Turkey 2006

Izmir is a nice city. It's very modern as compared to the rest of Turkey that we have seen (which I have to admit is very little). Still it heavily resembles what I expect much of modern Europe to look like. It has very few sky scrappers. Apartment buildings surround this city and it's bay. On the waterfront are many nice looking resturaunts that several people on our tour ate at and enjoyed. Also along this waterfront are many fine shopping areas.

During the call to prayer, the local mosques all through the area call out. You hear this throughout Turkey, but in Izmir it was the nicest so far. As they seemed to join in a harmony.