Days: 11 days time: April with whom: play with friends: free travel, petty bourgeoisie, humanities, photography

1 Istanbul Old City Blue Mosque St. Sophia Cathedral topkapa palace Grand Bazaar

2 independence street, Bosporus, Turkey

3 Istanbul Safranbolu (saffron city)

4 Lake Tuz, kapadochia, Ankara, Turkey

5 hot air balloon in kapadoccia, open air museum in gremay, underground city of kaymakela, fortress of wuchisa, three sisters stone in pigeon Valley, kapadoccia

6 Sudan post

7 Antalya cotton Fort

8 hirapolis hirapolis Archaeological Museum cotton Fort kusadas

9 the ancient city of Ephesus

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Day 1

2012-04-25

订单号 802295071 穿越土耳其番红花城＋卡帕＋棉堡温泉＋地中海爱琴海11日舒适团队游土耳其是个令人惊喜的地方，路人的招呼从“こんにちは”、“你好”一直到“안녕하세요”，务必要传达出他们的善意和热情。众多的古迹让人目不暇给，真的给人留下“随便捡一块石头可能也是文物”的印象。用十几天时间，从伊斯坦布尔出发，绕着土耳其的中西部转一圈，虽然每座城市只能停留一两天，但这个国家的独特魅力让人难以忘怀。备注：防晒霜 遮阳帽，4月份去阳光已经很厉害了，在古迹更是没什么遮阳的，很容易晒黑晒伤。土耳其里拉，主要是零钱，用来去一些收费的WC还有给小费。在中国的银行换不到里拉，机场兑换有一笔手续费，可以到商业街兑换（写着No Commission就是没手续费的了）

On the first day in Istanbul, I saw the legendary van cat. According to Haruki Murakami's "rainy days and hot days" and Zhang Peiyu's "hand painted travel in Turkey", van cat is a special cat that lives by the lake of Turki van. The color of its eyes is different (yellow and blue). It especially likes swimming, which is hard to see in other areas. I saw the cat on my first day in Turkey. Of course, there was no pool for him to swim live. There are still doubts, is it really a van cat?

Just in the season of tulip blooming, I saw a large number of tulips blooming in Istanbul. Maybe you don't know that tulip is the national flower of Turkey, and tulip of Holland was introduced from Turkey. I think the Turks like tulips very much. They can't live without small black tea cups and spoons.

Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople, is now the only city across Eurasia in the world. Most of the important historic sites are concentrated in the old city. There are many mosques and minarets equipped with loudspeakers. When it comes to prayer (five times a day), music and speech will be heard from the loudspeakers. The whole city seems to be immersed in piety and solemnity.

Istanbul's most famous scenic spots are concentrated in this area, which can't be visited in a day, but if you have regrets, you will always remember this place.

This used to be the racecourse in the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. This obelisk of Thutmosis III was moved by the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius from the front of the temple of Luxor Kanak in Egypt. Emperor Theodosius cut it into three pieces, transported it back to Constantinople, and added a marble base. The present monument is one of the top sections. The Obelisk has existed for nearly 3500 years and is still in good condition.

The name of the blue mosque comes from the luster of izni blue tiles, and the real name is the Ahmed Mosque in Sudan. Its interior is gorgeous and beautiful.

You can't wear shorts and skirts when visiting the mosque. If you want to visit the blue mosque with the group, you can go through the tourist channel, and the girl doesn't need a scarf. If you visit, you can rent it in the mosque or wrap it in your own scarf.

The scope of the photo is too limited to show the grandeur of the blue mosque.

The typical Ottoman dome was invented by the architect Sinan. The dome is composed of a large dome and several small domes in the shape of a pyramid. The small dome disperses the pressure of the large dome, which is not only based on mechanics, but also visual beauty. The number of minarets indicates the level of mosque, generally one or two are more. Four is very high level. It is said that when it was built, the golden minaret was regarded as six minarets, so the mosque was built. Therefore, Ahmed I added another minaret to the holy city of Mecca to show the difference in status.

Through historical changes, we can see the fusion of the two religions in this place, which is the most special thing.

It's also called the San Sophia Museum. Originally a church, it was later converted into a mosque. In 1932, Kemal, the father of Turkey, turned it into a museum. The mosaic of the Virgin Mary embracing Christ and the Mecca shrine coexist in this ancient building. After years, there is a wonderful sense of harmony.

