The Higway constructionsite near the Coast
where Bosporus meets the Balck Sea... in the Background the New Bridge
Waterbuffalos... this means Asia
At the beginning i followed the Coast
we should be Dogs...
The Beach of Sile
Lighthouse in the Harbour of Agua
the Road winds through the Hills
idyllice Laguna behind the Sealine
the Villages fit perfectly in the Landscape
the Cities are mainly loud and dirty
After Eregli the Road leads into the Mountains
the most of the time it is going up and down
following a small rivergorge
but at the End you reach the Top
Uphill means steep uphill...
Two Days to Ankara left...
Highvalley between two passes
the fantastic road leads through the Mountains
Kizilcahamam, a Spa-Town infront of Ankara
lively Shoppingstreet in Ankara
Spicetrader
The Turk loves to gamble
Signboard in the Airport-Toilet... no comment
here i´ve been 6 Months before... Aschaffenburg from above
The Gaslight Anthem Live!
cool Concert with my Brother Rainer
Breakfast this time in a german Hostel...
Meeting Friends, with Andy, Simone and their Children
and i also visited Switzerland for a few Minutes...
Check In for Turkey... again
The Team of Hotel Suna... Fantastic People
Shoe-Cleaner in the Streets
the Inside of the Big Mosque... beautiful
everywhere this pushcarts are moving. They collect the worthy Rubbish to sell it...
they work hard but also know how to take a nice break ;-)
Atatürk is watching...
The Hills of the Oldtown with the Citadel
View into the Oldtown sourounded by Skyscraper
View into the new Part of Ankara
A smoker, in the (older part of the) Society the sexes are strictly divided...
ATM´s like Sand on the Beach
One of the "City-Gates" as i left the City
After the Mud...
On my way to the Saltlake
And also the Dresscode changed
My new Tent after his second Night...
a lot of small villages along the Road
Men playing "Okey"... A game known as "Rummy" in Germany
Kids and Me
Invitation for Breakfast from a turkish Family
The Houses in the Villages are mostly from Clay
Invitation for Breakfast in a gigantic icecold empty Hotel-Hall
Invitation for Breakfast in a gigantic icecold empty Hotel-Hall
and there it is: my first Snowy Peak!
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The Road leads along Hasan Dagi, a 3268m high Volcano
little River by the Road
Selime and the first pointed caps
The Caves are accessable
and in some cases highly decorated
whole Villages where carved out of the Stone and are partly still used today...
A lot of Spa-Hotels along the vulcanic Hills
artificial Pammukale...
Aytac and his Colleague gave me some warm moments at their oven with Cay
Dinner in the Tent: Pasta!
Belisirma a village in the Ihlara Valley
View from Uchisar to the Valleys of Cappadocia
strange and beautiful Rockchimneys
Göreme, my Restplace in the Middle of the Scene...
in every Chimney there is a Window...
Churches, cut out of the Rock and decorated
Churches, cut out of the Rock and decorated
all kind of colours... imagine the Sun would shine
Could be Middle Earth
a lot of touristic Facilities
the village is really in the Middle of the Rocks
This Hotel was totally in the Rock
On the last Morning the Balloons start
Fascinating big Lampions
i counted 65... not the best Weather for that