Day 162: bus to Goreme National Park
May 15, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
We went to Nevsehir City Centre hoping to catch a bus to Goreme National Park
Day 162: Goreme National Park
May 15, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We did a 23 km hike around the Goreme National Park. In the morning, we did enjoy the hot air ballon view and just by walking on the trails, we enjoyed the view of every valleys. What an epic hike!
Day 162: bus back to Nevsehir City
May 15, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
After a long and exhausting hike, we finally came back to Nevsehir! Time for some good rest!
Day 164: Nevsehir Bus Terminal
May 17, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Returning to the Bus Terminal for a 1 hour bus ride to Kayseri
Day 164: Kayseri Bus Terminal
May 17, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Arriving at Kayseri Bus Terminal, took a tram to the city
Day 164: Kayseri City Center
May 17, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
City with a huge snowy mountain 🏔
Day 165: Kultepe-Kanesh
May 18, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Kültepe also known as Kanesh or Nesha, is an archaeological site in Kayseri Province, Turkey, inhabited from the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC. We took a city bus and walked around this ancientRead more
Day 165: Kayseri City Center
May 18, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
After a day hike, we got a free ride back with the director of Kültepe area. Thank you for the generosity. We enjoyed chatting with him!
Day 166: Koramaz Valley
May 19, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We took the city 731 again and got dropped off at the highway, then did the 7km Koramaz Valley hike.
Day 166: Agirnas Underground City
May 19, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
The hike finished at Agitnas, where there is an underground city. We walked around town and visited the underground city. It was not large, but we did see a lot and enjoyed better.
Day 166: Kayseri City Center
May 19, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
The bus bought us back to the city and we made our way back to near the Forum Kayseri Shopping mall.
Day 167: walk around Kayseri
May 20, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
📍Gevher Nesibe Medressi
Now a Seljuk Civilization Museum
Day 168: Kayseri Train Station
May 21, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Over-Night train to Divrigi
Day 168: Divrigi Train Station
May 21, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Day 168: Ulu Cami & Hospital
May 21, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The one and only reason to come to Divrigi! This grand mosque and hospital has just been opened 2 weeks ago after 8 years of restoration. So, we made a detour to come here. The most impressive part isRead more
Day 168: Camping at Divrigi
May 21, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The hotel in Divrigi was super expensive, so we decided to camp over the ridge. It turned out to be very nice!
Day 169: Bye to Ulu Cami
May 22, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Final look at the Ulu Cami. We discovered another shadow! It is like a woman!
Day 169: Divrigi Train Station
May 22, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Back to the train station for an 8-hour train ride to Erzurum
Day 169: Erzurum train station
May 22, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Arriving Erzurum train station! The train ride was absolutely stunning!
Day 170: Yakutiye Medrasa
May 23, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Day 170: Cifte Minareli Madrasa
May 23, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Day 170: Erzurum Ulu Cami
May 23, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Day 171: Erzurum Bus Terminal
May 24, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A morning bus ride to Arhavi.
Day 171: Arhavi 🇹🇷
May 24, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Just a short stay to prepare for border crossing tomorrow to Georgia 🇬🇪
Day 172: Hopa-Sarpi Border Crossing 🇬🇪
May 25, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Here we are at Georgia 🇬🇪