Kars, Turkey Travel Blogs

Kars
Oct 19, 2007

Kars

Kars for Ani
Jul 8, 2009 (13 photos)

... 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/ Önder's  ...

Kars and Ani
Jul 3, 2008 (16 photos)

... , 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 the most ...

Kars - Tanks? Very Much.....
Sep 18, 2005

... 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
Jun 22, 2009 (5 photos)

... 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.

Traveled but not Blogged
Aug 13, 2008

Ishak Pasha Sere Osk Vank

Heavy Traffic - More Cars (Kars, Turkey)
Mar 20, 2007

... . 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 all ...

Douggy Takes The Bıscuit (Dougayabizit, Turkey)
Mar 18, 2007

... 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 hour ...

From Van(s) To Cars (Kars, Turkey)
Mar 19, 2007

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 the most ...

Kars : The art of perfect timing
Oct 8, 2009 (8 photos)

... 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 2 ...

Trabzon to Kars2
Jun 3, 2007

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It's Kars Baby!
Oct 18, 2008 (3 photos)

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 ...

Ost Anatolian Weather change
Sep 27, 2009 (6 photos)

... 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 the ...

Does anyone wanna go to Georgia?
Apr 14, 2008 (147 photos)

... . 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 Doğubayazıt ...

K ruskym patrolam a zpet
Oct 7, 2009 (9 photos)

    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 ...

1001 ööd ja armeenlaste pealinn
Oct 27, 2009 (26 photos)

... täis restoranis, kus räägitakse inglist ja pliit on keset tuba. Internetipunktist saan kaasa peotäie mingit kleepuvat sodi. Bakhlaava. Kars pidi olema kõva meelinn. Enamus türklasi tunduvad olevama sõbralikud, aga üldine tunne on siiski suht ebaturvaline. Ei mäleta ...

Ani --an ancient capital at the silk road
Sep 28, 2009 (6 photos)

... where all the traffic from the silk road was passing through here and there was a bridge over the river that separates today Turkey from Armenia. There are mosques, churches, houses, a city wall with doors and lots of stones that have ornaments and are ...