Turkey

A compilation of experiences on our last day in Turkey. We flew from Ankara to Istanbul to visit with Pete, Adrienne and Vivi for one more time before heading back to Russia. This particular…

We visited the Ankara archeology museum on our full day in Ankara. Definitely worth a look, lots of fascinating artifacts, and a nice garden to boot.…

Shopping in castle district in Ankara! I am a big believer in collecting pieces during our travels. We’ve sourced items for our home pretty much in every country we’ve visited, and in Turkey sort of…

A visit to the Anitkabir, the eternal resting place of the father of modern day Turkey – Ataturk. A fascinating insight into modern Turkish culture, value system, and national identity. An absolute must if…

Arrival in Ankara after (another) torturous bus ride. Turkey is really big! and buses take forever. But then again — they are cheap and convenient.…

A day hike out to the Ihlara Valley, which is considered to be a remote and unique area of Cappadocia. We didn’t think it was the best attraction – particularly taking into the account the…

Exploring cave churches in the Zelve Open Air Museum — this one is a bit off the beaten path in Cappadocia, but actually turned out to be a pretty neat and extensive site. Lots of…

Enjoying our first day in Cappadocia with a 360 panorama of the magical landscape from the Uchisar Castle. Its possible to visit a few of the “rooms” in the castle — which aren’t much more than…

Taking a 10 hour bus, right in the middle of the day from Egirdir to Goreme — on our way to check out the famous Cappadocia region of Turkey.…

Just another day, just another Egirdir  hike– absolutely stunning views of the Peninsula. We were staying about midway to the tip. )…

Sagalassos was amazing – a remote archeological site not accessed by any convenient forms of public transport (or tour buses!) is stunning. There are hardly any visitors, so we had the ancient “first city…