Blogs from Turkey, Middle East - page 452

In the late afternoon before we reached ergirdir we stopped off at beysehir for some special maras ice cream made of orchid sap and goats milk. And we also visited a very old and small mosque. From ergirdir the next morning we drove towards kas stopping along the way at chimeara and olympos.... read more

Long bus journey from istanbul to ankara. Visiting the museum of anatolian civilizations and the next day seeing the mausoleum of attaturk before heading towards urgup. Before reaching urgup we visited the hacibektas monestary and then move on to urgup.... read more

Istanbul at last. It had been a long hard journey getting here, and we were more than ready to find somewhere to sleep!! So far we had been organising our accommodation ahead of time, but for the first time, we decided that we were going to get there and figure it all out!! Had been recommended a few places by others, and so, armed with our knowledge, we clambered out of our buses, hefted our backpacks and set forth!! 9am, peak hour just settling, call to prayer blaring from minarets. Two lonely travellers far from home wander the streets of Istanbul trying to find a place that they can call home for the next two days. With the backpacks getting heavier by the minute, and the sun getting hotter, tempers start to arise, and blame starts ... read more

Geo: 41.0245, 28.9881 GUN 7 GUNLERDEN ÇARŞAMBA Nasıl olsa sonu gelmeyecek mi ? Her güzel şey gibi bitmeyecek mi ? Evet her güzel şey gibi bu Güney Doğu Anadolu gezimiz sona erdi. Antep'ten uçağımıza binip Istanbul'umuza döndük. Seyahati yapacaklara önerilerim şöyle: Bu seyahatte bilerek ve isteyerek Diyarbakır ve Antakya'dan vazgeçilmiştir. Aslında bu turu yapacakların bu iki kenti kesinlikle programa almalarında yarar vardır. Uçakla gidecekler geziye Antakya'dan başlayarak Diyarbakır'da bitirebilirler. Ve ya Aksini yapıp Diyarbakır'dan başlayarak Antakya'da bitirmek mümkün.. Çok yer gezmek fırsatım oldu ama tarih'le lezzet'in bu denli at başı gittiği başka bir yer bulmanız bana göre mümkün değil..Denemesi bedava ... ( değil ama denemeğe değer) gelecek seyahatlerde buluşmak üzere ...... read more

Sorry for the short entries, but I'm new here and pressed for time right now.... read more