Near Gaziantep in southern Turkey is the Birecik reservoir along the River Euphrates. The waters covered the ancient town of Zeugma...

We returned to the Euphrates, but further south, along the Syrian border. There we had a wonderful local lunch and basked in the warm, humid air. In the shade of course.  

As we traveled in southern Turkey we stopped for a few minutes along the beautiful, tranquil River Euphrates. A Chinese tour group was stopping there at the same time as us. And a stray dog ran up to both of us looking for a handout...