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Turkey Study Tour with Oaks Christian School
February 12-20, 2025
Led by Jade Molina
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 06 - Walking Through Ancient Ephesus
posted on Thursday February 20 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
Today, we explored Ephesus, one of the most well-preserved and significant ancient cities in the world. Walking its stone-paved streets, it wasn’t hard to imagine what life was like when this was a thriving Roman metropolis—a major center of trade, culture, and religion. The city was massive,...
Day 05 - Priene, Didyma, and Miletus
posted on Tuesday February 18 2025 at 6:00 pm UTC
We started our day at Priene, exploring ruins from the Hellenistic era (pre-Roman). What’s amazing is that Priene was once a port town on a peninsula in the Aegean Sea. But as we sat in the theater, it was difficult to imagine the city surrounded by water, because today, all we could see were fields...
Day 04 - Aphrodisias, Racing in a Stadium, and Turkish Rugs
posted on Monday February 17 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
One of the great things about longer bus rides is getting to soak in the beautiful Turkish countryside. Even though it's winter and most trees have lost their leaves, we still passed by fields of almond trees, peach trees, pomegranate bushes, and thousands of olive trees! And of course, the bus rides...
Day 03 - Hierapolis, Laodicea
posted on Sunday February 16 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
Day 3: Our day started early with hot air balloon rides over the valley! It was incredible to watch the sunrise, see Hierapolis from above, and experience the thrill of being so high over the land! After breakfast, we headed out to Laodicea, one of the Seven Churches of Revelation....
Day 02 - Sardis, Colossae
posted on Sunday February 16 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
Day 2: Discovering the Ancient Wonders of Sardis Today, we journeyed to Sardis, once a lively city and the capital of ancient Lydia. In its heyday, Sardis was a bustling hub, even featuring the famous "King's Road," which stretched from the Persian capital of Susa all the way to this city. As we...
Day 01 - Smyrna, Pergamum, Asclepeion
posted on Friday February 14 2025 at 11:00 pm UTC
Day 1: Walking Through Ancient Pergamum We began our journey at the Acropolis of Pergamum, a towering city on a hill where kings and gods were believed to dwell. A scenic gondola ride carried us to the top, transporting us back in time to the world of ancient Greece and Rome. As we stepped...
Preparing for Turkey
posted on Tuesday January 21 2025 at 8:15 pm UTC
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