Goreme

East Meets West part üç

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April 29th 2008
Day 1, Overnight bus ride from Izmir to Gőreme: $25 I took the metro (about $1) to the main bus station (Otogar) in Bornova, Izmir. I had no trouble getting pointed in the right direction of the long distance bus counters. I think the only company to travel all the way to Gőreme was Metro, so I approached the counter and asked if anyone spoke english. Several of the ticket agents said they s ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more