Day 152: Sivas Bus Terminal
May 5, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Arrived at Sivas Bus Terminal, then walked to city center
Day 152: Gok Medrese
May 5, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Gok Medrese in Sivas. It is a 13th-century medrese, an Islamic educational institution.
Day 152: Sivas City Center
May 5, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
There are 2 more medresesis in the city center, but they are being turned into commercial places.
Day 152: Back to Tokat Bus Terminal
May 5, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Back to Tokat
Day 153: Turhal
May 6, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Minibus from Tokat to Turhal, taking the train to Amasya
Day 153: Arriving at Amasya
May 6, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Arriving at the Amasya train station
Day 153: Walk around Amasya
May 6, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Our schedule is quite tight in Amasya. It is just a short turn around as we are transiting. But we did get to see stuff in town
Day 154: Amasya (transit to Sungurlu)
May 7, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We go dropped off at the Gas Station near to the highway, then we took a bus heading to Sungurlu.
Day 154: Sungurlu Bus Terminal
May 7, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Day 154: Sungurlu to Bogazkale
May 7, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
There are only 3 buses per day (weekdays) to Bogazakale. It started from the Sungurlu city center near the city park.
Day 154: Arriving Bogazkale
May 7, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
40 mins minibus ride, we arrived at Bogazkale, a very small town.
Day 155: Hattusa
May 8, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The main reason that we came to Bogazkale is because of Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire. The whole area is a 7km walk, it is very impressive to visit this Bronze Age city!
Day 156: Yazilikaya Bogazkale
May 9, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
It is part of the Hattusa, it is the official temple and sanctuary of the Hittite Empire.
Day 156: Bodakozu Valley
May 9, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We accidentally ran into a fascinating hiking route in the area. It was a well built hiking route routing back to the ticket office of Hattusa. There are a few waterfalls, suspension bridges andRead more
Day 157: Bogazkale
May 10, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
7am bus back to Sungurlu!
Day 157: Bus from Sungurlu to Kirikkale
May 10, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
📍Sungurlu bus terminal
Day 157: Kirikkale Bus Terminal
May 10, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A transfer to our destination, Nevsehir!
Day 157: Nevsehir Bus Terminal
May 10, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Finally arrived at Nevsehir, where we would stay for a week touring and taking a little bit of breather!
Day 159: Kayasehir rock city
May 12, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A historical rock-carved hillside settlement in Nevsehir. Also known as Nevsehir underground city.
Day 159: Nevsehir Castles
May 12, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
A historic castle in Nevsehir, overlooking the underground city of Kayasehir. A fortress for defence and military purpose.
Day 160: Kaymakli Underground City
May 13, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Built in the 9th-10th century during the period of the spreading of Christianity, as a city of defence and hiding sites. The 8 floors of the underground city are built around a ventilation stack. ItRead more
Day 161: Bus to Kiresehir
May 14, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
We took the bus in the early morning to visit Kirsehir.
Day 161: Cacabey Medresesi
May 14, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
The Cacabey Madrasa (former school) was built as a madrasa and used as an observatory, and now serves as a mosque.
Day 161: Ahi Evran Cami and Museum
May 14, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Ahi Evran was regarded as the sage of tanners and leader of 32 craft and trade types. He is the founder of Ah-order. Ahi means brother in Arabic and Ah-order is the name of the organization thatRead more
Day 161: Haci Bektash Veli Complex
May 14, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Haci Bektas Veli was an important philosopher of Anatolia who taught numerous students at his Dervish lodge of Islamic faith and teachings located in the province of Nevsehir. The complex also bearsRead more