October 09,2021 Post by :Ruoshui Chen
Turkey, the most beautiful scenery is peopleDays: 9 days time: September
1 Galata Bridge
2 Blue Mosque St. Sophia Cathedral topkapa palace Grand Bazaar Suleiman mosque independence Street
3 Blue Mosque Galatai tower
4 gremay
5 gremay
6 Gaziantep
7 Gaziantep
8 Urfa
9 Maltin
Show all 9 days away
Day 1
2012-09-27
The reason for going to Turkey can be attributed to a book called "turkey hand painted travel" bought in 2010. Of course, maybe half of it is because of a colorful hand painted plate photographed in Turkey Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo. Some details of life may inadvertently change our later decisions. Finally, last fall, we went there.
So we came to Turkey, we came to Istanbul. The hotel (name forgotten) previously ordered by booking is one of the cheapest hotels in Ahmed District of Sudan. All kinds of money on the wall show us that backpackers from all over the world have been here.
I don't think Istanbul is "full of the sadness of the setting sun of the Empire" as Pamuk described it. This city is rich, mature and has an unforgettable temperament. Of course, the best way to visit Istanbul is on foot. It's the best rhythm to travel here leisurely. It's wise to live in Istanbul's old city (Haman District, Sudan), even if the cost of accommodation is high. Next to the hotel is the old palace (topkapa Palace), a few steps to the blue mosque and St. Sophia's Cathedral. In this city, I marvel at the magnificence and delicacy of the cathedral, admire the blue breadth of Bosphorus seafood, and revel in the warm silhouette of the mosque in the sunset. There are also the bell ringing in the morning, the call of seagulls hovering overhead, and the smell of kebap in the roadside shop.
Stone road, me and my shadow
A warm Turkey guy selling souvenirs
Streets in the setting sun
Turkish cuisine is one of the three major cuisines in the world, which is as famous as Chinese cuisine and Indian cuisine. And Turkey's most distinctive and famous is barbecue. Beef, mutton and chicken are eaten together with fresh and sweet vegetable rolls. The rich flavor of meat, the fragrance of vegetables and the taste of bread and grains add up to a wonderful taste. This kind of delicious food, even eat ten days will not be tired, at that time to enjoy, after coming back very miss. Before I came to Turkey, I saw netizens saying that the yoghurt here was salty. I couldn't imagine it at that time, until I took the first sip at the barbecue shop in Istanbul. Ah, how salty! But later, every time I eat kebap, I can't help but order a cup of yogurt, so that I fell in love with the salty taste later. So is black tea with sugar. The thick Cay in the delicate glass, enjoy a cup in bazaar, hotel, restaurant, in addition to quench thirst, it is also a good time to relax and revise. Black tea is sweet and yogurt is salty. This is the taste of Turkey.
It seems that all the idle men in Istanbul gather on the Galata bridge, fishing, smoking and chatting. It was the first day I came to Istanbul. It was just sunset when I arrived at Galata bridge. Therefore, my impression of this city was fixed in the afterglow of such a beautiful sunset. There is nothing more comfortable than walking on the Galata bridge, with seagulls singing one after another and the breeze on my face. Any fish burger in Qiaotu (bread with fresh grilled fish, the most popular fast food in this area), cooked on the spot, tastes very good. At night, I still linger in the Golden Horn Bay. The New District opposite is still full of lights and cool wind. Men and women are drinking tea and chatting, as if everyone is not enjoying the beautiful day like us.
On the Galata bridge, men fishing and women passing by alone.
The moon rises in Golden Horn Bay
And our friend Dandan, jumping on the Galata bridge happily.
Day 2
2012-09-28
With the call of the minaret, Istanbul begins a new day. The blue mosque is open at 9:00 a.m. and around 8:00 a.m. there are few visitors. Play with the cats who are not afraid of living in the courtyard, take a group photo with the octopus tripod, and meditate in the arcade. But such a quiet time only belongs to the early morning. When a large number of people from the tour group come, there will be a lot of noise.
