Mon 30 Izmir. Izmir, once known as Snnyrna, 

 is a pearl of myth, the birthplace of Homer, 

 a beautiful modern city in the ancient region 

 encompassing such historic sites as Ephesus, 

 Pergamum, Troy and Sardis ... the region that 

 played the greatest role in developing all the 

 major religions, from Islam to Christianity. 

 Overlooking the city of Mount Pagus, is 

 Kadifekale, the "velvet castle," built by a 

 general in the army of Alexander the Great. 

 We visit Kadifekale this afternoon, for a 

 phenomenal view of the city, then head on to 

 the agora, the International Fairgrounds, the 

 Archaeological Museum and the Bazaar. B 



Tue31 Izmir/Pergamum/Canakkale. Leave 

 Izmir for Pergamum, a center of learning 

 and the arts, with a library of antiquities that 

 contains over 200,000 volumes. Here we 

 visit Asclepion, the Red Basilica Pergamum 

 Acropolis, the Athena and Trojan Temples, 

 the Library, the Great Theater, the Temples of 

 Dionysos, Hera and Demeter, and the agora. 

 Other highlights in this masterful storehouse of 

 Greek and Roman history are the Gymnasium 

 of Youth, the Odeon, the Roman Baths, the 

 Hellenistic Gate and the Temple of Zeus. We 

 continue to Canakkale and the Tusan Hotel, 

 Troy's finest. B/L 



NOVEMBER, 1989 



Wed 01 Canakkale/Troy/lstanbul. The legends 

 of Helen of Troy and the epic heros of the Trojan 

 Wars will come to life as we visit the ancient city 

 that was the home of Paris, who incurred the 

 wrath of the Greeks by seducing the sister- 

 in-law of King Agamemnon. Later, after a 

 seafood lunch, we leave for our final 

 destination — Istanbul — arriving at the posh 

 western-style Sheraton Hotel in the afternoon. 

 B/L 



TOUR COSTS FROM CHICAGO: 



• Land per person sharing room: $2,509 



• Single room supplement: $400 



• Round-trip economy airfare, $1 ,31 1 

 (departure tax not included) 



Above cost includes $200 tax 



deductible donation to 



Field Museum of Natural History. 



Total: $3,820 



Thu 02 Istanbul. Istanbul is a city that spans 

 two continents . . . 2600 years . . . and many 

 cultures. Divided by the magnificent 

 Bosphorus, the waterway between Asia and 

 Europe, Istanbul's classic beauty was best 

 described by Lamartine: "There God, man, 

 nature and art have together created and 

 placed the most marvelous view that the human 

 eye can contemplate on earth." Once known as 

 Constantinople, Istanbul was the roman capital 

 of the Emperor Constantine, and held sway 

 over an empire that stretched from the Gates of 

 Vienna to the Persian Gulf. When the Holy 

 Roman Empire was divided, the city became 

 the Byzantine capital until, in 1 453, it fell to the 

 Ottoman Turk armies of the young Sultan 

 Mehmet II. Our tour today includes a 

 kaleidoscope of wonders: the famous Blue 

 Mosque with its six minarets and haunting blue 

 Iznik tiles, the imposing Mosque of Suleyman 

 the Magnificent built by Sinan, the greatest 

 Turkish architect who ever lived, the 

 Archaeological Museum which houses the 

 sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, and 

 6th-century St. Sophia built by the emperor 

 Justinian to be the grandest Qhurch of 

 Christendom. After lunch at the Konyali 

 Restaurant on the grounds of the Topkapi 

 Palace, we explore the fabulous exhibits of the 

 mysterious labyrinthine palace itself: 

 jewel-encrusted thrones, common kitchen 

 implements fashioned from pure jade, the 

 jewelled dagger that ws featured in the film. 

 Topkapi," the immense Harem quarters, the 

 brilliant 84-carat Spoonmaker's Diamond, the 

 alleged hand of John the Baptist, and many 

 relics of the prophet Mohammed. Finally, 

 before returning to the hotel, we visit the 

  incredible Grand Covered Bazaar, a treasure 

 trove of jewelry, beaten copper vessels, exotic 

 spices, suede coats, fine embroidery and a 

 virtual rainbow of Turkish carpets. Whatever 

 you seek is on sale here, in staggering quantity 

 and profusion; and every merchant is willing to 

 negotiate over a glass of tea or lemonade. All 

 about us are shoe-shine boys, snake charmers, 

 flavored-ice vendors and a cacophony of 

 sounds and smells that will make our senses 

 reel. In the evening we enjoy a dinner-cruise on 

 the Bosphorus. 



Fri 03 Istanbul. Much of Istanbul's importance 

 comes from her strategic location on the 

 Bosphorus, the gateway from the Mediter- 

 ranean to the Black Sea; and many of her finest 

 palaces and homes are spread along this 

 waterway that divides the city. Today's 

 mini-cruise takes us along both the European 

 and Asiatic shores of the cypress-lined 

 Bosphorus to see her many wonders, including 

 the wooden Ottoman villas known as "Yalis" in 

 the village of Yenikoy. We disembark on the 

 Asian side for lunch and a visit to Beylerbeyi 

 Palace — the personal retreat of Sultan Abdu 

 Aziz — before continuing into the Camlica Hills 

 for a stunning view of all Istanbul: the city, the 

 islands, the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus 

 and the hinterlands of Asia. In the evening we 

 enjoy a festive dinner show at the Kervansaray 

 Nightclub, B/L/D 



Sat 04 Istanbul/Zurich/Chicago. In the early 

 morning our homebound flights leave Istanbul 

 via Pan American and Swissair. We arrive 

 Chicago in mid-afternoon. 



To lead our journey, we have selected Dr. David 

 S. Reese, a graduate in anthropology from 

 Harvard who received his Ph.D. in archaeology 

 from the University of Cambridge, Dr. Reese 

 has extensive excavation experience in the 

 Mediterranean. 



Southwestern China Cultural Relics 

 Study Tour 



September 1 5 - October 6 



Leader: Katharine Lee Yang 



Pnce: $4,500 



For reservations, call or write Dorothy Roder (322-8862), Tours Manager, Field Museum, 

 Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, II 60605 



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