Turkish mountains

Turkey has a lot of mountains! We knew we had to climb a lot today, so we started early. Alp got up to say goodbye. The road into the mountains was perfect! A smooth climb, relatively smooth asphalt and amazing views! Probably the nicest road we've had in Turkey so far.
In all of the area here, we see a lot of mining, mostly marble. Unfortunately, this comes with quite some big trucks on the second part of the road. Luckily, it was quite wide, so there was enough space for us and the trucks.
Around 3:30pm, we arrived in a small village in the mountains and were warmly welcomed by Cemil, his wife Öznur and their daughters Ekin and Bahar. They have a cute house with a big garden and many chickens. Thus, they get about 70% of their food from their little "farm". Herbert played chess with Ekin while I praticed yoga, headstands and somersaults with Bahar. We enjoyed their yummy homemade sugarfree cookies and a delicious dinner. They also make their own ketchup. As they make it without sugar, it actually tastes really good!!Lue lisää