Merit Sahmaran Van
Edremit Yolu 12 Km Van, Van, 65170, Turkey
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Vanmeer, middelpunt van de Oerartische beschaving
... ist die rasante Entwicklung (sehr viel Neubau und Erneuerung der Infrastruktur) dieses überwiegend durch Kurden bewohntes Gebiet ab Dogubayazit in Richtung Süden bis zur Irakische und Syrische Grenze. Unser reisetag nach Van scheint der Heiratstag zu sein: es sind viele fröhliche, lauthupende Autocorsos unterwegs.
Wir übernachten auf den Campingplatz Grand Deniz, direkt am Strand wo wir aber leider auch überfallen wurden durch Mücken schlimmer noch als ...
Castles, castles, castles.
... br> Van is a nice small town, but it was in the middle of Ramadan, so most of the stores were closed and there were not many people on the streets. I took a tour around the various castles that surround Van. I wanted to take a bus to Ankara the evening after the tour, so I went around town to every bus company getting the times of their busses. As it happens we were still late on our tour, so my guide called the bus company and arranged for me to be picked up along the ...
Van: The Pearl of the East
... series of ancient cisterns. And finally we visited Hosap Castle which is about an hours drive from Van. Built into a cliff, this was a terrific surprise addition to our itinerary. In the evening we ventured forth on a short walk from the hotel and stopped at an ice cream store where we were treated to dondurma...Turkish ice cream. There were three flavors available there....pistachio, vanilla and chocolate. All were traditionally made and the ice ...
Van - See, Katzen, Frühstück
... lang und strahlend blau. Das Symbol kommt oft in Schmuck vor, aber ich weiß immernoch nicht, was es bedeutet. Zudem war dort eine große Wiese voll mit knallroten Mohnblumen - sehr schön.
Nach der Pause zum Mittagessen, sehr leckeres Hähnchen und endlich (!) mal wieder Kartoffeln, ging es weiter zum Ablegestelle für die Fähren zur Akdamar Insel im Van See. Die Fahrt dauerte ungefähr 15 Minuten und die Insel war ziemlich klein. Wir hatten aber leider ...
To the shores of Van Golu
... stories (Adam & Eve, Jonah & the Whale, David & Goliath etc) and inside some frescoes survive (life of Christ, saints etc). The graveyard was looking particularly attractive covered in a sea of spring wild flowers. Local families picnicked & teenagers danced under the trees.
The afternoon was taken up by a visit to Van castle situated on the lake; site of ancient Tushpa. We climbed the hill to see the Urartian cremation chambers & ...



