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Day 11 (Continued)

From the otogar in Selcuk we walked the 3 km to Ephesus to find . . . TOURIST MANIA!!!! The parking lot was filled with bus after bus after bus after bus . . . well, you get the idea. And, of course, there were all the visitors like us who came on local transport as a day trip from Izmir or...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 12, 1996 from Selcuk, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 11 (Continued)

Within about two seconds of entering the bazaar, we were seized upon by Mustafa who of course wanted to take us to "his uncle's carpet shop." But when Mark said he was really looking for some jewelry (as I slapped the back of his head for opening his mouth), lo and behold, Mustafa's family also...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 12, 1996 from Izmir, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 10

This was another long traveling day with nothing of interest to report. Mark and I said good bye to Yusufeli about 10 a.m. (and from the way we were sent off, you would have thought we have been living there for at least a year) and caught a dolmus back to Erzurum. The drive was just as...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 11, 1996 from Erzurum, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 9

Well, after less than two days in Yusufeli, Mark and I certainly felt like we were official residents. My guess is that anyone who goes to Yusufeli is generally just passing through, so our two nights probably entitled us to a key to the city. Thus, as soon as we woke, we were excitedly told...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 10, 1996 from Yusufeli, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 8

I began my morning by sitting alongside the river reading a book (Anne Rice's latest Vampire tale, Memnoch the Devil) while Mark slept in. At 10 a.m. the rafting guide came by and we walked together to a dolmus which had a deflated raft tied to the top and paddles, life vests and helmets shoved...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 9, 1996 from Yusufeli, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 7

Mark and I arrived at the bus station, or otogar, shortly after midnight and the time waiting for the bus seemed like an eternity. But it eventually arrived and Mark and I dutifully climbed aboard and promptly fell asleep. At about 4 a.m., the bus pulled into a truck stop and we were fed a...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 8, 1996 from Ankara, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 7 (Continued)

Erzurum is the main city in the eastern Anatolias, just south of the Black Sea and west of several former Soviet republics, Iran, and Iraq. A brief stroll through Erzurum quickly convinced me and Mark that there was no reason to stay in Erzurum despite the many attractions promised by the...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 8, 1996 from Erzurum, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 7 (Continued)

At 3 p.m. we hopped a dolmus (a small bus) to Yusufeli, a village about 3 hours north of Erzurum. The ride was spectacular, to say the least. Just outside of Erzurum, we passed fields and fields of the brightest yellow wildflowers I've ever seen. Then we began the decent into the mountains. ...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 8, 1996 from Yusufeli, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 6

Mark and I rose fairly early and took a taxi from Kutayha to what turned out to be the best part of the trip so far . . . Greek ruins more spectacular than any I've ever seen before. And to think we almost missed them because the guide book we were using (Lonely Planet) barely made reference to...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 7, 1996 from Kutahya, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 5

I woke up early and Mark was still asleep, so I snuck out to survey Bursa on my own. I spent a few hours wandering through the market area, watching the shop-keepers set up their stalls of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and flowers -- a bounty like I've never seen before. (Apparently, Turkey is one...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 6, 1996 from Bursa, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

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