Bilem Hotel Mardin
KarayollarI KarsIsI Vali Ozan Caddesi No: 72 Mardin, Mardin, Turkey
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... nach Süden erstreckt sich die mesopotamische Ebene, mit relativ trockenen Felder bis zum Horizont, nach Syrien, dass we***** als 25km Luftlinie entfernt ist.
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Entering Mesopotamia - bridges, loaves & fishes
... hours here exploring the town, the cave dwellings and lookouts; sipped cay overlooking the remains of the once magnificent old bridge. Lunched on loaves & fishes from the Tigris....
We headed south , up through some drier country onto the Turbardin Plateau. Olives, fruit trees, vines and Christian spires dotted the landscape. This is a Syriac- Jacobite area and has been since the C4. Visited the Mor Gabriel Monastery, which has operated ...
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
... paper art", which resembled origami... as I said, sketchy. That night I made friends with the guesthouse owner's son and his friends. They explained to me about their summer on the Mediterranean coast and were curious to learn more Russian phrases from me that they could use with the Russian ladies on the beach. They were also really into ...
Not so amazing city, but amazing dinner
... up to the city center to walk around. Old town in Mardin is considered a Unesco world heritage site. So the entire city is under protection. All the guide books claim that Mardin is a wonderful little town and there is tons of character, but no body in our tour was that impressed. It was a beautiful town, but I am not sure how it was any more beautiful than Damascus or Aleppo in Syria, in fact I enjoyed those towns much more than Mardin. Once we got into town we walked to ...