On the street, little girls are buying pistachios, bags of different sizes and prices. 2-10tl
The uncle who sells chestnuts at Emin ü n ü dock
Art shop, some paintings about Istanbul.
If you want to experience the crazy weekend in Istanbul, you can not only watch Galatasaray's home game, but also follow the crowd to independence street. Independent Street Caddesi is one of the most famous streets in Istanbul. Famous clothing shops, watch shops, bookstores, bars, chocolate shops and restaurants are located in historic buildings. We just went there on Friday night (it's said that there were 3 million visits on weekends!), Experience the enthusiasm and madness of night life of Istanbul people. In this old street with "jingling" old trams, even the chocolate shop owners who casually pass by are elegant. Next time, I'll sit in a pub with a live performance for one night and have a good time with Young Turks.
It should be the one that pressed the shutter before
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The cat came to me and squatted down. It should also enjoy such a quiet and beautiful morning.
In the courtyard of the blue mosque, two people stroll around. The octopus tripod is a sharp tool for group photo
Because I like to take pictures, I'm desperate.
The dome and murals of St. Sophia's Cathedral.
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Movement and stillness in church
Second floor of church
From the window on the second floor of St. Sophia, opposite is the blue mosque
Architecture in topkapa palace.
I'm drawing my "tiger head and snake tail" travel notes, ha ha
An old lady reading in the shade of a tree
Rotary dance refrigerator paste
All kinds of spices
Hand painted bowls and cats in big bazaar
All kinds of preserved fruits, do not buy regret to die- -
Istanbul's most famous shopping spot is the 550 year old Grand Bazaar Bazzar) and the Egyptian spice market built in the 1660s. But I only love tahtakale, the open-air market between them. It's really a pleasant thing to walk through it at will. All kinds of local people I passed by bought fresh food and daily necessities in the shops in these alleys. It is said that the price of the same goods here is much cheaper than that in the spice market. Imagine that you are one of them and have lived in this city for many, many years.
On the steps opposite the Suleiman mosque, people rest, chat and watch the sunset
Suleiman mosque against the light
A chocolate shop on independence street, such a picture is almost fascinating to all living beings.
Day 3
2012-09-29
To have a bird's-eye view of the city, you need to go to Galata on the North Bank of Golden Horn Bay. This stone tower, built in the middle ages, was once the tallest building here. Even now, it is also a good place for people to watch the magnificent new old city of Istanbul and the Bosporus Strait. The people at the top of the tower were reluctant to leave for a long time because of the beautiful panoramic view of the city. Of course, some of them got the chance because of the long queue. Click the shutter, which everyone cherishes very much. You can have a panoramic view of the red roofed buildings in Osman. Any click is a beautiful postcard.
The blue mosque that passes by every day
The early morning sun slants on your face and on this 400 year old building
Standing on the stone pagoda of Galata, you can see the whole downtown area at your feet, and not far away is Jinjiao Bay
Day 4
2012-09-30
I came here for the hot air balloon of my heart, and the result was a little lower than expected. However, what does it matter? What we have gained is the scenery and mood on the road that we didn't expect earlier.
Fairy chimney Hotel Chimney Inn is the most characteristic and expensive hotel we live in Turkey. We have reserved a family suite online in advance. The feeling of the room is amazing. The Byzantine style furnishings, decorations, furniture, cushions, carpets, etc. all have the flavor handed down from hundreds of years. There is a viewing window, and when we go out, it's a huge terrace. That night was the night of Mid Autumn Festival. We enjoyed the moon and ate moon cakes on the terrace. Everything was very charming. There is no TV in the room, and there is a big living room (which can sleep at the same time). It is suitable for relatives and friends to get together. Turks really like parties since ancient times.
