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diff --git a/public/armenian-heritage-trip/jerusalem.html b/public/armenian-heritage-trip/jerusalem.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8bda7c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/public/armenian-heritage-trip/jerusalem.html @@ -0,0 +1,388 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <title>Jerusalem</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css"> +</head> +<body> + +<h1>Jerusalem</h1> + +Part of the <a href="../armenian-heritage-trip.html">Armenian heritage trip memory.</a> + +<p> +Nancy and Jim travel to Tel Aviv. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/airplane.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Jim's plane in SanFrancisco. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/staff.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Turkish Airlines staff in SanFransisco. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-14><a href=#2019-09-14>2019-09-14 Saturday</a></h2> + +<p> +Arrive Istanbul, fly to Telaviv. +Arrive Telaviv, shuttle to Jerusalem. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/istanbul-airport.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Terminal in Istanbul. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/airplane-selfie.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +The travelers take a selfie on the airplane from Istanbul to Telaviv. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/istanbul-night.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Istanbul at night, from the airplane. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/jerusalem-map.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +A map of Jerusalem's old city. +[COORDINATES]<br> + +<p> +The travelers were dropped off from the shuttle at around midnight. +Where the shuttle dropped them off in Jerusalem at midnight- Damascus gate- about 10 minutes away from the hotel. +Use of global app and phone flashlight enabled them to walk from the Damascus Gate to the hotel in the Old City in the dark (about midnight) with their luggage. +Nancy's main suitcase was still to come. +The streets were dark and empty. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/damascus-gate.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Damascus gate. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/hotel-doors.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Hotel doors. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/hotel-interior.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Hotel interior. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-15><a href=#2019-09-15>2019-09-15 Sunday</a></h2> + +<img src="jerusalem/shops.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Shop along the alleyways in Old City Jerusalem. +[COORDINATES]<br> + +<h3>Church of the Holy Sepulchre</h3> + +<p> +Church of the Holy Sepulchre - believed to be the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and tomb and resurrection. +Affirmed by recent research in the basement. +Currently occupied by The main denominations sharing property over parts of the church are the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic, and to a lesser degree the Coptic Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox and Ethiopian Orthodox. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/sepulchre-exterior.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Holy Sepulchre exterior. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/sepulchre-interior.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Holy Sepulchre interior. +[COORDINATES]<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/sepulchre-dome.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Holy Sepulchre dome. +[COORDINATES]<br> + +<h3>lunch</h3> + +<p> +Gouged badly, learned to see menu with prices first, Nancy was not feeling too well +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/sunday-lunch.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Nancy enjoys Lunch. +[COORDINATES]<br> + +<h3>wailing wall</h3> + +<img src="jerusalem/wailing-stands.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Stands to hold prayer material. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/wailing-men.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Wailing wall men's side. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/wailing-special.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Special area which is covered. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/wailing-women.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Wailing wall women's side. +<br> + +<p> +After viewing the wailing wall, the travelers walked back to the hotel to take a nap. +Needed to recover after long trip from USA to Israel. +</p> + +<h3>Armenian quarter & St. James' Cathedral</h3> + +<img src="jerusalem/armenian-statuary.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Statuary in the church. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/armenian-seminary.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Monastery/seminary in the Armenian quarter +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/genocide-poster.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Reminder of the genocide. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/armenian-patriarchate.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Head of the Armenian apostolic group in Jerusalem. +<br> + +<h3>dinner</h3> + +<img src="jerusalem/sunday-dinner.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Dinner. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/shops-closed.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Shops closed at the end of the day. