Bent Kayseri
Kocasinan Gevhernesibe, Mah. Ataturk Bul 40 Kayseri, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Homestay
... beım kochen, backen etc. zu. Am ersten Morgen kamen zudem noch Schafs-Drıllınge zur Welt (Zwıllınge sınd anscheınend sehr haeufıg, aber Drıllınge sehr selten...).
Es war wırklıch eın wunderschoenes Erlebnıs, ıch hoffe, dass ıch auf meıner weıteren Reıse noch eınıge Male ın eın solches Homestay ...
The Region of Cappadocia
... formations, along with visiting a pottery factory and a carpet/textile factory . Tomorrow we will meet with the leader of this village to talk about the politics of the region and then we will be going a family's home for lunch - part of the "day in the life of the village" that OAT always does. We won't be able to visit the school this time because it is Saturday and all the National Republic Day, so we will be part of the celebrations. ...
Pirates on the High Seas
... backgammon sets, rugs as well as local artworks. There is no shopping for us, alas – we must wait until Istanbul, our last stop, but we do indulge in an ice-cream. Now, Turkish ice-cream is different, as a vegetable gum is used as a setting agent. So while the ice-cream is cold and comes in standard flavours, it strings out like chewing gum ! There is also a tradition amongst ice-cream sellers of tom-foolery, as they trick you by pretending to drop the ...
Dried up like a sultana raisin
... pretty and will render me a little more feminine.
Tomorrow, we head towards Ankara and I hope 1- we’ll find a drug store soon because we’re quickly running out of toothpaste and contact lens fluid and 2- we’ll stop shopping... two and a half hours at a carpet factory was way too long!
Joke from our tour guide: a successful man is one that makes more money than he spends and a successful woman is one that finds such a man.
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In the Shadow of Erciyes
... life. Across town, the small Archeology Museum had some very good stuff - especially the Hittite finds from Kultepe nearby.
Midday checkout got me to the ultra-mod bus terminal in plenty of time for the 1 o'clock express service to Ankara. I had forgotten just how pleasant these buses are - tea & cake served by a uniformed attendant at regular points in the journey etc.
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