Cradle of civilization

Our first destination today was Göbekli Tepe, the "civilization zero" site. It is about 12,000 years old and said to be the first religious temple in the world. The excavations themselves are quite small and not too impressive, but its historical significance is enormous.
After having visited the archeological site, we headed further North. We wanted to get away from the main roads and travel on secondary roads instead. However, we weren't too lucky. The first road was in reconstruction and had lots of loose gravel. Plus, work was going on, so there were lots of trucks going back and forth. At some points, locals indicated that the road did not lead to where we wanted to go, so we had to take a very long detour. We struggled with bad asphalt and headwinds until we reached the highway again. It was busy and we still had to fight headwinds. So when we found a nice picnic area with grass, tables, a spring and toilets, we decided to call it a day.Lue lisää