There are many places that I would like to visit and explore
the local sites but then the IndiSpire topic was about #TimetoRevisit and two
countries fall under this category one being Iraq and other being Turkey. Brief
recount of my earlier visit and why I would like to go back to those countries
is under
Iraq was the first foreign destination at the age of 25 when I
took up a job there and I was in this beautiful country for over 2 years. Within
this country you had the historical place called Mesopotamia a region between
the two biblical rivers Tigris and Euphrates that was also known as the Cradle of
Civilization for it was here that mankind started to read, write, create laws
and live in cities under an organized government. In addition to Mesopotamia,
Babylon with hanging gardens of Babylon one of the seven wonders of ancient world,
Mythical Garden of Eden are also there. With so much overdose of medieval history
linked with this country I was quite thrilled to be there for I could explore
the place to my hearts fill.
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| Artistic Depiction of Hanging Gardens Courtesy Google |
During these two years I have traveled the length and breadth
of the country to see the marvels of the ancient country and I have seen
remains of Babylon city that had paved roads, mud houses exposed by excavations
in those areas, the reconstructed blue tiled Ishtar Gate that was on the
northern entrance to Babylon city but then unfortunately we have no
photographic records of these as those days we did not have a camera with us; On weekends I have traveled to Mosul, Erbil, Habbaniya, Hillah,
Samarra, Karbala and lot more places but then due to the ongoing war between
Iraq and Iran there were quite a few restrictions to travel and take photos so
in my two years of stay in Iraq I have not documented those beautiful places
and this is the reason I would revisit Iraq and explore the country and also
take images of the glorious ancient places.
#TimetoRevisit (This again is not a possibility now with so much violence
happening in that country).
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| Hagah Sofia Istanbul . Image taken by me |
The second country I would like to revisit is Turkey, which
like Iraq has so many ancient cultures and places to see and enjoy. In the year
2011 I had to visit Istanbul, Turkey on a official trip and after having 5 days
of continuous meeting our host had arranged for half a day sightseeing tour of
Istanbul (European side) and in that short span of 4-5 hours we visited the
Blue Mosque, Hagah Sofia and Topkafi palace, Basilica Cistern and the Grand Bazaar.
You can read my earlier blog about Turkey here. #TimetoRevisit Turkey for the country has lot more places to
explored and enjoyed.
This blog is written for
IndiSpire idea of the week posted by fellow blogger Anita
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