Travel to Turkey
After a few small trips with Marsans recruiting trip, but no problem to return the deposit payment and change of agency, we find the delay of more than three-hour flight, arriving at four o'clock in the morning peak and having us to get up at half past six the next day, but no matter we were on vacation, we also had to pay for the meals of the circuit as the guide warned us that the agency came and told us if we are to claim. But apart from these silly little things of no importance, it was a great trip with lots of interesting things, landscapes that never would think that they are things of nature, more than once thought, we are cheating it can not be real, new tastes, smells and colors. Here you have some photos of a great trip.
After a few small trips with Marsans recruiting trip, but no problem to return the deposit payment and change of agency, we find the delay of more than three-hour flight, arriving at four o'clock in the morning peak and having us to get up at half past six the next day, but no matter we were on vacation, we also had to pay for the meals of the circuit as the guide warned us that the agency came and told us if we are to claim. But apart from these silly little things of no importance, it was a great trip with lots of interesting things, landscapes that never would think that they are things of nature, more than once thought, we are cheating it can not be real, new tastes, smells and colors. Here you have some photos of a great trip.
As one of the largest cities we find a lot of noise, cars and people from one place to another, but this does not detract from the charm and beauty that it contains . Impressive and beautiful mosques, long bridges over the river, green to rest and relax in the city and we go spend that nest egg in large bazaars with everything you can imagine for gifts, sweets made with spices and smells great change , you can not seen to go barefoot in as mosques, and colors that give a special light to these places. Do not be afraid to go hungry, anywhere you can meet with vendors with carts or large bottles offering all kinds of bread rolls, corn, nuts, juices and not forgetting the tasty snack of sardines watching the Bosphorus river and sunsets, unforgettable.
If someday you decide to go no certainly not ignored you see these ice cream vendors, ask one or wait for someone else to do, I will serve as a very special way, watch the video removed from YouTube.
Turkish Ice Cream
Turkish Ice Cream
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CIRCUIT
Bursa
Our first stop Bursa. To save time, one point for the organizers, traveled by boat to the bus within the trip was half an hour or three quarters, can not remember. In Bursa we could see its Great Mosque, Ulu Cami, impressive as all visited so far, but with the difference that this was a great source of beautiful downtown, with a golden altar and some windows, carpets and papers very striking. Also walk through the Grand Bazaar with its glittering shops, especially gold, as you can see from the photos. The next visit was the Yesil Cami Mosque and Green Mausoleum (Yesil Turbo), tomb of Sultan Mehmet I, in this as the name suggests, where the predominant color is green. We are at the center, the largest tomb of Mehmet accompanied by others small where the remains of their immediate family. The curious thing about that time was that when we left we come to a boy dressed as a prince, we stared without knowing what it was all about, sorry for not having taken a photo. In the bus, the guide explained to us that this child had just been circunscisión and this is the way to celebrate, and to visit relatives and receive appropriate gifts, such as first communion, but this time with operation included. See photo.
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(Elvis in Turkey)
As you can see from the pictures was just a place to spend the night, but we were not going to run out to see or rather hear the Aegean Sea and at night we went out for a walk along the promenade, much like any other tourist beach site. The truth is that we hit a good trot to walk the hotel was in pretty high is not that super was away but the slope was significant, the drop no problem, but again I do not even want to tell us a little while to reach an end. The icing on this night was to meet my idol, is everywhere, "ELVIS IS ALIVE," which was a surprise to hear Elvis sing, then I followed her voice and there was, a good impersonator in a bar all full of Giris doing his show.
Selcuk (Kusadasi)
seven kilometers from Selçuk, where according to tradition, John the Evangelist brought the Virgin Mary after the crucifixion of Christ, fleeing persecution in Jerusalem and until his blessed Asuncion, according to the Orthodox.
At the top of the mountain between the nature we find a small house, chapel, where Mary and Joseph lived. The place is very beautiful and peaceful surrounded by nature, as well as the story joins her miraculous water fountain and a wall with ropes hung with thousands of requests for papers with a little faith, are met. After visiting this sacred place, are headed to the first ancient wonder largest seen by me until now, Ephesus.
