Anatolian Houses

... ;impressive. The farmers cut the last grass that is avaiable for the winter. They usually store it in big heaps outside the houses and this will be food for the cattle during the winter. Lots of fibre for these animals We arrive at Dogubayazit a ...

... first masterpiece of Western Civilization, the Iliad of Homer. During the era of the natural philosophers, i.e. 600-545 B.C., Anatolian culture was of a brilliance unmatched in the world of its time, superceding Egypt and Mesopotamia Rejecting the idea ...

18 June The 220 kms to Ankara were a breeze - good country highways crossed rolling Anatolian countryside (cropping & grazing), then some serious mountains, jagged & mineral rich....a high pass led me into gorge country which extended right up to ...

... grin and shake our hands. It was just a lot of sunshine and good fresh air and wonderful views over the great Anatolian landscape, and a very strong sense of all those thousands of people who'd been there before, and probably also enjoyed looking out ...

... , the Temple of Artemis. The Ephesians worshipped the goddess Artemis. I know for sure after today that Artemis was both an Anatolian and a Greek goddess. This temple was one of the largest in all of Asia Minor. It was so expensive that to cover one ...

... be a bit trying. It got infinitely better and funkier when the restaurant owner joined in on that traditional Anatolian instrument ... the wooden spoons. When Ghengis and those he inspired flooded out of Asia, the Cappadocians dug themselves enormous ...

... thought he was actually mortal. The visit to the mausoleum was interesting.  Then we went to the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, which was nice (except for the modern art exhibit that was there, ugly beyond description).  Pierre wasn’t ...

... to hide the injuries from school staff for the weeks of healing. The funniest thing about today was reading in 'The New Anatolian' about Turkish female prisoners knickers (as you do). They must not be green as this is the colour of the military, ...

... a lot of time in the goat kraal, as that is where all the goats (and sheep) are located, and also where the Anatolian livestock guarding dogs (including the two new mammas and their puppies) live.  This creates a constant working hazard, as while you ...

... came up on top. By then, it was already late evening and we had to catch the bus to Kars. After a final dinner at the Anatolian Kitchen, Burak, Ebru and Yunus sent us off at the bus station. It was with a heavy and sad heart that I entered the bus- never ...

... deserted of inhabitants. By 6:00AM our ship passed the outer mountainous islands that protects Kusadasi's harbor and the main Anatolian peninsula came into view. We arrived at the Kusadasi Port under beautiful blue skies with a few high clouds. ...

... of the city's important historical sites. The Ilisu Dam Project, which lies within the framework of the Southeast Anatolian Project, has come under fire from many groups and organizations for apparent human rights and environmental concerns. Since ...

... big salt lake in central Anatolia. It was pretty, kind of like the great Salt Lake in Utah. The landscape of the Cenral Anatolian plain could have been the midwest of the United States. It was mostly flat with some rolling hills and it was all ...

... from behind a wall to fire a round of condensed cardboard at her. We retreated to the safety of a cafe near the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations to lick our wounds. Eyes stared at us from between a crack in a door. Whatever feelings we may have harboured ...

... than the new ultra mod tollway. The old road was much more my style, meadering across the green & pleasant  Anatolian heartland.As the journey progressed I got up into some serious mtns - alpine chalets,deer signs,tarns, conifer forests. The ...

... minurets. (The 5 AM one was an alarm clock if you wished to get up that early!) Sandra and Yusuf's dog, an Anatolian Sheep Herder, sometimes joined in and howled along with the lyrical announcements. Apparently, the dog will not eat pork crackle ...

... down to the Isa Bey Cammi Mosque built in 1375.  The Isa Bey Cammi Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in the Anatolian region.  This mosque was beautiful with a very peaceful (tranquil) courtyard.  I took my shoes off, covered my head and ...

... the 600km trip. Again we passed barren dry areas but the terrain became more mountainous. We travelled along the northern edge of the Anatolian Plateau which comprised of most of the central area of Turkey. The hills we saw were a rainbow of colours. We ...

... and warm in the winter. We spent more or less then two hours and continued our way to Adiyaman. About Harran: The Ancient Anatolian village of Harran is located in Şanlıurfa Province, which lies in the southeast of Turkey, near the Syrian ...