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/hotel-roof-night.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Night view from Hotel rooftop. +<br> +<br> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-16><a href=#2019-09-16>2019-09-16 Monday</a></h2> + +<h3>morning</h3> + +<p> +Monday morning, with help of hotel staff, Nancy's luggage was found and delivered. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/hotel-roof-sunrise.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Sunrise from hotel rooftop. +<br> + +<h3>Dome of the Rock</h3> + +<p> +The travelers visited the Dome of the Rock. +Nancy had previously visited in 1969 (50 years prior). +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/dome-1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/dome-2.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/dome-3.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> + +<h3>Bethsada pool</h3> + +<img src="jerusalem/bethesda-1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/bethesda-2.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> + +<h3>rampart wall</h3> + +<p> +The travelers walked the rampart wall from Jaffa gate to Zion gate. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/rampart-1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/rampart-2.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> + +<h3>first meeting with George</h3> + +<p> +The travelers met with George Hintlian. +https://openjlem.hypotheses.org/1192 +George showed them St. James' church. +Nancy shared the family's Armenian prayer with George, who was touched. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/st-james-1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<br> + +<h3>David's Tower</h3> + +<p> +The travelers toured David's Tower, where there are 21 layers of history. +</p> + +<h3>CHS</h3> + +<p> +The travelers returned to CHS and met with George again. +Ability to see special place in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre along with Canadian officials guided by George. +Recent research affirms that this place was the place where Jesus’ tomb was. +A YouTube video on this issue may be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uuZ-C7nmj4 +This counters research (Talpoit tomb) which concluded that Jesus’ body and family tomb had been found about three miles away from the CHS. +</p> + +<img src="jerusalem/CHS-gate.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +The gate to the basement of the CHS. +<br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/CHS-mass.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Nancy watching a private mass on the main floor of the CHS. +br> +<br> + +<img src="jerusalem/CHS-tour.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +George leads a tour. +<br> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-17><a href=#2019-09-17>2019-09-17 Tuesday</a></h2> + +<h3>rampart wall</h3> + +Tuesday morning + +Jaffa gate to Damascus gate + +<h3>St James' church</h3> + +look more carefully with George + +https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uuZ-C7nmj4 + +<h3>Israeli museum</h3> + +dead sea scrolls + +<h3>tea with George</h3> + +<h3>Armenian cemetery</h3> + +<h3>dinner with George</h3> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-18><a href=#2019-09-18>2019-09-18 Wednesday</a></h2> + +<h3>depart</h3> + +Wednesday morning + +meet taxi at christ church + +drove to airport seeing divide of Palestine + +</body> +</html> diff --git a/public/armenian-heritage-trip/kayseri-develi.html b/public/armenian-heritage-trip/kayseri-develi.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d068654 --- /dev/null +++ b/public/armenian-heritage-trip/kayseri-develi.html @@ -0,0 +1,254 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <title>Kayseri & Develi</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css"> +</head> +<body> + +<h1>Kayseri & Develi</h1> + +Part of the <a href="../armenian-heritage-trip.html">Armenian heritage trip memory.</a> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-25><a href=#2019-09-25>2019-09-25 Wednesday</a></h2> + +<h3>Traveling Cappadocia to Kayseri</h3> + +<p> +The travelers drove from Cappadocia to Kayseri. +It rained hard, revealing that their rental vehicle had bad wipers. +There wasn't much traffic, but Google routed them strangely including a trip through Kayseri's industrial district. +</p> + +<h3>first night in Kayseri</h3> + +<p> +In Kayseri the travelers stayed in Setenonu 1892 Hotel, a very fancy hotel in the center of the city. +They had two rooms, with three beds this time. +Nancy used the very fancy hotel bathroom for her laundry, a humorous juxtaposition. +After settling in, the travelers had a quick dinner within walking distance. +The waiter and restaurant owner spoke no english. +It continued to rain very hard. +</p> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/hotel-beds.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +One of the rooms in Setenonu 1892 Hotel. +[38.716 N, 35.485 E] <br> +<br> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/hotel-laundry.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Nancy does her laundry in the hotel bathroom. +Note the use of suction cups to attach to the marble walls. +[38.716 N, 35.485 E] <br> +<br> + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-26><a href=#2019-09-26>2019-09-26 Thursday</a></h2> + +<h3>traveling Kayseri to Develi</h3> + +<p> +The travelers enjoyed a wonderful drive over Mt Erciyes from Kayseri to Develi. +They met their guide (Selim Akdoğan) at the entrance of town. +</p> + +<h3>Armenian vineyards</h3> + +<p> +The traveler's ancestors that lived in Develi had the surname Torosian. +This corresponds to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_Mountains">Toros mountain range</a>, which pass through Develi. +</p> + +<p> +The Torosians were, in part, vineyard owners. +There are no longer vineyards in Develi, but the same valley described in Nancy's notes still has visible terracing from those days. +The entire area was clearly farmed in the past. +The guide Selim remembered the time when there were vineyards from his own childhood. +</p> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/terracing.