The Arabic gold disc with the names of Allah and the prophet was written by Islamic calligraphers in the 19th century.

The mosaics are delicate and exquisite.

Tourists who have been to Turkey are particularly impressed by the local cats. Turkey's cats are elegant and solemn. What's interesting is that cats can also appear in historic sites that people can't enter or indoor museums that need tickets. Maybe it's because there are too many tourists, too many cameras for them, and cats always keep calm and let everyone take photos professionally.

The exterior of St. Sophia's church.

Istanbul has two old and new palaces. Topkap is the old palace. The new palace has a European style, while the old palace has witnessed the prosperity of the Ottoman Empire. In the treasure room, you can see all kinds of treasures, and the back palace is also a very curious place.

The territory of the Ottoman Empire reached the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa when it was at its peak. To understand how the rulers of the Sudan controlled one sixth of the world's territory, we can't miss the Topkap palace.

The interior is decorated with beautiful izny blue tiles.

The third Courtyard -- the gate of happiness

Guards in the palace.

Many people, many people, have n aisles and exits. Be careful not to lose your way, and then cheer up to bargain!

Bazzar means market. The famous Turkish Grand Bazaar. Peddlers are keen on bargaining, but it's hard for them to pay back money on the spot.

Day 2

2012-04-26

There are two bridges across the Eurasian continent. You can see them clearly when you visit the Strait by boat.

Turkey's street snacks are a bit like pancakes. Turks really like to show off. You have to exaggerate to make a delicious appearance when you shoot them.

Cities with rivers and seas all have cruise projects. Take a look at the scenery on both sides.

The porus bridge across Europe and Asia.

The ancient fortress by the Strait.

The cruise ship passes the domabache palace. As the museum was closed on that day, we couldn't visit it.

There are always many people fishing on the Galata bridge in Jinjiao Bay. Under the bridge are various restaurants.

This street is three kilometers long and very busy. It is a fashionable shopping area and a place where all kinds of food are concentrated.

It's a lovely and convenient tram (a lot of people are hanging outside). It seems that the ticket price is from 1.7tl.

Compare the photos of the street. I bought several clothes on this street. It's an accident. Turkey's cotton products are actually very good. There are many local brands similar to H & M.

To a place always want to drink local milk, "milk" is also one of the first words to be remembered. I bought the wrong fermented milk in St. Petersburg. This time... Many of these milk like ayran in Turkish supermarkets are actually yoghurt drinks with salt. The first time I drank it, I was scared by the salty and sour taste. Later I got used to it. Fresh milk is not very common in refrigerators. Milk, by the way, is s ü t

Day 3

2012-04-27

Does seeing a rainbow at breakfast indicate good luck today?

At the hotel window, waiting for the pigeons to be fed.

Walking on the ancient streets of saffron City, time seems to slow down. The small town, formerly one of the main stops of the Silk Road, was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Many Ottoman buildings are preserved here. Turkish bathrooms and hotels built hundreds of years ago are still in operation.

From the central square, you can get a panoramic view of the park at the top of the mountain (ticket 1tl). Opposite is the museum I'm going to. Notice that the hand-painted map of Turkey is in the wrong direction. In the middle is the old Turkish bathroom. When two Taiwanese tourists went there to take a Turkish bath, their evaluation was: "it hurts to be beaten!"

The whole road of saffron city is paved with big stones. Choose the right shoes

Built in 1662, the mosque of coprolu Mohamed Pasha.

Kadoglu where I live   Sehzade   Hotel, just like a folk house.

After a tour, I feel that the price of saffron city is the cheapest. Buy some small cups, plates, spoons, or special metal products - hooks, doorbells and so on.

To the city, you can go to the tourist center to get a map. Although there is not much space in the city, it is more convenient to have a map. It seems that some of the Osman style houses that can be visited close at more than 5 o'clock, so we should go early.

The admission ticket for the museum is 3tl. There are two floors in the house and one floor on the ground. There are some previous workshops, shop layout, a lot of dummies. When a person walks around, he is scared

Postcards for friends

Day 4

2012-04-28

Pass by this natural salt lake in Turkey. It is located in the dry central plateau depression, which has been completely dried up.

