My Travel Wishlist:3rd of Many

11.   Wish – list: Ukraine

Location: is situated in the south-eastern part of Central Europe and borders Russia, Byelorussia, Moldova, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary and Poland on land and Russia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey on sea.

The territory of Ukraine is mostly a level, treeless plain, calls "steppe". There are the Crimean Mountains in the Crimean peninsula and the Carpathians in the west. 

Swallow’s Nest, the sea Castle in Crimea:  “Swallow’s Nest” is a castle, built in the late XIX century near Yalta, in the South of Crimea. Situated on the steep cliff right over the Black sea, it has become the symbol of the South coast of Crimea.

Kiev, Ukraine

Tunnel of Love - Kleven, Ukraine

12.   Wish – list: Turkey

Location: it is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea is to the south; the Aegean Sea is to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles (which together form the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia.

Anatolian Seljuk Mosque, Turkey: This is part of the Great Seljuq Empire architecture. this can be found in a vast area stretching from the Hindu Kush to eastern Anatolia and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf. The homeland of the Seljuk architecture was Turkmenistan and Iran, where the first permanent Seljuk buildings were built. Unfortunately the Mongol invasions and earthquakes destroyed most of these buildings and only a few remain. The greatest number of surviving Seljuk monuments are in Anatolia.

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul

Natural Rock Pools, Pamukkale, Turkey: Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in southwestern Turkey. The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year. Pamukkale-Hierapolis is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ephesus, Turkey

To be continued…