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Kars Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Kars, Turkey
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Kars-Cildir-Ani: Mordor is Near Armenia?
Eastern Road Trip: Barhal-Kars-Cildir Lake-Kars-Ani-Kars, Turkey August 12-15, 2012 (1USD = 1.8TRY; 1EUR = 2.1TRY) Approx. Distance Traveled: 270km (View Larger Map) Kars: Not so Melancholy in Summertime The eastern city of Kars, close to the ...
Kars for Ani
... an environmental NGO the society has been monitoring and ringing birds at Aras and Kuyucuk Bird Ringing (Banding) stations in northeastern Turkey's Kars and Igdir provinces. Better explained on its web site (in English): http://www.kuzeydoga.org/ ...
Still Standing - Ani Ancient City
... while our van was crossing the alpine meadows. An Australian couple was on an adventure honeymoon and an Englishman, G., was exploring Eastern Turkey on his own. The most interesting chap, an Italian guy, who has been living in Central Asia for many ...
Kars and Ani
... Armenia, Ani was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. It stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were once amongst ...
Near the Armenian border
... and is currently a hollowed out ruin. From one of the beautiful Armenian churches we viewed the river below which forms the border between Turkey and Armenia. After hiking among the ruins of this ghost city, we returned to Kars for a lunch in the home of ...
Kars - Tanks? Very Much.....
... from around 900 AD. After centuries of chopping and changing of empire and country boundaries, it now lies just within the borders of Turkey. In fact, Ani is so close to Armenia, that you could actually hit a 7 iron from the top of the castle ruins, ...
Ishak Pasha Palace and Honey
... the splendour and took it away from him! Muradiye Waterfall - great - even has an Indiana Jones bridge to cross over. Cups of tea and lots of photos. Drive on to Kars - this is where to buy your honey - oh yes a shop full of it - so I buy two lots. ...
Kars zum zweiten und letzten...;)
So, zehn Tage nach dem ich in Kars angekommen bin, werde ich die Stadt morgen wieder verlassen. Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass mir dies so schwer fallen wird. Die ersten paar Tage waren wirklich nicht sehr spannend, da es Tag und Nacht geregnet hat und ...
Km 4480, Felgenbruch in Kars
... natürlich sehr, da so mein Zeitplan nich zu sehr aus den Fugen gerät. Also heisst es nun; warten. Zum Glück liegt Kars in einem wunderschönen Hochtal umringt von Bergen und unendlichen Weiten. Und auch die Antike Stadt Ani liegt nur 45 km entfernt. So ...
Kars
... -1920), we went out for a nice dinner. The next day, we visited Ani, the ancient Armenian capital (located in present-day Turkey). As we approached Ani, we could see Mount Ararat once again looming over the town (which was lucky, since ...
Heavy Traffic - More Cars (Kars, Turkey)
... there. Then down to the citadel which is by the river. By now Ive seen a fair few Turkish town citadels (Gaziantep, Van & Kars) and by and large I think Ive detected a common theme - overlooking the town from a height with imposing fortress walls and ...
Douggy Takes The Bıscuit (Dougayabizit, Turkey)
... views all around. 2 French tourists were on the boat with me. Theyre only the 2nd & 3rd tourists that Ive spoken to here ın Turkey after 8 days. Maybe everyone else had the good sense to stay ın warmer climes! I left Van at 230pm and ıt was a good 3 ...
Kars, Turkey
Had no intention of coming here until someone told me about it. They didn't tell me enough - what an adventure. Visited Ani - frustrated by border nonsense. Out of Kurdistan ...
25th - 26th September
... culture. An interesting man who's photographs of Kurdistan and its people are wonderful. We had a lively chat about Turkey, the Kurds, politics and travel. The evening was spent with two young travellers who had been with us at Ani ...
From Van(s) To Cars (Kars, Turkey)
Yo. Wasnt there an 80s rock band called The Cars? Did they hail from Kars ın Anataloıa (Eastern Turkey)? Thats where Im at. My hotel last nıght (Saurahan) lıke the wizard ın LOTR I guess was a great place. Friendly, cheap, plenty of chai, and wıth ...
Christmas is nearly over...... Goodbye Turkey
... to book an hotel, so that my tardy UPS package could be re-directed. And I found that my speedy selection in Kars, my last stop in Turkey, was a cracker. Behind the cold grey Russian cement exterior lay a luxurious suite for me that soothed my tired bones ...
Silk Road Capital
A day trip to Ani, the main reason for most tourists to visit Kars, was a highlight. Situated strategically on the Turkish-Armenian border, this former Silk Road city and medieval capital, once rivaling Constantinople in influence and sophistication, is ...
Killing time in Kars
... passport. The Kurdish question is highly complex. We are keen to learn more about their history and follow their progress. Turkey certainly has some political problems to solve: There are also tensions with their eastern neighbour, Armenia. Why else ...
Kars : The art of perfect timing
... of the world at least, theres not many tourısts and the hotels are ın abundance. Besıdes Ani and the castle, Kars doesn't really have anythıng much to offer. I thınk I spent most of tıme here sleepıng! So ...
Nobody Told me it was Offroad
... for a while. She's from Azerbaijan and moves around. Her occupation clearly has travel benefits. She's been to the Emirates as well as Turkey which is her current base although she has to get a visa every two months. I didn't ask if it was a working visa ...
It's Kars Baby!
Not much to say about Kars. While a little rough around the edges, I think this city has some real character if only people would dig dipper. Unfortunately, we didn't. We arrived late at night and were greeted by someone claiming to be in Lonley Planet (I ...
Sep 11, 2010
Armenian Ani
Ost Anatolian Weather change
... Lots of fibre for these animals We arrive at Dogubayazit a big city just below the mount Ararat (5137m the highest mountain in Turkey) but the weather is changing rapidely and some thunderstorms are visible at the horizon. The saying if you can't see ...
Does anyone wanna go to Georgia?
... . It's placed on a plateau from where you can see kilometers of plains, framed by the beautiful Mt. Ararat (at 5137 m, it's Turkey's highest mountain). It's the kind of Palace that you dream about as a little kid. When we returned to ...
K ruskym patrolam a zpet
Ve 12:15 jsme s desetiminutovym zpozdenim odleteli smer Kars. Behem letu nas privitalo jidlo o trech chodech - bageta 60g, salat a "domaci" jablecny kolac rozmeru asi tak 2x3 cm. Pri letu nebylo moc co pozorovat, diky vysoke ...
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