Fairy Chimney Inn
Cappadocia dolls in hotels
There's only one night in the small town of Graeme. Of course, you should stroll around to see if you can buy something delicious and interesting. That night, together with our good friends Caizi and Nana, we happened to walk into a carpet shop. It's really full of holes. There are countless carpets stacked neatly in every room. Carpet sellers are very professional and their English is very good. He first asked me how big I wanted, determined the rough and weave, and then chose the color and pattern. Each carpet is unique. They are made by the rural women in Antalya. Under his introduction, we will also choose the carpet with skillful weaving or poor weaving. Asked about the meaning of carpet patterns, he gave many examples and tried his best to tell us that bargaining here is a pleasure. Finally, I got a big carpet for $400, and now I am lying in my new bedroom, with memories of that autumn, accompanying me every day.
In many ways of travel, hiking and motorcycle are my favorite, but in Graeme, both of them are suitable. The pleasure of hiking lies not in the destination, but in the scenery along the road. Trekking until the moment when the willows are dark and the flowers are bright. This day I was very untimely to wear a skirt, fortunately the road is not too difficult, just need to climb up and down the road can only slowly. That pair of shoes, which have only been worn for a few times, has changed from red to earthy gray. But the landscape of fairy chimneys, the sweet grapes sent by farmers in the sand, and the ruins against the light, make me not moved.
An old man is hoeing. BAABAA is taking pictures of him. He waves to Baa Baa, and then there is the next picture
We shared the bunch of grapes and the kindness and simplicity of the Turks.
Kapadosia, with its unique landforms.
Friends are anxious to catch the last bus, we alone on the ruins. The film left me in the setting sun.
Day 5
2012-10-01
Get up early to watch the sunrise in a hot air balloon
Our balloon pilot:)
In midair
The texture of the earth
Overlooking the town of Graeme
The car that receives the hot-air balloon raises dust. At the moment, gray beauty is like a utopia.
Landing smoothly, I'm more interested in the beautiful scenery of kappa at sunrise than opening champagne and issuing certificates.
On this day, we were all very interested in the motorcycle tour that we had never tried, so without an international driver's license, we started a thrilling journey. This day I put away my camera and wanted to see the scenery with my eyes. In the vast desert, we have three locomotives and six people. We expect to arrive at the valley of eherare in half the time and then return. On the rugged and narrow stone road, we will go forward without hesitation. We will go 80 yards on the Tuguo highway (please don't follow suit), because if we don't go crazy, we will be old! Looking back on that day's experience, the most unforgettable thing is not the gorge full of tourists who have to pay 8tl tickets, or the scenery on the long 160 km road that they didn't give up despite being lost, bumpy and dusty.
Day 6
2012-10-02
If it's a sightseeing trip in Istanbul and Graeme, the key point of the trip is to appreciate the local people after coming to Gaziantep, Urfa and maldin in the southeast of Turkmenistan. On the evening of the second day in gremee, we had to leave with four of our friends. They were going to fethier and Antalya on the edge of the Mediterranean, while baa and I were going to Southeast Anatolia, to different Turkey outside the tour route. We were waiting for Gaziantep, Urfa and maldin. However, on the same day, I heard that the border between Turkey and Syria was firing. I was still a little flustered when I got on the bus bound for Gaziantep（ I'm still young, I don't want to die Gaziantep is not a tourist city. The original reason for going to Gaziantep is that there are more than 180 snack shops and the mysterious Mosaic work gypsy girl. After going there, I found that this is a prosperous and warm city. This is the bus from nefshir to Mardin. It put us down at antap at 3:30 in the morning! My God! That dark night, when I got off the bus, I was in a complete mess. This point, where to go? How to take a car? Finally, I suggest that we wait until dawn at the station, and then wait for the bus to go to the city.
