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    • Einmal rundherum - Teil 2
      Day 52

      Eskişehir - Sazova Park

      September 22, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Nachdem heute mal wieder Ausschlafen angesagt war, wollten wir uns etwas zum Frühstücken suchen und uns dann auf den Weg zum Sazova Park machen. Als wir das Hotel verlassen, merken wir jedoch, dass wir für Eli zuerst noch der Temperatur angepasste Kleidung besorgen müssen. Sie hat nun ihre ersten beiden Pullis bekommen und so nicht frieren müssen (im Gegensatz zu ihren Eltern, die heute eine Jacke für unnötig erachteten).

      Nach dem Kleidershopping für Eli können wir uns nun auf den Weg zum Park machen. Das Schloss, welches sich dort befindet, erinnert an das typische Disneyschloss. Offiziell dazu gibt es dazu jedoch keine Verbindung. Die verschiedenen Türme weisen architektonische Merkmale von anderen türkischen Bauwerken auf, wie zum Beispiel dem Galataturm in Istanbul. Ebenfalls im Park befindet sich ein Piratenschloss und eine Mini-Eisenbahn, die heute leider nicht unterwegs ist.
      Als wir das Schloss verlassen, fängt es leider auch noch an zu regnen. Zurück in die Innenstadt bringt uns jetzt deshalb ein Taxi.      Read more

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    • Türkiye 2021
      2122
      Day 41

      EsMinyatürk in Sazova Park

      October 15, 2021 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F

      EsMinyatürk is a small open-air museum of sorts within the larger Sazova Park. Here, visitors can follow a meandering path strewn with 32 miniature structures … some in modern day Turkey … others on lands that were once part of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkic countries. Many, alas have been lost to the world through the ages.

      With one exception, all of the miniatures are 1/25 scale replicas with amazing details that make one appreciate the artistry that went into the buildings … then and now.

      Mui and I first visited EsMinyatürk with mom on a December day in 2018. It was so cold then that we rushed through our visit. This time, we took our time to study all the details as the weather was great … blue skies and sunshine … temps warm enough that we quickly shed the jackets we’d worn as we left for our day of sightseeing around Eskişehir.      Read more

    • Türkiye 2021
      Day 41

      Sazova Science, Art and Culture Park

      October 15, 2021 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F

      The name of this expansive park comes from its location in Sazova. In addition to meandering paths around a large man-made lake that is overlooked by cafés, the park is home to a variety of facilities and activities … a space center, a science and experiment center, a zoo and aquarium, an open air museum filled with 1/25-scale structures (which I covered in the previous footprint), a castle and a pirate’s ship, and more.

      After exploring the miniature structures at EsMinyatürk, we took a short stroll in the park, wandering as far as the castle, modeled after Disney’s Cinderella Castle … which in turn was modeled after the King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein in Germany. What makes this castle unique is that the various towers were modeled after some of the famous towers in Turkey.      Read more

    • Türkiye 2021
      Day 42

      Center for Science, Culture, & Art

      October 16, 2021 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

      After breakfast this morning, Deniz, Mui, and I returned to Sazova Park to check out the Turkic World Center for Science, Culture, and Art, which is housed under a big dome.

      The center operates under the auspices of Anadolu University. It’s mission, in part, is to research, study and reveal centuries-old customs, traditions, and cultural values of the Turkic World and disseminate them through the generations.

      The History of Science Museum is on the upper floor, in blocks of rooms representing the civil and official architecture of the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. In each room is the wax figure of someone who has made important contributions to the various fields of science. Info panels and screens describe the accomplishments of each individual. Although the vast majority of names were unfamiliar to us, we recognized several from our history lessons in middle and high school.

      On the lower floor, the only area open to visitors was a big room filled with musical instruments through the ages.      Read more

    • Türkiye 2021
      Day 42

      Visiting the Critters

      October 16, 2021 in Turkey ⋅ 🌙 46 °F

      After wandering around the Science, Culture, and Art Center, we had some time to kill before it was time to meet up with Işıl and Banu for lunch. So, we decided to check out the aquarium, which is part of Sazova Park. As it turns out, the facility was included in the admission for the zoo, so we ended up visiting both.

      Starting out by visiting the indoor aquarium turned out to be a mistake. Why? Because we got rained out of our zoo wander just as we arrived at the bird enclosures. Oh well!      Read more

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    Sarısu Çayı, Sarisu Cayi

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