Tag: Istanbul
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Day 3 – Walking in the Footsteps of Paul
Our Second Day in Istanbul Wednesday, October 9, 2024 One of the highlights of Istanbul is Hagia Sophia. Built by Emperor Justinian in 537 as a Greek Orthodox Church. It took 10,000 workers and 1,000 masters to complete this in less than 6 years. A geometrician and mathematician were employed to head up the project.…
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Day 2 – Walking in the Footsteps of Paul
First Day in Istanbul Tuesday, October 8, 2024 After over 9 hours of sleep our group woke up refreshed and ready for the day. The breakfast was elaborate, complete with our own honeycomb to put honey on our rolls. We meet our guide, Omur, in the lobby before hopping on our private bus and driving…
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Day 1 – Walking in the Footsteps of Paul Pilgrimage
Arriving in Istanbul Monday, October 7, 2024 Fortunately our flight was pretty uneventful. We land in Sabiha Gokcen International airport (SAW) in Istanbul from London Heathrow at 1:30 pm local time (6:30 am eastern time). After passport control, luggage, food, money, and cell phone service, we catch the Havabus to our hotel, the Point Hotel…
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Day 0 – Walking in the Footsteps of Paul
Traveling to Istanbul Sunday, October 6, 2024 After two years of planning and praying, today is the day we take off walking in the footsteps of Paul. Though we booked are own flights and have different itineraries, we all will arrive in Istanbul sometime tomorrow (hopefully!). The four “solo” ladies are flying together going from…
The PCUSA Pilgrim Pastor 