(Ephesos Έφεσος Greek, Turkish: Efes, Ephesus Latin) was in the ancient town in Asia Minor, now Turkey. It was one of the twelve Ionian cities on the shores of the Aegean Sea, located between the northern end of Panayr Dag (the former Mount Pion) and the mouth of the river Cayster and had a port called Panormo. East Hill were Ayasoluk, with the valley below, and the current population of Selcuk, near the sea, mountain and Mount Corey Pion (now Bulbul Dagh), beneath which lay the ancient city.
was an important religious, cultural and commercial. Today its ruins are a major tourist attraction.
was an important religious, cultural and commercial. Today its ruins are a major tourist attraction.
not explain the feeling as we all saw big city rebuilt, well part of it in ruins but with the guide's explanations and a little imagination you could see clearly all the departments that compose it, theaters, bathrooms, halls of love, temple (one of the seven wonders of the world), the impressive facade of the library and all the remains that we were finding on either side of a great ride, not to mention the Greek goddess of victory, Nike. I think the pictures say it all, you only leave a sample, do not forget to click the lace in and see all is impressive.
Denizli
We made our way to the southwest of Turkey. Arriving in Denizli's visit was in the Menderes River valley, province of Denizli, where Pamukkale (cotton castle in Turkish), which together with Hierapolis, Pamukkale is declared a World Heritage Site since 1988. One of the few places in the world as hot springs, Mammoth in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, and Huanglong in Sichuan Province, China. You can imagine we were about to put your feet in water that contains large amounts bicarbonate and calcium and view this wonder of nature, white waterfalls that gave the sensation of having stopped in time for qu and we enjoy them. spent a little while stepping in the warm water and enjoy your landscape without wasting time and put the ugly.
After a while it started to rain and convincing cost guide left us, only a part of the visit Hierapolis (Ιεραπολις - holy city), ancient Hellenistic city, now in ruins. After much insistence relented, started to walk, we had half an hour, I think was the most amazing cemetery I've seen, it looked like we were in a horror movie, I dared not acercame as with thunder, lightning and water began to fall helped to look more sinister. We had to go faster as the rain tightening, we fairly wet, but beat the coach, had not yet arrived, but soon appeared, and before we gave up the cameras to the campus workers to make us a photo of the day the brave. I think the pictures say it all.
soaked
Since it was not enough we expected nothing but better. Thanks for the guide and driver were going to get to the hotel, Pam therma l , in time to enjoy the hot springs that had. A small replica of Pamukkale, plus sauna and outdoor pool. Upon arrival we went directly to change us and we are almost all in the bathroom, you relax in the warm water metiditos also with access to other outside a little more warm and to make the switch to cold we did not think another thing that put us in the outside pool with cold water and rain. Hit me four swims to get a little heat to warm again, but this time on top was the simulation of Pamukkale, with several small swimming pool and the higher you climbed higher was hot, I could not test the first three burned, charred or rather, I think that's where they get the meat or Doner kebab.
After dinner, we went to see the spectacle of a nightclub dancer who made us dance belly. We were accompanied by a couple from Mexico and another newlywed couple, who do they play out on stage? it is clear, to the newlyweds. We had a drink and sleep, we still had a few days and many things to see.
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The day we hoped would be too long, many miles to La Kapadocia, but without making stops and visits regulations. Some of them very appetizing were sales cheese with poppy seeds, riquííííísimo and cherries. All enjoy and savor these two dishes so delicious that nature offers nature.
After two tenteenpies to kill the bug during the trip and then at lunchtime, we were surprised a place for me, one of the most beautiful and typical of the place. In Konya we had the pleasure of eating in a old medieval inn, Kervansaray, with a menu very appetizing, I have to say I am one of those not averse to anything makes it, s bid of lentils, a bit strange but when you catch him repeat taste and diced meat with onions, mushrooms and I think rice wheat. D njoy food and place each in its own way and continue the journey.
Already in Konya, we visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana, great Turkish mystic and poet born in Belho, Afghanistan, on September 30, 1207 DC on Mevlana in 1244 had an encounter with a homeless man, saint named Shams al-Din of Tabriz, which would mark him for life on their spiritual journey. That was a bum who revealed to Mevlana the ultimate experience of reality, leaving it in a permanent state of mystical ecstasy. Since then abandon all knowledge Mevlana began preaching dogmatic and therefore religious and racial tolerance, founding the order of dervishes. The curious relics as well as the gi gantesco rosary or Turk called Tesbih with 99 accounts, one for each name of Allah, graves, hats and many other things are the hair s Mahommed's beard in a urn with a hole where all the religious are going to smell and make your prayer or petition.
