Day 139: Minibus station (to Daday)
April 22, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
The reason why we came to Kastamonu is to visit the Mahmut Bey Mosque, the group of 5 wooden mosques that became UNESCO World Heritage, this is one of them. We found this minibus station with minibusRead more
Day 139: Walk to Kasaba
April 22, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We took a minibus from the Kastamonu city center to Kasaba, a small village. Then, do a 3 km walk hoping to visit another wooden mosque.
Day 139: Mahmut Bey Mosque
April 22, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After a 3km walk, here we go! It is another wooden mosque without nails. We like the fact that it was so quiet and peaceful. We met some good friends from Greece there too!
Day 139: back to Kasatmonu city centre
Apr 22–24, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Day 141: Leaving Kastamonu
April 24, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After a few days in Kastamonu, it’s time to
move on to a long bus ride
Day 141: Arriving Sinop
April 24, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
After 8 hours of bus ride, Sinop we came! It is a city close to the water.
Day 142: Walk around Sinop
Apr 25–27, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
📍Sinop Prison
📍Sinop Castles
📍Sinop Promenade
📍Diogenes statue (a man and a dog)
Day 144: Sinop bus terminal
April 27, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Taking the bus from Sinop to Bafra
Day 144: Bafra
April 27, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Arrived at Bafra Minibus station, hope to find a minbus closer to Kizilirmak Delta, but local said there is nothing. A gentleman directed us to take a collective van to the road leading to KizilirmakRead more
Day 144: on our way to Kizilirmak Delta
April 27, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Originally we planned to walk, but a gentleman on a motorbike insisted to take us there. He even called a friend with another bike to take the 2 of us. What a journey!
Day 144: Kizilirmak Delta
April 27, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
A very nice place for bird watching and into the nature. We walked the whole park and get a closer distance to the black sea!
Day 144: leaving Kizilirmak Delta
April 27, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We walked to the other end of the visitor center and hitch hiked with a family in car
Day 144: 19 Maiys
April 27, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We ended up in a town called 19 Maiys. From here we found our way back to Sinop.
Day 144: back to Sinop
April 27, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Back to Sinop!
Day 145: arriving at Tokat
April 28, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Another 8 hours bus ride, we headed to Tokat!
Day 148: Niksar Letlekli Bridge
May 1, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A day in Niksar started with Letlekli Bridge, a very centrally located bridge.
Day 148: YAGIBASAN MEDRESESI
May 1, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
It was one of Anatolia’s first open-domed medreses.
Day 148: Niksar Castle
May 1, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Just next to the medresesi was the castle that you can enjoy a full view of Niksar
Day 148: back to Tokat bus terminal
May 1, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Minibus took us from Niksar back to Tokat
Day 149: Walk around Tokat City Center
May 2, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A short walk around the city
Day 150: Tokat Bus Terminal
May 3, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We found our way to the Ballica Cave Park today, first we have to take the minibus to Pazar from the Bus Terminal.
Day 150: Pazar
May 3, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Pazar is the gateway to Ballica Cave if you do not have a car. It is a 3-4km walk up hill.
Day 150: Ballica Cave Park
May 3, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ 🌩️ 12 °C
It is a fosil cave with length 68m. Entrance fee is 60TL, we spent almost 2 hours exploring inside this quiet cave. You can hear the water dripping sound inside.
Day 150: Back to Pazar
May 3, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ 🌩️ 15 °C
We got a free ride from the cave back to Pazar.
Day 152: Tokat Bus Terminal
May 5, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We took a bus to Sivas for a day trip. It took around 2.5 hours to reach Sivas.