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Turkey

The tomb of the king with donkey ears

[August 2012] This photo is the tomb of King Midas, who is famous with his donkey ears. I was very surprised to hear that King Midas really existed. I had thought that this story of…

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The old town is interesting

[August 2012] After having an excellent lunch in Ankara, we went to the area of the citadel by taxi. In Turkey taxi is not expensive and easy to use. The place we stepped out was…

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The restaurant chosen as the best

[August 2012] In Ankara, our tour did not have any particular places to visit and we had the free time. So, we started searching for a good restaurant, because by then we were tired of…

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Lake Tuz, without stopping

[August 2012] Our Grand west Turkey tour went to from Cappadocia to Ankara. On the way, we saw a huge salt lake. It was Lake Tuz, the second largest lake in Turkey. It looked very interesting,…

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The whirling dervish

[August 2012] In Cappadocia in Turkey, we went to see the ceremony of the whirling dervish. They were showing it to tourists in an ex-caravanserai. Though it was for tourists, it was very serious and…

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Buy some pottery

[August 2012] The tour of Cappadocia, Turkey took us to a pottery shop in Avanos. There is a river called Red River in Avanos, and they use the soil from the river  to make the pottery….

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The cooperative of house wives

[August 2012] Our group tour popped into a small restaurant run by house wives in Cappadocia, Turkey. According to our guide, the house wives who wanted to start some business got together and went to…

Cappadocia

Balloon flight

[August 2012] To join the balloon flight in Cappadocia in Turkey, you have to get up around 4 am. But it is worth it. It is very interesting to see the balloons getting swollen and…

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Folklore show

[August 2012] In Cappadocia in Turkey, we saw a folklore show. When I went into the hall, I was surprised because I think I came here before when I visited Cappadocia about 12 years ago….