After getting directions from Ugur's brother, we got to our guesthouse for the night. This guesthouse is gorgeous though - we have a kitchenette and a living room in addition to our beds and private bath - we're living in luxury (especially compared to the 5-person dorm room we shared in Istanbul!)
After checking in, we dropped Ugur off at his office, and Irmak took us to lunch with a couple of her friends. It was a really cute cafe, and we felt like we could have been anywhere else in the world with people our age in a city which was an interesting and cool feeling.
Irmak had to go to work after lunch, so Karla and I walked to the Attaturk Museum in the north of Ankara. It was very interesting, both in the information it provided about the history of the Turkish republic (for example it was only established in 1922 and at this time the Turkish language was invented from a mixture of Arabic and Persian!), and the way in which it honored Attaturk. As complete outsiders to the culture who were learning much of the Turkish history for the first time, Karla and I felt like the Turkish people almost revered Attaturk, in addition to respecting him and the great work he did in establishing the Republic of Turkey. The museum definitely helped us to understand many parts of the culture that had formerly been alien to us.
Upon leaving the museum, we walked back to the office, where we briefly met Irmak's lovely mother, and had a chance to check our email. Irmak then took us out for a delicious dinner of kebabs, and dropped us back off at the guesthouse.
Tomorrow we're heading out to Cappadocia which is supposed to be one of the most beautiful areas in Turkey. Although we're going to miss being treated like princesses in Ankara...
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4 comments:
Glad to hear you are being pampered- you desrved it you def have been roughing it. Love tia Claudia
Woah! Is this the first day you guys haven't feasted on baklava? I was beginning to think your blog should be titled "105 Days of Baklava." I bet it's a lot better there than the Trader Joe's Baklava Medley...
Hello from Sage, Zoe, and Katie (well actually I'm sitting in my room alone right now while Zoe is at the gym and Katie is out to dinner with Kristin, but they would probably want me to say hi on their behalf, so I will be a good friend). Your adventures sound quite amazing! We are having adventures of our own, though smaller and shorter in scope (since we spend all daylight hours at work).
Anyway we love you and miss you dear wife and are wishing you were here to complete the reunion!
You've been so lucky in Ankara....What a treatment....thanks to the Collens!
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