September 5th, Day 35, Urgup to Mt. Nemrut, Turkey We left Urgup on Monday and drove to Mt. Nemrut. We also met up with our new guide, Tim from Turkey. It was a very long day of driving 486 kms. We were very sad to be leaving Cappadocia as there was lots more for us [...]
September 4th, Day 34, Urgup, Turkey It was compulsory for students in Turkey to learn their National dances. Each year there were dance competitions and every school must have a team of dancers in the National competition, according to our guide. I liked this tradition it meant that everyone grew up knowing how to dance. [...]
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September 3rd, Day 33, Konya to Urgup, Turkey The city of Konya had a different feeling from all of the other Turkish cities we visited. We definitely felt like outsiders. It was good for us to experience how a minority ethnic person felt. All the women wore headscarves and had their legs and arms covered [...]
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