Vulal and solih
There are many bronze ware shops next to bazaar. The local people's tea drinking utensils are all knocked out here. I walked into a bronze ware shop with great interest. The boss was very simple and honest and gave us a sign to sit down. He also offered me a cup of tea next to the seat (which should have been ordered by himself). I took the tea and expressed my thanks in English, "Thank you" in the local language is too long and awkward (I haven't learned it yet). After a while, the tea man came in. He took two more cups, one for baa and the other for himself. Because of the language barrier, I couldn't find the topic, and was broken by a bearded man coming in behind. This person can speak a little English. Thank God, we can finally stop staring at each other. Then I know that the owner of this shop is Ural, 32 years old. His name is Suri, 33 years old“ Antai pugu? Antai Pu millet He looked at me with expectant eyes. After a few seconds of disconnection, I realized that what he said should be "antep" good？”“ Good！ Good！ Very good！” We said excitedly, and he laughed with pride. While listening to Suri's translation, Ural was also very satisfied and proud. With each other's broken English and Google translation also talked about a lot of other (some forget) very happy.
Invite us to kebap's solih
About an hour later, someone came to buy things and didn't interrupt us (Ural, do you plan to open this shop yet!) When it's time for lunch, Suri said in the translation software, "eat, eat, they will be the host." I think it should be the meaning of inviting us to dinner. I said yes. (it's not my cheekiness, but the sincerity in my eyes when I look at them. I'm really sorry to refuse). When Suri asked what to eat, I said kebap (I don't know what the Turks usually eat, so the word came out casually). He went out happily, and later he brought back four kebaps and four cups of yogurt. Kebap has spicy and not spicy, they don't give me spicy, and teach me how to eat, break the sweet pepper into pieces, spread it into a roll... Delicious! This is one of the best kebap I've ever had in Turkey. We had a picture together when we had kebap. It was a good lunch. After eating and drinking, he was asked about tea or Coffee, I said I had drunk it just before dinner, but sully said it was their way of hospitality here. Well, guests are welcome. When I say "cay", they order four cups of tea happily. Talking about staying in gaziantepu for a few days, I said that I would go to Urfa the next day. Suri said that he was a legal person of Urfa, and his mother was from Urfa. Urfa was very good. Now, I'm reassured.
Best kebap:)
Vulal, the owner of a bronze ware shop
Vulal asked me to write our name and their Chinese name on it
The shyness of Ural and the enthusiasm of Suri are just like the introverted and unrestrained of this city. I can't help but feel that when I look at the two Turks in front of me. Later, Suri made a sentence on his mobile phone. When I pressed go translated by Google, I saw "we love you" in Chinese. My heart trembled. I took a look at him and typed we on my mobile phone love you too。 They were drinking tea with a twinkle in their eyes. Before we knew it, at one o'clock in the afternoon, Suli had something to do and left first. We sat down for a while and got up to say goodbye. Before we left, we bought a pure copper revolving dancer and his hand-made coffee pot. I thought silently that I would come to say goodbye to them before I go to Urfa tomorrow. I did. Just two farewell, I saw something bright in Ural's eyes.
The barber who immediately "abandons" the customer because he finds us taking a picture:)
Different from those travel cities in the west, there are no bustling tourists here. Our two "foreigners" with Asian faces enjoy a super high rate of return here. The passers-by have a pleasant surprise and friendly smile on us, and keep smiling and saying goodbye All the way Hello. Walking through the mosque, passing through bazaar, passing by women with headscarves on the road, and smiling and nodding with three or five groups of teenagers, they stroll aimlessly in this city and feel very relaxed. War is so far away that all the previous worries are superfluous. Don't be too happy here!
Castle with a panoramic view of the city of Gaziantep
To the south of the castle is the museum mevlevihane vak ı f M ü Zesi, free visit, staff warmly invited us in. Kilims (Kilim carpet) on display in the museum are fascinating, and there are English explanations beside the carpet to explain the meaning of the symbols on the carpet. I took photos and studied them slowly after I came back. On the second floor are the clothes and articles of mevlavisu.
Among the 180 world-famous desserts in Gaziantep (the main desserts here are pistachios). We tried two of the best reputation, such a fresh pistikli nut honey cake, fragrant and sweet, really changed my view on such a sweet food with nuts. But what is sweeter than this sweet food is people's heart.
