Turkey

Location: Turkey

Turkey, the country that connects Europe to Asia, is a beautiful place with a wide variety of landscapes. It is huge compared to many European countries. In this trip of 8 days, we covered the region of Cappadocia in the Asian territory and Istanbul in the Europe.  The first leg of journey was from Edinburgh, catching the direct flight to Istanbul, followed by a domestic flight to Kayseri. From Kayseri, we traveled to Göreme for our accommodation.

The landscape in this region is dominated by volcanic rocks. The soft nature of these rocks made it possible for humans to carve homes within them. Even though, no one is allowed to live there currently, it is beautiful to visit, and one of the popular ones is Goreme open air museum.

Doing road trip around this area takes us to many beautiful places such as Pigeon valley.

Another famous to-do in this area is the hot air-balloon. But due to high wind, we could not get the opportunity.

The next leg of our journey was to Istanbul. Famous since many centuries as Constantinople, the modern day Istanbul is like none other big cities. Even though, it belongs to Europe, the culture and traditions are so Asian!

Blue Mosque

Hagia sophia

Bosphorous 

Grand Bazaar

deserves a visit.

The road side roasted corn and chestnut are so delicious.

 

Another best part, food is very cheap compared to UK. People are very friendly and honest, atleast outside the business areas. Try Turkish tea and coffee without a miss, and ofcourse the famous turkish delights and Baklava.