Back to Konya
April 18 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 24 °CWe are back in Konya ready to continue travelling east. Back to where we were in December but it is now spring and warm. Back to minarets and regular prayers, feta cheese and tomatoes, helpful andRead more
We are back in Konya ready to continue travelling east. Back to where we were in December but it is now spring and warm. Back to minarets and regular prayers, feta cheese and tomatoes, helpful andRead more
Grand départ ce matin, marqué des petites suprises de rigueur: pneus à regonfler, sacoches à rajuster, bol oublié à racheter dans un bazaar turc, vitesses à desserrer. Après 35 km de banlieueRead more
We wake to a decent breeze and to turkish hospitality: the guard and garden workers of the Obruk caravanserai, in whose garden we are camped, all pass by to say hello and offer us fresh sesame rolls.Read more
La tempête de sable a fait place à une gentille brise et un beau soleil. Le petit déj' sur la terrasse du Golden Hotel est un vrai plaisir. Nous saluons le caravanserail une dernière fois, et enRead more
We are now on the edge of Cappadocia. Arriving at the hotel, Alain and I arrange to be dropped at the bottom of the Ihlara valley, wending our back on foot up the wonderfully green valley which isRead more
D'Ihlara, nous continuons vers l'est, sur les conseils de Lonely Planet qui recommande, "pour les aventureux", la visite de la ville souterraine de Güzelyurt. C'est un charmant village qui nousRead more
Kaymakli a aussi sa ville souterraine et a organisé la visite, le fléchage et les éclairages de façon élégante, systématique, didactique... et payante. Du coup nous comprenons mieux notreRead more
We manage an early start to help with the heat of the day: today we are headed for Göreme which is the mega-centre of Cappadocia. As we get closer there are small patches of Cappadocian geology andRead more
Its now almost no distance into Göreme which is the epicenter of tourism in Cappadocia. Its wonderfully placed in the centre of tons of rocks, cave houses and carved out churches. Sadly it continuesRead more
After our morning round of frescos, its time for another dose of geology. We can choose from the Rose, Red, Love, Pigeon, Mushroom and several more - each of these a valley with differentRead more
Superbe! Bonne route :-) [Christine Blondel]
Traveler Bonnes aventures à vélo Alice et Alain! :-)