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Jan
26
Now we are well into the second half of the trip. I still have not finished my log from May 5. Luckily we have a seven-hour bus ride. Peter was commenting on one of the advantages of my palmtop while we were riding on very bumpy roads yesterday. It would be impossible to hand-write a [...]
Tags: Carpets, Central Park, Denezli, Goreme, Konya, Pamukale, the Alaettin Tepesi, the Farises, the Islamic head coverings of the women, the Lingua Franca, Transit
Jan
26
I almost slept through the 4:40 call to prayer. Almost. If there is such a thing as aural chaos, it is having three mosques next to each other. Well we were awake at 7 and the bus leaves at 9. If there are problems getting to the bus terminal, which I doubt, best to get [...]
Tags: Ayran, Canakkale, Crazy American, Flintstone Travel, Goreme, Honey, Konya, Otogar, The Cappadocian Fathers, the chimney, the Flintstones Hotel, Transit, Turkish Delight, Yogurt
Jan
26
The backache was gone. I had had later twinges, but another night’s sleep and things were good. The bed here is one of the less comfortable ones and I must have slept crookedly on my back the first night. I must sound a little like a hypochondriac, what with colds that go away (real) and [...]
Tags: American Country-Western music, claustrophobic rooms, Goreme, Goreme Acik Hava Muzesi, Open Air Museum, PTT office, T. E. Lawrence, the Apple Church, The Nun's Monastery, the Snake Church, Toilets in Turkey, Vanessa Redgrave
Jan
26
Evelyn looked out the window and said it did not look like rain. I told her that it would cloud up and rain a little late morning. Then it would clear only to cloud again and rain in the early evening. How do I know? Experience. That is what it has been doing all along [...]
Tags: Alexander, Byzantine, Galatians, Goreme, Indian films, Phrygians, Seleucids, Seljuk Turks, Tamerlane, The movie is Gunah, Turkey wear, Turkish government, Ulus, Western-looking gowns, Westernized Turks