There is a shop beside the salt lake that sells a lot of salt skin care products.

Passing Ankara, the capital of Turkey.

Have lunch at the railway station.

Nature has created the strangest landforms of kapadochia. After you've been to cappadoccia, you can easily recognize it every time you see it on TV or in photos.

Arrive at kapadoccia, dusk.

Day 5

2012-04-29

It's a very unforgettable experience to take a hot air balloon in cappadoccia. After taking off, I looked at the magical landscape created by nature, and at the same time, there were dozens of hot air balloons floating in the air, which was quite shocking. Kapadochia is often jokingly called an alien base, and the balloon is like an alien tour group coming to visit the earth. When you take a hot-air balloon, you usually think it's very cold in the early morning, but it's not necessarily so. There is an open fire near the top of the head, but it's very hot.

Kapadoccia's hot-air balloon price and professional standard are good, according to the weather, not every day can smoothly sit on the hot-air balloon. Although there are accidents, the beauty you can see on a hot-air balloon will make you forget the danger.

I got up early in the morning and went to take a hot air balloon without breakfast. Although I prepared some dry food, I didn't use it. Hot air balloon company will take you to eat some biscuits and drink some black tea first, and you won't feel hungry when you are busy watching the beautiful scenery after liftoff. Let's see how the hot air balloon goes up

Say hello to a passing balloon

This is the location of star wars, but I can't find the exact location. I'll go to see the movie again later.

You'd better take a map with you, or you won't know where the ground is in the sky.

A small lid on the top of the balloon was put up to let the air circulate and it landed.

Welcome back to champagne.

Goreme means "let you not see." Christians build churches and houses in caves. There are about 30 churches in this open-air museum, all of which were dug by Christians who fled from Arabia after the ninth century. Some of the murals in the church have been worn out, while others are clearly recognizable and shocking.

There is a dark church at the top of the open-air museum, which costs an extra charge (8tl). The space inside is not big, but the murals are well preserved. It's better to bring your own flashlight. It's dark in the room. It's convenient to walk and see the murals around.

Only the lines and geometric patterns painted in red paint are used to symbolize God, which was left over from the period of banning idolatry in 725-842.

There are 36 known underground cities, so you can choose one to visit. Enter the entrance which is not amazing, and travel underground like a maze adventure. However, there were more than 10000 people living here. It's amazing.

Some passageways in the underground city are very narrow. They have to bend down and have a heavy burden on their knees. Students with poor back, waist or knee should follow the direction of the arrow and be careful to get lost.

Although it is a space with several floors underground, the air is not as bad as expected, and the ventilation designed for the underground city is very good. The vertical ventilation holes are 70-80 meters deep. It's not a simple cave life here. Besides the bedroom, there are churches, schools, kitchens, wineries, cowsheds, horse pens and so on. There are also stone gates to guard against enemy invasion.

It is said that when the enemy invades the castle, the residents can hide in it and do not have to go out for several months with the stored water and food. It's pretty good to climb up to the top of the castle.

Pigeon Valley as the name suggests, there should be many pigeons, but I didn't see one. What's the reason? There is a tree full of blue eyes, and a tree with many earthenware pots. It's a unique scene.

"Blue eyes" is a rare and evil thing in Turkey, which can be seen from interior decoration, lintel, brick wall and various hanging decorations. The legend of blue eyes is similar to the story of Medusa.

Three stone pillars are clustered together, so it's OK to call them three sisters and three brothers. Such a pillar is a landmark of kapadochia.

The unique cave restaurant of cappadoccia, and the unique testi of cappadoccia   Kebabi。 The meat and vegetables are sealed in a clay pot. Break the pot open when you want to eat them! Every time you serve, it's a show

Day 6

2012-04-30

Passing by Konya Sultan Hotel, although it has been deserted, every step seems to be able to hear the echo of history, making people vaguely feel the prosperity of the past.

Since ancient times, it has been a necessary place for business travelers in Anatolia and a relay station of the silk road. In the era of selju Turkey, because of the concentration of traders, it became an important trading town. There is no more representative architectural work left over from this glorious period than the grand and tall post station.

The function of the post station is the same as that of today's hotel. The restaurant, rest room, medical room, mosque and other business facilities are all available.

The hotel is a sea view room, looking out is not very blue Mediterranean.

