Imagine if a city was a person with real thoughts and feelings; we think of cities like this all the time because they're such complex beings. There's always so much more to discover than what you first come face to face with on that initial greeting. Over time, you get to know each other and … [Read more...]
Eski Ankara: Mooching Around On The Roof Of Turkey’s Capital City
January 8, 2014 6 Comments
So, what have we told you thus far about our (too) short time in Ankara last May? A quick recap: It was a quick stopover while we waited for our train to take us eastwards to stay with a friend. Ankara's a big city and to say we didn't really have our bearings on arrival is an understatement. … [Read more...]
Remembering Atatürk: Why Our Visit To Anıtkabir In Ankara Wasn’t Quite What We Expected
November 10, 2013 16 Comments
Today is the anniversary of the death of founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He passed away in Dolmabahçe Palace at 9:05 am on this day in 1938. Anıtkabir - The Mausoleum Of Atatürk Atatürk's mausoleum, Anıtkabir, is in Ankara, and you may remember, while we were there back in … [Read more...]
Kayseri Mantısı – Relishing A Famous Turkish Food In The Heart Of Ankara
October 28, 2013 11 Comments
In a few weeks, we'll have been writing this blog for four years...and it's taken until now to write about a Turkish national favourite dish: Mantı. How's that happened? That's how life works out sometimes. And also, while we were in Ankara in May, we ate one of the best servings of mantı we've ever … [Read more...]
Our Ankara Digs & Why We Just Had To Stay For One More Night
October 19, 2013 4 Comments
Have you got somewhere in the world that it is just your determination to visit one day? Our first visit to Istanbul was all back to front. We were there for five days and it was our third day before we even caught sight of Aya Sofya, Sultanahmet Camii (the Blue Mosque) or Süleymaniye Camii (it … [Read more...]
Ankara: Yet Again In Turkey, Turkish Food Lifts The Spirits
October 13, 2013 7 Comments
Turkish food of almost all varieties is much loved by us - it's just that sometimes it tastes better because of the circumstances we find ourselves in (remember when we were rescued by köfte in Istanbul?). You see, we were in a bit of a predicament when we were in Ankara in May of this year. A … [Read more...]
Eskişehir To Ankara By Yüksek Hızlı Tren – Yeah, We’d Do That Again!
October 3, 2013 13 Comments
We're big advocates of Turkey's intercity buses and travel on them all the time - hopefully, we'll be on this Fethiye to Istanbul bus in November - but we've got to say, if there's a train on offer, we're there! We love us a bit of a train journey and we were excited when we found out we could … [Read more...]
Blogging Our Life In Turkey – Where We’re At Right Now
July 9, 2013 11 Comments
This post is a bit of an explanation of where we're at right now and what's coming up in the next few weeks. Regular readers will know that a few weeks ago, we went on a bit of a mammoth up-and-across-and-back-again journey around Turkey and blog posts about this trip have been a bit thin on the … [Read more...]
