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<blockquote data-quote="spb_stan" data-source="post: 689721" data-attributes="member: 43545"><p>Turkey is really interesting and has changed a lot since my last visit years ago. We went to the area Cappadokia in the center of the country which is mountainous with a form of sandstone that was easy enough to work with bronze and iron age tools so thousands of sandstone weathered columns that have hollowed out interiors with windows. What is it known for most is the hot air balloons every morning. The hotel is called Cappadocia Cave Hotel....I think, I will have to look it up for the full name. My GF made the arrangements. Be sure to get the room that has the spa. Later we went to Istanbul with it one of the most fascinating cities in the world, with 3 sections on separate banks of the Bosphorus; 2 on the Europe side, and 1 on the Asia side. For first time visitors, the best place to stay for exploring on foot is on the European side, Sultanahmet area where the most historic and authentic old Turkey, any place around the Blue Mosque will be great for walking with hundreds of small hotels and inns on narrow winding streets with grand plazas and historic buildings a block or so away. Here are a few early morning images taken from our terrace. The cone-shaped structures are all hollowed out ancient homes or storage monoliths of sandstone. We both gained weight, so many cool little cafes and street sellers. Winter is a good time to go, less tourism decent weather and lower prices, more relaxed and friendlier. Overall, it IS a very hospitable society and much safer than 40 years ago when I was there last. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]303500[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]303501[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]303502[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]303503[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]303504[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spb_stan, post: 689721, member: 43545"] Turkey is really interesting and has changed a lot since my last visit years ago. We went to the area Cappadokia in the center of the country which is mountainous with a form of sandstone that was easy enough to work with bronze and iron age tools so thousands of sandstone weathered columns that have hollowed out interiors with windows. What is it known for most is the hot air balloons every morning. The hotel is called Cappadocia Cave Hotel....I think, I will have to look it up for the full name. My GF made the arrangements. Be sure to get the room that has the spa. Later we went to Istanbul with it one of the most fascinating cities in the world, with 3 sections on separate banks of the Bosphorus; 2 on the Europe side, and 1 on the Asia side. For first time visitors, the best place to stay for exploring on foot is on the European side, Sultanahmet area where the most historic and authentic old Turkey, any place around the Blue Mosque will be great for walking with hundreds of small hotels and inns on narrow winding streets with grand plazas and historic buildings a block or so away. Here are a few early morning images taken from our terrace. The cone-shaped structures are all hollowed out ancient homes or storage monoliths of sandstone. We both gained weight, so many cool little cafes and street sellers. Winter is a good time to go, less tourism decent weather and lower prices, more relaxed and friendlier. Overall, it IS a very hospitable society and much safer than 40 years ago when I was there last. [ATTACH=CONFIG]303500._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]303501._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]303502._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]303503._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]303504._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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