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Mardin - die mesopotamische Ebene
... Irgendwann sollte man dann allerdings auch mal seine eigene Couch für Reisende anbieten. Wir haben also bereits in Kappadokien zwei Personen aus Mardin angeschrieben und einer, Emrah, 25 Jahre alt und Computerlehrer, hat uns zugesagt, dass wir bei ihm übernachten können. Wir waren allerdings schon am frühen Nachmittag in Mardin und Emrah musste nach bis abends arbeiten. Wir haben uns also erstmal in einen Teegarten am Atatürk-Platz gesetzt und sind dann später ...
Entering Mesopotamia - bridges, loaves & fishes
On the road early, at 7.30, following the Tigris east towards Iraq. How good is this (following the famous waterway downstream into the cradle of civilization)? Just out of town we stopped at another Seljuk bridge (the Ten Eyed Bridge built in 1065). The Tigris Valley is broad & productive here despite having been tilled for thousands of years. A very Australian landscape - wide flat fields of ripening wheat & low hills in the distance. Pitstop in the ...
Ramble for Readin'
... of the families, appeared totally immersed into the village culture, and seemed respected among the community. She dressed the dress and talked the talk. She was in the process of walking the walk by rooting herself sincerely, and working on planting seeds to help the village develop a life of less struggle and more opportunities for their children. Her organization was called "Nomad." Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to have a conversation with her to go ...
Indians and Russians in Turkey
... football/soccer matches from all over the world, which I soon discovered is a common hobby (or shall we call it money-wasting?) amongst young men in the area. The upside is that they learn about the most random teams from all corners of the globe, even second and sometimes third division teams... football/soccer is certainly an international language! ...
Mardin
... by the Assyrians.
From the monastery we visited the City. The old stone houses and narrow streets which makes Mardin like a labyrinth gives the old city a mystic atmosphere. Another important place of the Syriacs (and our next stop) is the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Forty Martyrs. The Church of the Forty Martyrs holds the historic
manuscript collection of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate.
A popular product is home made Syriac Wine, so ...
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