Stone Door

They would wheel this massive stone rock over the door, and use weapons through the hole to prevent anyone from hacking through the door.

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Cappadocia

April 13th 2011
After the surprise that was Mount Nemrut and the evening drinking by propane lamp light we had to get up at 6am for a ten hour buss ride to Cappadocia our last major stop on the Cairo to Istanbul tour. The bus ride itself took us by some amazing scenery, I found it very interesting that almost everyone on the bus was pointing out different things. For example Terry, Helen, and Fred had great disc ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

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

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