad that you had a fun and safe trip. Please take care

GL

GL:

Nice to hear from you. We have also been to Greece, and Rome, but find that Turkey has more to offer. I hope you get the chance to check it out.

CPTAUSRET · 12-04-2007, 09:04

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Originally Posted by Books

Yes Sir, it is always nice to have the inside tour of a foreign place. I had such a benefit during a trip to Thailand and it really made a difference.

Thanks for the link. Interesting that Dr. Andreasen was an academic prior to med school and psychiatry. My major advisor during college was a fellow who was a psychiatrist before returning to Yale for his Phd in Romantic Lit. My own comprehensive exams to get out of college were in 17-19th Cent. Brit and American Literature and now I'm trying to carve a life out as a National Guard 18D. Also, a good friend (whose undergrad was English) earned his MDiv. during his MD and is now finishing up his psychiatry residency. I wonder if there is more than a topical trend here, that folks whose interests include religiously inspired poetry (Donne and the rest of the 17th cent. gang) might also include medicine and psychiatry? Heal the soul, heal the self? The things one considers on PS.com. . .

Books

Nancy will say she is still an academic...

Below, find an interesting talk she gave at Vanderbilt on Creativity. Find her name and click on it, the link should open.

http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/discoveryseries/