Temenni Evi Urgup

... to issues of sexism. Despite the “enlightened” secularism that governs Turkey, it’s still not good enough for some of us on the tour. One woman, Kim, who is a biologist, suggested we all go over to a coffee house and freak the men out. One of the guys jokingly referred to us as “rabble-rousing, bra-burners,” and I laughed and said, “I know. How dare any of us want to enjoy a cup of coffee outside.”

... air currents and begin to drift towards the area of the Love Valley. Leveling off, the pilot adds less gas and allows us to silently float over the earth. From our high perch we can pick out landmarks from the areas that we have visited. The air is clear and we see miles in all directions. One notable aspect of the landscape is how the villagers farm all of the usable ground. We see grape vineyards, apricot orchards, wheat ...

... old streets and look for the old citidal, and churches, but we couldn't find We go to the Baron Hotel to look at their menu for dinner and find out they have wi-fi so we get the lap top and head back for diner. We then go out to the internet café to make a call. (My Mom has not been to well, so I check in with her as often as we can.). Back to the hotel for a game of cards and bed. Tomorrow we move onto Antakya in Turkey.

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... until we arrived at our dinner location. The restaurant was old- older than the time of the Crusades. We ate on the rooftop which permitted us an amazing view of the ancient walls of the city. The food was very good- eggplant, tomato, lamb, peppers and a wonderful dessert called wiggling woman- a crepe like pastry with honey and fresh pistaccios. There was an engagement party going on. The bride ...

Ankara, Turkey's capital is a real international city with a modern air of sophistication. The streets are wide open and brimming with cafes. It was here where Ataturk (considered to be the Father of modern Turkey) set up his base of operations back in the 1920's and after the war of independence he declared Ankara the new capital. The Turks have a huge devotion to Ataturk believing ...

... didn't want to cut our hike short, as we had extended our stay in Cappadocia by a day so that we could hike. So we came up with a plan to put them in "kiddie jail" while we hiked. Even though there was nobody around, we didn't feel entirely comfortable having them out of our sights. So we climbed to the highest hill, drew a large circle in the sand, demarcating the boundaries of the jail, and instructed them not to go beyond the line. The "sentence ...

... at the Keshlik Monastery. To give you an idea, the earliest structures dated from the 9th century, and the complex housed up to 250 monks at one time. The complex had two churches, dining areas, winery and living quarters. Really quite impressive. At the end of the day, everyone was very tired, but satisfied with what we had been able to see, but happy to be back at the hotel and in our beds.

... I had requested the Family Suite, but they were kind enough to give us two rooms, since the hotel is not yet full for the season. I scored the honeymoon suite. With Kate. There is a king-sized canopy bed and a terrace and the whole room is, in fact, a cave. The shelves on the wall, the fireplace, the arch of the interior doorway are all carved out of the stone. I played chess for a bit with Alex out on the terrace and some sheep were herded by just ...

... Red Rose Valley in the distance and whats more - a balloon in the distance. At €125 a balloon flight I opted not to get the altitude buzz - I was on one before in Oz - theyre good but I think €125 can go further here in Turkey - notably a 3day gulet cruıse from Olımpos to Fethiye - if the med coast weather is good. Inshallah. Anyway after bfast I went for a stroll round Avanos - over its rickety footbride with a clutch of geese ...