Day 7

2012-05-01

Turks are very enthusiastic, especially hawkers. They greet them all the way, and they like to pat their shoulders. I'm not used to it at first, but later I think they don't want to do business. Maybe they are naturally outgoing and curious. On the top of the vendor's head is my favorite Turkish bread, called simit.

If you have free time in jimfliye square, you can take a stroll in the old city, take a tram to the Archaeological Museum.

Go down to the seaside and take a cruise. The journey is divided into one hour, two hours, six hours and so on. One hour is just a turn on the sea in the middle of the earth. It's very comfortable to blow the sea breeze. Many people can bargain, we are a dozen people, the last one is only 10tl.

Take the pirate ship to sea

Blowing the sea breeze is very pleasant.

Now the cotton fort is not the place where people can't help "wow ~" in the magazine pictures. Although the picture may be after PS to have that amazing effect. Due to the changes in the natural environment and the exploitation of hot spring water (many of which have been introduced into the hotels at the foot of the mountain), there is little water in the pool.

There are many ducklings in the lake under the cotton fort, lovely!

Hotel cat~

Day 8

2012-05-02

Herapolis was founded in 190 BC, and later was ruled by Rome and Byzantine. In ancient times, the hot springs here were famous. It is said that thousands of people came to the hot springs and recuperate. Now the remains include the Grand Theater, market, cemetery and so on.

In the distance is the Grand Theater, which can hold more than 10000 people. It was built by Emperor Hadrian.

More than 2000 years ago, people came here to rest and die. This is Anatolia's largest ancient cemetery, with more than 1200 sarcophagus.

The Archaeological Museum has to buy another ticket to enter. Some historical sites are placed outside. I don't know if they are authentic.

There is a small museum (5tl) in the ruins of hilapolis, with some statues, utensils and coins of the time.

Now the cotton fort is not the place where people can't help "wow ~" in the magazine pictures. Although the picture may be after PS to have that amazing effect. Due to the changes in the natural environment and the exploitation of hot spring water (many of which have been introduced into hotels at the foot of the mountain), there is little water in the pool.

Cotton fort was a famous hot spring center in ancient Rome. Due to the excessive use of groundwater in the surrounding hotels, some pools in the cotton Fort have dried up. It's a pity that she can't come here at her most beautiful time, but it's still worth seeing. Cotton Fort looks white from a distance, like soft cotton candy. In fact, the whole building is made of calcified limestone. Walking barefoot on it seems to be doing foot massage. It's a little painful. Be very careful not to fall (falling on the rock is not a joke). You can swim in the pool or walk around. It's very comfortable.

Some places may be more people walking, revealing the brown rock below, very, very slippery!

Come to a small town near the sea of love.

In Turkey, you can see the sea of Marmara, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the sea of love. Love sea because of this transliteration, each time it will appear more special. Walking by the sea, watching the sun set a little bit, can't help but feel more romantic.

Day 9

2012-05-03

You can't miss Ephesus in Turkey. It is one of the best preserved ancient cities in the eastern Mediterranean, and has a hut where John, the disciple of Jesus, lived with the Virgin Mary. Every year, millions of tourists and pilgrims visit it.

The ancient city of Ephesus was built in the 10th century B.C. It was a very prosperous city at that time, but now there are many relics left for you to imagine life at that time. City Hall, concert hall, library, market, etc.

Built in the third century B.C., the grand theater can accommodate 25000 people. Every year, people from the whole city come here to attend concerts. Tourists passing by often sing along with their sex.

In the second century AD, an official in Rome succeeded his father selses as governor of Ephesus. Later, in memory of his father, he built the library on his graveyard. At that time, it was known as the second largest library in Asia Minor.

You can guess what we do here?

It's said to be an advertisement for a brothel in the ancient city of Ephesus. But our guide's view is different from that in "hand painted Turkey".

Curetes   Street. In ancient times, this road led to the port, which was used to transport wood and fire. There are sewers under the road to discharge waste water and dirt.

The owner of Ephesus is the cat. Cats will not hesitate to rub in your back to avoid the sun, do not mind it so close to a stranger tourists.

There is a restored house in Ephesus that you can enter (15tl, how expensive   There are scaffolding, three stairs and some murals and mosaics. At that time, a cat followed him to the third floor. Local cats didn't have to buy tickets^^