Archive for: Turkey
“Welcome to Europe”
We reached Istanbul and crossed The Bosporus Bridge. We saw the sign “Welcome to Europe”. So this is the beginning of Europe? And in which point of our trip did we leave Europe..? read more »
Family Bayram in Bursa
Ramazan Bayramı is a three-day Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. We were lucky enough to spend those days with a truly lovely Turkish family.
Safe in Ankara
After driving, driving, driving through empty eastern Turkey, we finally arrived to Ankara. We decided to take it easy: walking, eating and shopping. Completely different from last months. read more »
1200 of Turkish kilometers
Somewhere just before Georgian-Turkish border we realized that we won’t be able to discover much of this huge country. Too much time we spend in Caucasus, we have to be back home very soon, and additionally, because of pregnancy, I’m getting more and more tired. read more »
Where are the posts??
No, no, we haven’t stopped our trip! More and more people are asking what happened than since some weeks nothing appeared on our blog. The explanation is very pragmatic: our car and laptop have to be fixed and it takes time (especially when you are changing place of stay almost each day).
But as soon as we will repair everything, posts from last weeks: still from Georgia, then from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and finally Turkey – will be ready to be read.
And for now: hugs from Turkey, where with our local friends we are celebrating the end of Ramadan (here: Ramazan).
By the sea, away from Russia
Our days in Russia were like one big stomachache before the big exam – and long ours on the ferry to Turkey were like feeling just after the exam: all emotions pouring down our bodies and minds. read more »
