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Rock-cut Tombs and a Deep Valley
Our arrival into Amasya was unexpectedly bumpy. The overnight bus from Trabzon was scheduled to reach Amasya at 6:00 a.m. in the morning, but arrived a full hour ahead of time and deposited us in the city's main Otogar (bus station) about 3 kms away from the city center. As one might expect, the city was still asleep and the dolmus service (minibuses that form the core of the public transport system) had not started for the day. The few others who disembarked with ...
From Amasya to Samsun
... nargila) and all the accessories for a bargain. Supper was barbequed fish on skewers with the ubiquitous salad of tomatoes, cucumber and onion and standard basket of delicious bread. We stayed at the very clean and spacious Samsun Park Hotel - $62 – a great deal.
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A PONTIC JEWEL
... Our touring was done around 1830.
Most of the next hour was spent in my room drinking one of the beers with Paul and Hillary, a few hazelnuts for an appetizer. Lots of travel issues under discussion.
Off to Sehir Kulubu for a nice dinner, having 'shepherd roasting' [or was it 'roasting shepherd'?], a grilled lamb and veggies dish plus a meze of spicy peppers/tomatoes, all washed down with a bottled Efes and a bit of water. The ...
Of Pontic Tombs, Cherries & Ottoman Princes
... br> Amasya has been occupied continuously for 5500 years & breathes history. The Hittites called it Hakmus; Alex the Great conquered it; the Pontus kingdom was centred here; it was a first city under the Romans & Julius Caesar uttered those famous words "veni, vedi, vinci" nearby; the Byzantines, Seljuks & Mongols all came by. Under the Ottomans it was a very important town (a proving ground for the heir apparent) especially in ...
20th - 21st September
... houses perched on the river, and the new town on the south bank, there isn't an enormous amount to see or do here. We had been looking forward to visiting the tombs, which rise high above the town carved into the cliffs on the north bank midway between the town and the old citadel on top of the cliffs, but after paying our entry tickets and then finding ...
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