HI all, Today is Sunday and I am now in Ankara. I got here late last nite, about 10p after a long bus ride from Safranbolu. I will tell you about Safranbolu first since I didn't have access to internet there. Its a very old town, with many restored buildings that are hundreds of yrs old, I guess most of them about 200, Much older than anything in OHIO. Anyways, its a fascinating village and they have a market on Saturday which I got to visit. And shop at! Lots of produce with tomatoes, corn, peppers, cucumbers, olives, spices, squash, melons, beans, rice, shoes, clothing, souvenirs and just junk. Lots of Turkish peole doing their marketing for the produce too. Of course I had to buy a few things. I had lunch at a tiny place
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