Hotel Bayram Van
Cumhuriyet Caddesi No: 1 / A Van, Van, Turkey
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Vanmeer, middelpunt van de Oerartische beschaving
... oost-anatolië en vooral onder de indruk waren van de vele grote herdershonden in het bergland die aggressief en overtuigend hun kuddes verdedigen tegen gelijk welke indringer. Voor fietsers of trekkers wel minder aangenaam.
Ook Timbo maakt hier op de camping kennis met een in zich rustige lieve Duitse scheper waarmee hij echter heel verrassend en onbegrijpelijk in een gevecht verwikkeld geraakt. Beide geraken gewond, maar wij hebben het bij Timbo niet ...
Castles, castles, castles.
... on. The bus then proceeded to drive to the north bus station to pick up all the customers.
The border crossing was interesting. I was on an overnight bus, so we got to the border point at about 2am, but we were not alone! There were hundreds of other bus passengers waiting to go through passport control. I got to the customs check point and saw that everybody in front of me was having their bags rifled through, but on presenting my passport, the guard just told ...
Van - See, Katzen, Frühstück
... unter der Erde verbuddelt waren, sind noch erhalten. Auch die Küche, mit Feuerstelle und sogar die Toilette konnte man noch gut erkennen. Etwas unterhalb der Spitze hat ein alter Mann seine Werkstatt, der einer von 5 Menschen weltweit ist, die noch die urartäische Sprache beherrschen. Er graviert Schriftzüge in Basaltgestein und macht daraus Schmuckstücke. Er war wirklich unglaublich nett, konnte sogar etwas Deutsch - ich habe ihm zwei Tieranhänger abgekauft. ...
To the shores of Van Golu
... nearby on the lakeshore is the site of ancient Tushpa, capital of the kingdom of Urartu (the biblical Ararat) which flourished from C13 to C7 BC).
After an excellent lunch in a rather swish local restaurant, we headed out of town 60km to the SE towards the Iran/Iraq/Tukish border. More mountains & another big reservoir; then we descended into drier terrain, stopping at the tiny village of Guzelsu. Here we climbed up to the wonderful Hosap Castle, perched on ...
Turkey- the land of closed and amazing weddings
Van October 10 Well yesterday was one of the most interesting days on my trip. But I won't tell you about it yet. First I should start with the drive to Van. That morning we stopped at the university and checked out their breeding program for a special kind of cat. They are pure white cats with one blue and one green eye. I was really looking forward to it, as some of you might know I like cats. Well I was a little disappointed, but actually more sad. This facility was ...


