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It's such a perfect day
... us, they really were. On Cyprus there are lots of Turks as well but we didn't experience anything near what happens here in Turkey and what already happened that first day.
As we were passing a small shop selling olives and oranges we were ordered to stop and eat some oranges, some more were given to eat during the day.
We had lunch at a sunny spot overlooking the valley, eating bread, cheese and oranges :-)
At the end of the ...
İskenderun - Tasucu
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Gestern abend hatte ich noch ein Gespraech mit dem Pater. Also dıe Franzıskaner sınd vom Vatıkan beautragt dıe Tuerkeı seelsorgerısch zu betreuen. Dıe Kırche wird in der Tuerkeı nıcht als Glaubensınstutıon gefuehrt, sondern muss als Firma angemeldet sein. Der Bıschof von Iskenderun ist vor einem Jahr ermordet worden. Dıe Aufklaerungsarbeıten der tuerkıschen ...
96 degrees ın the shade
... to Palestine, we enjoyed sharing camp food and stories, hills and çay stops for the three days that we cycled together.
So ın a couple more days we should reach Mersin, where all being well we hope to leave the bikes for a few weeks so we can head by bus and train to the East of Turkey and Iran before returing to cycle South to Syria. But we will see, our plans seem to be changing every other day at the mınute. We will keep you posted! ...
Chasm of Heaven and Hell, Maiden's Castle
... destination. We stopped at a beach and Scott and Simon swam the 200 metres from the shore to the castle and had a wander, while I sat in the shade taking photos of their journey. The castle was very cool, but I was told that Mamure Castle was probably better.
On the way out we passed another castle on the shore very near to Maiden's Castle, but the boys were tired from the swims and wanted to get to Mersin so we could rest, so we forged onward.
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Arrival at Silifke
... so we dutifully headed over to the recommended pastanesi, just across the street from our hotel, walked confidently up to the counter, and ordered two kunefe uzuri dondurma and one baklava for Scott. Scott was oddly quiet on the subject of kunefe, because, as it turns out, he had actually heard the description of the dessert at the restaurant.
So, kunefe. It's all the rage in Turkey - especially in the region we were just now ...
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