In the famous İ mam Ça ğ da ş， Let the super enthusiastic and English waiter help us take photos, he asked us to hand in hand. OK
The antique video store that happened to pass by
Someone came to the store to buy posters, singer FERD İ Old poster of tayfur
Beads from my boss
The boss doesn't like to talk. I'm taking pictures. He just shows us in silence.
If we hadn't bumped in by mistake, we wouldn't have found such a small and beautiful shop.
The tomatoes in Turkey are delicious and sweet when they are raw. So are those in Russia. Maybe only Chinese tomatoes taste the worst（
Day 7
2012-10-03
It's delicious Turkish pizza
The next day in Gaziantep, I picked out a water bottle made by him in vulal's shop and gave it to my good friend Jiajia, who didn't go to the wedding because of my trip. It took a lot of effort to make him understand that I want to engrave the blessing of happy wedding.
Day 8
2012-10-04
It is said that Urfa was originally called Urfa, but because the neighbor antep changed its name to Gaziantep, the Urfa legal person did not dare to lag behind and changed the name of the city to Sanliurfa to show the dignity of its holy city. It's also night in Urfa. The first impression of Urfa is not very good. It's very expensive to take a taxi from the station to the city. The price of hotels recommended by LP is soaring, so we have to find another place. Passing by the extremely noisy kebap nightclub, the clerk speaks fluent English to solicit customers. However, all this unhappiness was wiped away by the bell of the minaret ringing through the heart the next morning. As if the holy city is calling us to get up, how can I sleep（ From that very expensive hotel, we found a hotel, beyzade, which is also recommended by LP Konak, it's a 19th century building. After a lot of bargaining, we got a triple room with breakfast in the last night
After breakfast, we plunged into the charming alley of Urfa. White walls, occasionally blue wooden doors, winding alleys, occasionally a woman with a headscarf and a child passed us by. Ah, that's what I thought about Urfa. " "Merhaba" I'm very skilled in saying hello in the vernacular (nonsense, it's strange that I'm not proficient in saying it dozens of times a day in Gaziantep). I also find that people's accents are changing from Istanbul to Gaziantep and then to Urfa, just from the word "Merhaba".
As we passed by every door, the hostess looked out and saw us, drawing a circle in the palm of her hand to invite us to tea. I'm happy to walk into this ordinary family in Urfa. The woman who invited us in, her husband and daughter, and a baby. Oh, so they just started breakfast. As we have already had breakfast, but we can't refuse it, we can only pretend to eat a little more. Baa Baa is a bit embarrassed because he can't eat XD
Breakfast is white bread, boiled a little burnt eggs, salty white cheese, roasted red pepper, yogurt, black tea, a typical Turkish breakfast. It's more important for a family to sit together than to eat anything superior. Because I'm not at home all the year round, the picture of eating breakfast with my family is very blurred. The hostess of this family is the liveliest one in the family. I can't understand the language, but we can understand her sign language. Women: pinch their chest; Male: make a long male genitalia in the lower body; Point to me, touch your face, and then raise your thumb, that is to say, I look good. I think she should be a beautiful woman when she was young. When I translated the sentence "you are beautiful" to her with software, her expression became more charming. I'm going to take pictures of them. She made a gesture to dress up and went back to her room to change. After coming out, the jacket and headband were all changed, which made them more young and energetic. We had a happy group photo together. Tell us things at home, show the room and introduce our family to us. I don't understand, but I deeply feel this incomparably Frank affection.
Before leaving, she said that she would send five photos to them, and asked her daughter to leave an address for me. To my shame, I haven't done it up to now. But I think, what better than I visit again and send these photos to them.
