ALONG THE EASTERN BRIDGE

I think there have been few countries in history to be able del'uomo theaters so many events and so rich in culture, they can mark time, what 'that today is our world ...
We start from Barcelona (where we live ...) in Istanbul. All this via Zurich. We arrive late at night and a taxi via the internet prentato awaits us at the airport .. the trip was pleasant and without traffic, the silence and the first emotions accompany us ...
The Sultan Inn is centrally located, clean and economically (E.20 double), and breakfast on the roof .. not worth much on the quality of food, but as for the landscape that offers ..
The first day we dedicate to the visit of the city. Blue Mosque, Hippodrome and Hagia Sophia have merit, the sun, the trip, if you add a tank and all the Roman historical center in himself, you know, for this year, he had chosen well the holidays ...
People are intriguing

 

People and 'intriguing, who dressed "all'occidentale", who still tied to the "mode" more' old and conservative. You look a little 'curious, a little' fun ..

The remaining 2 days will bring in the Topkapi palace museum, beautiful though do you think (E.10 most other 10 to see the harem ... I decided to flaunt my student card expired .. .. always work). With a boat along the Bosporus, rilassimo us to face the struggles of hard bargaining to the Covered Bazaar. Do not miss the evening, a beautiful smoke of apple tobacco, while you admire the "Dervio dancing" ...

We start then, at night. In coach, once all of Cappadocia. 12 hours. Various Lunghin but the means are comfortable and modern. Housed in a very nice inn to Goereme, where just starting to turn the lunar valleys, where the ancient Orthodox monks found shelter houses and churches dug into the rock, and even entire cities' underground .. We are losing the strength of the Ortahisar ne Castles of Uchisar, the beautiful churches will rock a coffee in one of the "fairy chimneys" ... then one evening, drag a frightened Yoli some streets outside the small town, and without fear we follow a little girl. In 5 minutes we are drinking tea in the house of a large family, to speak without understanding, to smile all of a carefree time, but at the same time intense. A regular time of peace between Muslims and Westerners. Among the common people.

... not even 2 hours in one of the only mixed hamam that we met in Turkey, can make us forget our meeting that evening .. and nothing, probably, it will 'never ...

An entire day spent in a bus up and down 'to the mountains, before arriving at the location' coastal Fethiye where we rest for a couple of days. Fethiye we do not like. Too many British and conseguenzatroppi "fish 'n' chips", but absolutely should not miss Oludeniz and the Blue Lagoon. A true paradise.

Tanned and rested we go strictly by bus to Selcuk, we prefer to Kusadasi tourist too, as a base. Blinded by so much history and art, Indiana Jones and believing, drag my poor Yoli in an exhausting tour of Ephesus (wonderful), Casa Maria, churches, caves and all the stones that I find. Luckily the beautiful Canberra hotel, family run, offers a small pool ...

Selcuk always make a trip one day to visit the "petrified waterfalls of Pamukkale, its thermal waters and the ancient Roman ruins. Always to remain on the 3 days we decide (I admit: I decide) to rent a scooter and erupted 150 km between the void to reach the archaeological sites of Priene, Miletus and Didim. Apart from the trucks and a block of the local police, so good. A little tiring, but Yoli not let me. Ahh, what's love ..

Last day before returning to Istanbul to spend the Bergama (Pergamum), and see you, other ruins .. Yoli starts to look bad ...
After yet another dinner with rice and return chicken. Let's be fair to Istanbul to enjoy the smells and breathtaking views.

You return home. I knew already 'to go to visit a beautiful country. But I could never imagine love. The people, their smiles, their eyes ... mingle with intense smells, like a postcard enclosed between drug works and immense works of nature, which are played among them the primacy in the memories of one of the most 'beautiful and full of charm that has ever visited ..
LUCA and YOLI

PS.un good companion travel means that everything is even more exciting ...