Month: August 2014
31 August 2014 – Ankara, Turkey
We visited the Ankara archeology museum on our full day in Ankara. Definitely worth a look, lots of fascinating artifacts, and a nice garden to boot.
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30 August 2014 – Ankara, Turkey
Shopping in castle district in Ankara! I am a big believer in collecting pieces during our travels. We’ve sourced items for our home pretty much in every country we’ve visited, and in Turkey sort of hit the jackpot. Plenty of well priced items for sale – they might not be the most authentic — though we […]
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29 August 2014 – Ankara, Turkey
A visit to the Anitkabir, the eternal resting place of the father of modern day Turkey – Ataturk. A fascinating insight into modern Turkish culture, value system, and national identity. An absolute must if you are in the area.
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28 August 2014 – Ankara, Turkey
Arrival in Ankara after (another) torturous bus ride. Turkey is really big! and buses take forever. But then again — they are cheap and convenient.
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27 August 2014 – Ihlara Valley, Turkey
A day hike out to the Ihlara Valley, which is considered to be a remote and unique area of Cappadocia. We didn’t think it was the best attraction – particularly taking into the account the expense and the time it takes to get to the valley, but we still enjoyed it. Take a look at the […]
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26 August 2014 – Goreme, Turkey
Exploring cave churches in the Zelve Open Air Museum — this one is a bit off the beaten path in Cappadocia, but actually turned out to be a pretty neat and extensive site. Lots of climbing, lots of fascinating dwellings — definitely recommend.
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25 August 2014 – Goreme, Turkey
Enjoying our first day in Cappadocia with a 360 panorama of the magical landscape from the Uchisar Castle. Its possible to visit a few of the “rooms” in the castle — which aren’t much more than hollowed out caves. But still – its kind of fascinating ot imagine people carving these, and then living here!
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24 August 2014 – En route to Goreme, Turkey
Taking a 10 hour bus, right in the middle of the day from Egirdir to Goreme — on our way to check out the famous Cappadocia region of Turkey.
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23 August 2014 – Egirdir, Turkey
Just another day, just another Egirdir hike– absolutely stunning views of the Peninsula. We were staying about midway to the tip. )
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22 August 2014 – Egirdir, Turkey
Sagalassos was amazing – a remote archeological site not accessed by any convenient forms of public transport (or tour buses!) is stunning. There are hardly any visitors, so we had the ancient “first city of Pisidia” (aka regional Roman capital) almost entirely to ourselves. Along with the restored fountain the massive site contains temples, theater, […]
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21 August 2014 – Egirdir, Turkey
Hanging out on lake Egirdir — this beach is right outside of Charly’s pension where we stayed. A wonderful retreat it was )
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20 August 2014 – Pamukkale, Turkey
A sunrise visit to the travertines of Pamukkle, Turkey – totally outside of visiting hours. We couldn’t help ourselves — we wanted to appreciate the magical beauty of this natural wonder without all the people. Pamukkle literary means ‘white castle’ and is a wonderful area to play around in )
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