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Valley in Develi, showing signs of terracing. +[38.392 N, 35.502 E] <br> + +<h3>old fountain</h3> + +<p> +Nancy's notes contained references of a fountain, where spring water would emerge with great force. +This old fountain has been converted into a swimming pool. +There are many springs around Develi, which lead to a "ground irrigated" effect and relatively fertile soil. +</p> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/pool.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +old fountain, now a swimming pool. +[38.387 n, 35.501 e] <br> + +<h3>ruins of St. Trovos</h3> + +<p> +The guide Selim showed the travelers where the ruins of St. Trovos were. +This is likely where the Torosians would have attended church. +It has now been made into a childrens playground, with only one wall of the church still standing. +</p> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/trovos.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Ruined wall of St. Trovos church. +Left to right: unknown local man, Selim, Nancy, Jim. +[38.387 N, 35.496 E] <br> + +<h3>municipality office</h3> + +<p> +Selim was kind enough to introduce the travelers to the municipality officials at the head office of Develi. +These are the locally elected government officials. +The travelers were introduced to the acting mayor, and the <a href="https://www.develi.bel.tr/birimlerimiz/kultur-ve-sosyal-isler-mudurlugu">acting director of culture and social affairs</a>. +These officials were very accommodating, seeing that all needs were taken care of. +They even vacuum packed the goat cheese (Tulum) that the travelers were still carrying from Kemeryaka. +The culture and social affairs director (Ali Orhan), stayed with the travelers for the remainder of their visit. +</p> + +<p> +All enjoyed a discussion of Torosian property and Develi history. +A map showing the various districts of Develi hung on the wall. +The Torosian family lived in the Fenesse district. +The Everek district was close by, but separated by Turkish occupied land. +</p> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/districts.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Districts of Develi. <br> + +<h3>Fenesse</h3> + +NO ACTUALLY EVEREK + +<p> +After meeting the municpality officials, the travlers, guide Selim, and cultural affairs director Ali headed out to take a walking tour of Fenesse. +This is the district where the Torosians lived. +</p> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/fenesse-sign.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +A sign points the way to Fenesse. +[38.391 N, 35.492 E] <br> + +<p> +A school near the town center was serving a special "noah soup", celebrating the date when the biblical arc made ground. +Nancy was of great interest to the local students as a professor from America. +All gathered around to try out their ability to speak english. +</p> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/soup.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Travelers enjoy "noah soup". +Foreground left to right, acting mayor, local government man, Ali, Selim, Jim. +Note very large soup bowl on table. +[38.387 N, 35.492 E] <br> +<br> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/nancy-students.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Students gather around Nancy. +All are interested to hear and speak English. +Students asked if Americans learn about Turkey. +[38.387 N, 35.492 E] <br> + +<p> +Along the walking tour of Fenesse, the travelers meet a local family making grape syrup on the street. +They share their creation, which tasted very sweet with unusual undertones. +</p> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/honey1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<img src="kayseri-develi/honey2.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +<img src="kayseri-develi/honey3.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Locals reduce grapes into a rich honey. +[38.383 N, 35.491 E] <br> + +<p> +They visited many old buildings. +</p> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/fenesse-building.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Typical old building in Fenesse. +Many of these buildings were around even when Armenians occupied this area. +[38.383 N, 35.490 E] <br> +<br> + +<p> +There were also local people knocking down walnuts from trees. +The freshly harvested walnuts had a strong flavor. +</p> + +<img src="kayseri-develi/walnuts.gif" + alt="" + width="100%"> +Locals use a long stick to harvest from a walnut tree. <br> + +<h3>lunch</h3> + +<h3>Everek</h3> + +old church now mosque + +house owned by Bedrosians + +<h3>upper Develi</h3> + +tomb of ??? + +second oldest mosque + +cross mountain + +turkish millitary memorials + +<h3>saying goodbye</h3> + +turkish coffee + +returned cheese + +exchanged contact information + +<h3>back to Kayseri, dinner</h3> + +sampled types of Manti + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-27><a href=#2019-09-27>2019-09-27 Friday</a></h2> + +Casual day exploring Kayseri. + +<hr> +<h2 id=2019-09-28><a href=#2019-09-28>2019-09-28 Saturday</a></h2> + +Nancy and Blaise back to USA. + +James to Istanbul until Monday. + +</body> +</html> |