http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Turkey , Black Sea , Artvin en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:42:00 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:42:00 +0000 After my two days in Batum I crossed the border from Sarp. The taxi drivers on the Turkish side annoyed me before by asking more money they should so this time I made sure about the money I should pay. But this time they tricked me once more by squeezing me in a taxi full of people. There are some places in earth which you should never ever take a taxi and Turksh side of Sarp border is definetely http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/blog-405924.html Tag 37 bis 49 8.750 km von GalwayWir sind in Asien Juhu... und haben schon eine Menge erlebt seitdem wir den Bosporus ueberquert haben.....Das Wichtigste zuerst Ja wir waren in Georgien. Aber leider nur 4 Tage. Als wir gehoert haben dass Georgien von russischen Truppen bombardiert wird haben wir das Land sofort am Samstag den 09.08. also einen Tag nach Kriegsausbruch wieder verlassen. W http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/blog-306687.html House life in Barhal Barhal'in ev hayati http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/blog-219949.html The church is one of the best kept in the region was built in the 10th century as a monastry dedicated to John the Baptist at that time Barhal was a part of Georgia and probably was a donation from the royal family. the Church became mosque in the late 18th century during the time of the Sultan AbdlHamid the 1st the firman of the event is in the muhtarlik they still call it Kilise There ar http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/blog-218458.html His name is Mustafa Aygn but everybody calls him Mevlut avus the nickname of its father. I met him in 1994 when I arrived to Barhal for the first time in 1997 I stood in its house and since then I go at least once to the year. Onun ismi Mustafa Ayg ama herkes ona Mevlut avus derler babasinin lakasi. 1994'te tanististik o anda ilk kez Barhala gittim 97'de onun evinde kaldim ve ondan itib http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/blog-218449.html His name is Mustafa Akarsu but everibody calls him Sofi because of his grandfather who knew a lot about religion. He is also Mustafa's best friend. Hepsi onu Sofi olarak taniyor dedesinden dolay ayni anda Mustafas en iyi bir arkadasi. http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/blog-218220.html Perset is in the way up to the Karagl after crossing the bridge that was renewed last octuber. Perset is the last mahalle group of houses where people live in winter.Perset karaglnn yolunda dir kpr gediktan sonra bu kpr geen ekim ayinda yeninlendi bu anda beton oldu.Bu yolda kisinda kalan insanlarin son mahalle. http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/blog-218216.html Mehmet Karahan is one of my best friends in Barhal he has a wonderful pension where I allways stay at least one night It is a great cook and a very nice person I realy like to talk with him. www.karahanpension.com is a traditional house next to the church is very well known. He has had important gests like the sister of H. M. the Queen of England or my brother Yasar Yucel among others. Whe http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/blog-217394.html October 28th is the Republic's day in Turkey they celebrate the end of the War for Liberation and the beginning of the Republic with Mustafa Kemal Atatrk. Most of the celebrations are taken in schools and squares.28 Ekinde Cumhurriyet bayrami ilk okuda kutluyorlar. http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/blog-217381.html They are two main cafes in Barhal one belongs to Mehemet Kirimli and the other to Osman Pehlivan both of then are in Mahetler men meet ther drink tea or coffee and spend thier time playing cards okey or backgammon. They talk they gossip and they spend theyr time in winter. Kyde iki tane kahve var ikiside Mahetlerde birisi Mehmet Kirimli'ye ait oluyor br Osman Pehlivan'a adamlar k http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Black-Sea/Artvin/blog-217362.html