As time went well, the guide told us to try to arrive before dark and to launch an visit that was prepared for the next day. So, we Erinkuyu light but did not need to visit this place since it was excavated a city underground. Before reaching the guide warned us that we would meet at the entrance with some girls selling some dolls and only knew a word in Castilian and this was one Euro, which is not funny, this was what I was asking for the dolls, hand-built by them. The face plate is covered with white cloth and painted, feet and arms are iron, all well dressed in costume, I liked, to take me out three.
Well the interesting thing about the visit was the underground city and really surprised us all. many galleries with narrow passages, so that only happen one person, this was done by if attacked. At the entrance of many passages in the side was a large round stone, once he had spent the last covering the rolling towards the door, so getting that follow them, they have to turn around and leave because the space is not allowed to move the stone and view the post. Inside you could see or interpret dining halls, barns, water tanks, wells and vents. We were taking pictures and browsing the aisles some almost dark, I got into one of them had a hole in the top floor which communicated with the passage of another gift of others in the group walked, scream voice remained grave and ultra stand not knowing where it came from, to roast a foot touch him and hit a scare that you will not forget ever. A very interesting visit to the explanation by the guide and very funny.
Derinkuyu is a town and district Nevşehir Province in Anatolia central Turkey . In the 2000 census, the district's population was 24,631 inhabitants, of whom 11,092 belonged to the city of Derinkuyu. Derinkuyu is 29 km south of Nevşehir , and its name means deep well.
In his Anabasis explained that people living in Anatolia had excavated their houses underground, living in accommodation large enough to house a family, your pets and food supplies they stocked.
ease of digging the volcanic soil of the area, led the inhabitants of Derinkuyu to create a multilevel underground city, which was used as a shelter from the frequent invasions of Cappadocia in different periods of occupation.
modern archaeological excavations began in 1963, and arrived at forty feet deep, revealing the existence of 18 to 20 levels underground, but only one can visit the eight higher levels. The rest is partially obstructed, or reserved for archaeological and anthropological research. Was opened to visitors in 1969 and to date only ten percent of the underground city is accessible to tourists.
Cappadocia
Now we only have two days, or rather one and a half, but we all knew that these would be the most spectacular and intensive route.
After resting a bit more than usual, only part of the group, and the other is aimed to see the sunrise in Cappadocia Balloon uploads and taken to raise about 4 in the morning, Unfortunately it seemed very expensive 150 euros per person and we are left with the desire, we were not. Videos 1 2 (See the end of the first video, landing)
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leisurely breakfast quiet until the arrival of the early risers who told us what had been spectacular, but it did not matter now it was time to see it and touch it on foot. Do not know how explain it is a very special landscape, does not seem real such as in a story. We visited only two or three valleys, the most important, with formations called fairy chimneys, or valley of love, you can imagine, some penis shaped, but went through a lot of road with the bus, all spectacular. We walk a lot but it was worth it to enjoy these houses up and into their apartments and see the churches and frescoes, some of them highly conserved even for the years they have. The pictures say it all, wonderful spectacle of nature.
Cappadocia (Turkish: Kapadokya, gr. Καππαδοκία) is a historical region of central Anatolia, Turkey, which covers parts of the provinces of Kayseri , Aksaray, Niğde and Nevşehir.
Cappadocia is characterized by a unique geological formation in the world, and its historical and cultural heritage. In 1985, was included by UNESCO in the list of World Heritage, with an area protected 9,576 ha.
is believed that the name "Cappadocia" comes from the word Katpadukya, or Land of beautiful horses. The horses in the region gained fame for being offered as a gift to the king Ashurbanipal of Assyria, and Darius and Xerxes of Persia.
The unique landscape of Cappadocia is the result of the action of natural forces through the millennia. 60 million years ago formed the Taurus mountain range in southern Anatolia, while that formed the Alps in Europe. The formation of the foothills of the Taurus Mountains, leading to many ravines and depressions in central Anatolia. Ten million years ago, these depressions were filled by magma and other volcanic features provided by the many volcanoes in central Anatolia, especially the volcanoes Erciyes, Keciboyduran, Develi, Göllü Dagi and Melendiz.
Gradually, the depressions were disappearing, transforming the region into a plateau. However, the mineral filled depressions is not very resistant to the action of wind, rain, rivers, and temperature differences, so that the erosion was "sculpting" the many valleys for which Cappadocia is famous.
Some of the most important are Aksaray, Nevşehir, Kayseri, Urgup, Uchisar, Niğde, Gulsehir, Gülağaç.
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