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.
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.
Back to the motherland for us — we flew via St Petersburg and got to spend a couple of exciting hours exploring the city with our new friend that we met in Georgia, actually. Here we are (sans the friend at that point) on the tram.
The 7-kilometer trek into the depths of the Thien Duong, better known as the Paradise Cave was one of the coolest adventures we’ve had. Ever. Not even in Vietnam, just ever – in life. We’ve done some cool stuff in our travels, but this was pick-your-jaw-off-the-floor astounding. And we aren’t even all that into caves….
A surprise Buddhist stupa in Moscow – pretty neat discovery for a native Muscovite! And a fitting way to connect our Asia trip with our homeland.
On train back to Moscow, journey truly begins in 2 days!
You know what doesn’t get any better with time when traveling? packing. in fact it gets worse. I really, really dislike doing it. But like clockwork every two, three, five, whatever days, its time to move and its time to pack.
The city of Wuhan in Hubei Province of China is so big! We are taking a ferry from one part – Wuchang, to another – Hankou. Bonus: it’s on the Yangtze River!