Merhaba! I have about 5 minutes to update everyone on my backpacking trip...
We spent the last week in Selçuk and Cappadocia. Selçuk is a small town in Aegean Turkey with an incredible wealth of history. We toured Ephesus (worth seeing twice), the Isabei Mosque, and St. John's Basilica. Cappadocia is a region of Turkey famous for its natural rock formations, or "fairy chimneys," one of which we spent the night in! We hiked in Ilahri canyon, tunneled an underground city, experienced the frescoes and rock-hewn churches in Göreme Open Air Museum, and learned about traditional Turkish handicrafts. After three overnight bus rides in a week we have safely arrived in Istanbul, which has to be one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world. Today we visited Haghia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome and the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art...but we have only brushed the surface!
Tomorrow we will fly to Switzerland (no longer going to Athens) and hope to see Basel, Interlocken and Lucerne by bike.
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