With black hair, yellow skin and small eyes, we walked through the alleys of Urfa with a high rate of turning back. People looked at us with smiles and whispered. The men are very generous and willing to be photographed. The children like to be photographed. A few are very shy. The women always look at the camera with a smile. Their big eyes are very beautiful. In Urfa, he was invited in more than once. Just after leaving the family for breakfast, we walked in a few alleys and were invited to our home again. And the host and hostess of this family have been to our capital Beijing.
group photo
tea
When you come to Urfa, you must eat it. With onion, coriander and sweet pepper, the rhythm of eating support.
The uncle who sold tea at the roadside would invite us to drink tea, but he declined one. It's hard to refuse all of them. Then sit down and have a drink
selfie
The citadel we stand in is the place where Ibrahim is said to have been thrown down. The whole city of Urfa has a panoramic view.
Our shadow
They are from Syria, we are from China It's not as bad as you think. "
It's a god pillar!!
Headscarf is a necessity for women to travel in Turkey. It's not only useful in mosques, but also sunscreen in hot weather:)
LP tells a story about the pool of Urfa: it is said that the great Islamic prophet Ibrahim was destroying the pagan gods in Urfa one day. The local king of Assyria was enraged by him and threw Ibrahim into the fire to offer sacrifices. But Allah turned the fire into water and the burning coal into fish, Ibrahim himself was thrown into the air from where the fortress was on the mountain and landed safely among the roses. The picturesque golbasi area of Urfa was built according to this story. There are many imaginary carp swimming in two rectangular pools. And Hasan Padi ş ah To the west of camii mosque is a gorgeous rose garden. It is said that catching carp here will lead to blindness, so the carp here may be the fattest in Turkey.
The carp pond in Urfa is said to be blind when catching carp here
At the cave where the prophet Ibrahim was born, four children feed pigeons.
Even if we are not invited to eat at home, we often meet people on the roadside who give us food and water, including raw eggplant with strange taste.
Can't refuse raw eggplant, well, it's not very delicious.
Day 9
2012-10-05
The bus was carrying us to maldin. Suddenly, I saw the lights in front of me. I looked at it. Wow, maldin is here. It's really like what LP said ， This is the phoenix of Mesopotamia. The bus put us to a roadside station one or two kilometers away from the old city. It's too bad. There's no bus to go to the old city of maldin at night. After I got off the bus, I was confused. There wasn't even a taxi here. Each person carries 20 jin + (because he bought a lot of things in antaipu, his luggage is heavy again). At this time, a city cross-country car stopped beside us, but I can't speak native language. So say After Hello, click on the map of the old city of maldin in the guidebook. The car showed us that we could get on the train, so we had 2 people on the bus and 4 people. 6 people were packed like sardine cans in a MITSUBISHI SUV. This is our last destination, Maltin. I got on the bus and asked where there was a cheap hotel. After poor English communication, they put us on a street and signaled that we had to go a little further because the road was being built and we couldn't pass. It was only then that I realized that in order to see us off, they had opened an extra section of the road and expressed their gratitude. They're going to turn around now.
