9/24/11
Today was another day full of adventure and bus! We started off the morning visiting the Anadolu Museum. This was just another museum to me I'm sorry to admit. We did have some fun taking lots of pictures around the outside of the building however.
After about an hour at the museum it was time to head to our next destination. The memorial and museum of Ataturk which was Turkeys hero who lead them to democracy. Basically he was our George Washington. Ataturk died in the mid-sixties so the memorial is fairly new. The grounds were so incredible as well as the structure itself. They had many guards monitoring the building. These guards reminded me of the guards in front of Buckingham Palace because of the composure they carry with them at all times. Naturally we had to get pictures with the guards and were more interested in the surrounding grounds than the actual grave and museum.
And then we were off as fast as we arrived, well an hour or so later anyways. Our bus ride to lunch was by far the most interesting one yet. Although they have all been entertaining this one was very fun. We all decided to have a dance party in the aisle while we were still moving. It was beyond fun and we were all just laughing and dancing and having a great time. Then we stopped for lunch at a gas station. And i know what your thinking but Turkish gas stations are NOTHING like ours in the states. They have fresh fruit stands, candy stands, coffee shop, full service restaurant (similar to 4-5 star restaurant), fast food restaurant (similar to our "full service"), and a dried fruit and nut stand. We all ate at the "fast food" shop which is more like easy to make meals such as lamb burgers, cheese toast (grilled cheese with feta), sausage toast, and pancakes (cheese crispish like). We ate in the gardens which had short tables and pillows to sit on. It was very fun! After lunch we were back on the bus for awhile as we drove to the region of Cappadocia. Once we arrived we went to a pottery making shop called Venessa Seramik. HOLY COW were these beautiful. Hand painted and Handmade works of true art! We were able to see the entire process and watch them paint the pots. They were so beyond amazing!
After nearly everyone purchased something we headed to our hotel. Me and Christina (my current roommate) decided to try to wash our clothes and boy was that an adventure. Tub party!
After we rushed to get those clean we headed to the Whirling Dewich which is a ceremony from the Muslim people. It was very incredible to watch them preform for their God. Tired and ready for bed we all headed back to the hotel!
After we rushed to get those clean we headed to the Whirling Dewich which is a ceremony from the Muslim people. It was very incredible to watch them preform for their God. Tired and ready for bed we all headed back to the hotel!
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