Vakifli

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Yesterday we went to an Armenian Village known as Vakifli. It is the only Armenian village left in Turkey. The historian in me would like to insert a piece about the genocide that occurred but instead I will offer a link to their site and a brief encyclopedic entry:

Aremenian Genocide



This is not the day we had. It was a lively day – with music and food, even a wedding - where we saw the tree of Moses - the oldest tree in Turkey.

We had an interview with the Armenian leader there at the church. He was by trade a veterinarian – which I found interesting of course. Then we went to meet a priest at a tea house down the hill. He never showed but we met this wonderful older man who played the flute and sung for us. He was so delightful and even though I couldn’t understand what he said – his smile translated well enough.

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Photos

Our Guide
Bilal on the left, Our guide on the right - he was so sweet

Our Group
Poor Rana was sick the whole day but she was a brave little trooper

Church Inside
I found out we weren't supposed to take photos - so I didn't get many :(