We are digging in a mess on the road, silly walking, a tall and thin man by“ Such a tall man should not be a villain. "I thought (what logic at that time), so I summoned up the courage to ask where is the cheap Otel, he told us to go with him, about three or four minutes later ， Because I don't know where this strange man is going to take us). A guest house appeared in front of us. When we walked in, it was really invincible and crude. There were rooms on both sides of the long corridor, similar to the guest house in the 1980s. The toilet was so far away that I didn't dare to use it alone. The boss said that there were only three people left, because it was late and people were a little tired, so they had to live first. This man seems to know the boss, so he gave us a 10 TL discount for one night. The man who led us took our LP, pointed out his coordinates to us, and left his name "Fati", which means we can find him there. After he left, we studied it. It seems that it's the maldin Museum. It turns out that he is a staff member of the museum. Although the place is very dilapidated, it has surpassed that we lived in the worst coal hostel in Lanzhou. Later, we found that there were blood stains on the bed sheets. I still thank him for his help. We decided to visit him in person the next morning to thank him. Of course, before that, let's change our residence
The next morning, the luggage was put in the shabby guest house. Not far away from the hotel, we found a high-end hotel (introduced on the LP). Even the front desk brother was not handsome. I cut the price according to the Convention and stayed in the room next to the hall on the first floor at a cheaper price. The price is about 400 RMB (this is the most expensive hotel we two poor people have ever stayed in). We took a bath, changed our clothes and set out. We took two blue calico wallets to thank Fati who helped us last night. The maldin museum is easy to find. It's on the main street. She told the staff at the entrance of the museum that we were looking for Fati. She immediately went to call happily, as if she knew we were coming. Fati came out to greet each other. We were like old friends in our eyes, though we didn't know the language. He took us to his office in the Museum (tickets seem to be ignored here) to make tea for us. One of his older colleagues washed grapes for us and asked us to stay here for dinner. After drinking tea, eating grapes and communicating with each other about Chinese and native grapes, the female doorkeeper came to see us happily. She knew a little English and gave us two pieces of soap packed in the maldin Museum (it should be a specialty here, but I'm not willing to use it since I came back). I didn't have a deep chat with her language barrier. So I suggested that we visit the museum.
The snack that Fati bought us.
The Maltin museum is not big. What it shows are the cultural relics unearthed here or nearby. Most of them are in rough style and slightly crude. However, they tell us the history of Maltin and Mesopotamia plain. There is no security check here. There is only a security guard on each floor. It seems that there is no monitoring. Finally, we went to experience a time of making gold coins by hand and football on guchao table. It was a very interesting experience. That day, a group of children were engaged in activities similar to summer camp here. It was as if we were back to our childhood mood of visiting and experiencing museums in foreign countries. After visiting the museum, Fati took us to the church next door, and then went back to the museum. We said we were going to visit other places (it's a bit embarrassing to eat and take food and rub food), so he didn't force us. We had lunch in a very ordinary donar shop on the old street, and the taste of this shop was as insipid as his decoration. The next step is to visit the old town of maldin. We often walk through the alleys with only two of us and the tall houses piled up, as if they were like the Middle East. That day the sun is particularly bright, just like our mood at that time.
We shuttled through the brown streets
Bid farewell to Fati, enter the market, irregular market, hide in the alley.
The man pulling the donkey
Martine's bazaar has an ancient flavor. Many of the stalls selling Hand-made Soap are made of locally produced olive oil with various flavors, such as lemon, saffron and so on. The price is cheap and the quality is good. I bought about 20 yuan to send them back to my relatives and friends (it's really heavy). Hand woven tablecloth is also very beautiful, but the price is not cheap, poor people can only give up. Coming out of the market, we have entered the stage of walking around without looking at the LP map. As we walked, we took photos and sighed. It's really pleasant to stroll around this small town. Unconsciously, I climbed up to a roof, and the plain in front of me spread out like a colorful Turkish carpet. In the setting sun, it was breathtaking. No one else. We took pictures of each other and ourselves, until an old man found us. He invited us to the house, and we followed him blankly, thinking that it would not be tea again.
I bought a lot of hand-made soaps, but I haven't used up XD
A beam of light came into the market
In front of us is the beautiful Mesopotamia plain
We came to a firewood house. He showed us the dry firewood for burning and the donkeys for working. He walked through the long, stuffy corridor (I thought his house was so big and strange), a huge rotunda. wow Finally understand what he wants to show us is: Turkish bathroom! So excited! It's a pity that I didn't go into the Turkish bathroom to have a look. It's a great success today. We were excited to take photos. Without paying attention, he took a lot of blankets and wrapped them like mummies. He pulled the curtain of the box to show that he would not be disturbed by people outside (in fact, there is no one outside. Maybe it's still early. This is the rhythm of asking us to take a bath here. Because we just took a bath in the morning and I don't like public bathrooms very much, I can only thank him and plan to leave. He sent us out. I photographed the sign of the bathroom. Well, in this small city, there are live Lei Feng everywhere.
