Perissia Urgup

... a store in town. Looking back on the afternoon in Faruk's improvised rug store, we should have bought more, but where are we going to put all these beautiful damned rugs? In the evening we return to the Firin Express where we had eaten the stuffed pita breads yesterday. Tonight we had a great eggplant plate and fresh warm bread and watched the movement in the village below-a great way to end another beautiful day in Turkey.

... group waiting their turn. I was trying to figure what I needed to confess to get the masseur to end this torture. Every time I looked at the face on this surprisingly short and weak-looking man, he had a grin of delight. After this terrifying ordeal, I kept tradition and tipped the guy, and even got a photo taken with him. That's right, it wasn't enough for me to pay so he could annihilate me for 15 minutes, but I gave him a tip for doing such a good job at it.

... mit 2, 6, 8 oder 14-Personenbooten. Die Raftingtour dauert ca. 4 Stunden (inkl. Schwimm- und Fotopausen). Ein grossartiger Erlebniss in der Natur. Ideal für Abentheuerlustige und Naturfreunde. Gleiten Sie mit den Booten durch spritzendes Wasser und die weisse Gischt des Flussesund des Köprülü Kanyons, zu beiden Seiten einen wunderschönen Nationalpark. Sie werden von gut ausgebildeten, erfahrenen und professionellen ...

... dug-out churches with murrals. The other in the group stayed at the museum for a couple of hours, but I had to go back to Ürgüp early so I could make it to the post office before they closed. In Antalya yesterday I, accidently, well, maybe not that accidently, bought a pair of shoes. Purpleish red patent leather, and the cost only 40 Lira, which is about 160kr. But travelling with stilettoes in a rucksack is not all that easy, so they had to be send home. The rest of ...

... persecuted but at least they didn't have to deal with tourists. Getting Dizzy Yet? No? How 'Bout Now? The Whirling Dervish performance was amazing to see, especially since I had no particular knowledge of what a dervish actually is beyond using it in a sentence something like "He was everywhere, cleaning the whole place like a Whirling Dervish". Apparently I had this solemn, intricate religious ceremony confused with a lonely speed freak putting away beer bottles ...

We were up early, had the simple hotel breakfast, then set out on a lovely walk around the top of the bay. It took us through boat yards, with men (not to many) feverishly working on getting the charters and fishing boats ready for the summer. The extent of the walk took us across the bay from our hotel, and gave beautiful views of the city and the surrounding mountains - some even with some snow still present. Really beautiful views! The weather was ...

... Coming out some of the parts was a little scarey, and certainly nothing that we would have been able to do anywhere in the US. As you can imagine, this only serves to continue to build confidence amoungst the junior Hirsch's. Patty and I were only to happy to have as much exercise as we could get. On that score, and as an aside, I have started doing yoga with Patty every morning. It is exhilirating to say the least, and a lot more tiring than I can ever ...