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Exploring little village sirinci
Legend has it the village started in 4AD by freed slaves under the feudal system n named their village ugly fugly to discourage other visitors! There s a lovely market in the centre if village filled with handicrafts, crochet, felt etc. A very relaxed and laid back atmosphere with genuinely nice villagers. After walking around for a little while we rest of weary feet at a local restaurant called something starts with an "O". Their Turkish pancake called ...
Kusadasi
... crossed with something else but he was so cute. We enjoyed his company as we were both were missing our Sadie so much. We got back into town and had another wander around the little shops. We had a swim in the pool at our hostel and got ready to find some good Turkish food. We were on the hunt for the homemade cooked meals just like we had on our boat tour, we missed our chef from the boat and her food. Everywhere I ask they say ahhh yes you want the home cooked food but ...
How can I take your money today?
With no real expectation and having done little background reading, we flew to Turkey's biggest city, but not its capital, Istanbul. After having researched and planned almost every day of the last year we were looking forward to being 'guided’ and not having to think too much for ourselves for a while. Apart from that, all we really knew about Turkey was that it is an Islamic nation and home to Gallipoli and ANZAC cove. We were expecting something ...
The road was not paved with gold....it wasnt paved
... is less than half the price (5 figs are about 1 dollar! HOORAY). And, similar to the markets in China, cheap knock-offs are abound. We are wearing the clothing as we speak to test their durability.
OK, enough meandering, Ephesus was amazing, and amazingly hot. It was 32 degrees as we trekked around the city for a few hours with our pregnant guide (trooper!!!). We were secretly hoping her water would break so we could get some ...
Pronounced Efes, like the beer!
... pods. A carpet's price is determined based on a number of factors, primarily knots per square inch. During part of the tour, we were shown an incredibly ornate silk carpet, about the size of a placemat, with several thousand knots per square inch. It was selling for about $20,000. Like the other carpet stores we visited, this one offered a seat and hot tea while handlers pulled and presented dozens of examples for us to look at. And, like the ...
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Hotel Panorama
Haci Feyzullah Mh. Kibris Cd. No 14, Kusadasi | Hostelfrom $25