But I just had a shower this morning..
The bathroom owner asked us to take a bath..
Found out!
Honey house
The houses here are built on the mountain, so there are many high and low roads. Such a junction appears a person, perhaps is a beautiful scenery.
Say goodbye to the bathroom owner, return to the main road and continue to walk west. When you get to the corner, you suddenly see a man sitting upstairs who looks familiar. It's Fati! We waved to him happily, and so did he, waving us up. He was drinking tea and chatting with four or five men, and we were invited to sit down and have tea together. One of the chubby men is Syrian. At this time, the sun is about to set. A little boy comes near. It's Fati's son. He is very shy and smiles at us. Like his father, he is carrying a plastic bag with bread in his hand. I think it's their dinner. We were invited by Fati to his home for dinner. As we had declined the invitation at noon, we were sorry to let him down again. After a while, we scattered and went back to each family for dinner. At this time, it was almost dark.
On the road, I met a German couple. They drove to Turkey by themselves in a motorcycle. Great!
We followed Fati and walked about five minutes and some steps to his house. His wife is a tall, plump woman. She doesn't talk much. She is busy preparing food for us. In addition to the son she saw just now, they also have two little daughters who are helping to prepare dinner. Such a family is probably the epitome of the Maltin people. They are simple, kind and simple. There is a big cloth on the ground. Everyone sits on the ground and eats scrambled eggs and yogurt on the Turkish bread bought by the boy. It tastes good. This kind of experience is my favorite. I love eating on the ground. After eating my staple food, I naturally drink tea. At this time, the Syrian who had seen in the teahouse came with his wife and children. Let's play cards together. The rules are very simple. We can learn them as soon as we learn them. Unexpectedly, there were two or three waves of relatives from the Fati family. They were all from a family of three or four. We heard that two Chinese people came here to visit us. Some of them just sat at the door to watch us play cards. They were moved
The fatis
After playing cards for about an hour, the Syrians got up and went home, and their relatives also went back. Just now, there were only five members of Fati's family and us. He took out a thick book about maldin, which contained maldin's history and specialties. After I finished reading it, he gave us the book. Alas, it was too embarrassing to eat and take it. Later, Fati and his son took us to his house. I thought it was a night view of Martin. No, he took out a rabbit from the corner of the roof and gave it back to me. A few months later, I also raised rabbits in my own family. When I had time to look at the photos of that day, I was surprised to find that the rabbits of Fati's family and the rabbits I now raise are dodge rabbits. It's a coincidence that they are not books. After watching the rabbit go downstairs, we see that Fati's wife is getting ready for bedclothes. We think it's time to go back to the hotel to have a rest and let them have an early rest after being disturbed all night. At this time, Fati gestured to let us sleep in his house, and made a floor in the living room where we had just eaten. No way. The hotel we ordered in the morning is 400 ocean! I used google translator on my mobile phone to say to Fati, we have a hotel reservation and we have to go back. Fati also entered a vernacular on his mobile phone, which translated into Chinese: stay, if you like. Seeing that we were determined to leave, Fati decided to take us back to the hotel. Once again walking on the old street at night in Mardin, and now we are friends, fate is really wonderful, sometimes from a chat up.
People around Fati's house
"Stay, if you like," I can't forget this sentence until now, let alone the friendship of the native people. This trip, Istanbul and gremay for six, is wonderful; Two people's tudong, is unforgettable and deeply moved. Finally, I finished this travel before I went to Turkey again. Looking back at the 13 day trip to Turkey in September 2012, except for two days of illness on the road, only nine days of images were left. However, it is gratifying to note that we have decided to set our honeymoon in tudong in the near future. We will start from the Black Sea city of Trabzon and circle the eastern part of Turkey clockwise. In January 2014, we will start again to see the "most beautiful scenery" in Turkey.
Our second trip to Turkey "back to Turkey" link address: http://chanyouji.com/trips/109354 , or click my home page to see the latest one:)
