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Apr
01
Cappadocia Cappadocia (pronounced /kæp??do???/; also Capadocia; Turkish Kapadokya, from Greek: ?????????? / Kappadokía) is a region in central Turkey, largely in Nev?ehir Province. The name was traditionally used in Christian sources throughout history and is still widely used as an international tourism concept to define a region of exceptional natural wonders, in particular characterized by [...]
Tags: Achaemenid kings, Battle of Manzikert, Caesarea, Cappadocia, Churches of Göreme, Cilicia, Darius I and Xerxes, Jesus Christ, Katpatuka, Kayseri, Nev?ehir Province, Nev?ehirli Damat ?brahim Pasha, Pharasa town, present-day Nev?ehir Province, Turkey, Turkish Kapadokya, White Syrians
Jan
27
We slept in until about 8:15, which is late for us when we travel. It is my tradition to give Evelyn breakfast in bed on the 27th of each month. When we travel it is often difficult, but usually there is a cookie or something of even a little substance. Today the choice was bottled [...]
Tags: Christian families, Haydari, Istanbul, Lawrence of Arabia, Mehmet the Conqueror, Mehmut II, Midnight Express, the Altin Kupa, the Golden Horn, the harem quarters, the Janissaries, the Sultan, The Topkapi Palace, Turkey, Turkish
Jan
27
It must be just by chance, but in the more comfortable rooms I tend to not sleep as well. This is one of the better rooms yet I woke at 5 and could not get back to sleep. It could be that I napped on the bus. I am at one of those felicitous points [...]
Tags: Australian, Brotherhood of Sleep, Christian boys, Christianity, Cimmerians, Ephesus, Library of Celsus, New Zealanders, Priapos, Salihli, Selcuk, the Goths, Turkey, Turkey carpet
Jan
26
(I will keep today’s log entry short since there is no a lot of insight about Turkey left to make.) Today is my birthday. I was up for an hour or so before we had to go. We got a wake-up call. He woman who ran the hotel had gotten up to wake us up. [...]
Tags: East Asia, Istanbul, New Jersey, Turkey, Turkish salad, Turkophobe, Turks