Bear in mind that Maricor is used to HOT weather. A cool winter in
Manila is probably as hot or hotter than a warm summer in San Francisco.
In Goreme we bought her gloves, a wool poncho, and a heavy sweater, and she was
still cold. One cold night I thought my suggestion to attend a cave concert
might elicit tears because the Anatolian evenings were just too
cold for her to even think about going out.
In Afyon we were up early and went for a walk through the business district.
To our surprise, a clothing store was open early (see "Clothier" picture below).
The proprietor didn't speak English, and we were under time pressure because the
tour operator had repeatedly warned against anyone being late for the bus, but
we managed to convey our time constraints, and our interest in warmer clothing
for Maricor and whenever we needed to communicate money or time, it was very
effective to use a calculator to show the numbers.
The shop had put all the heavy coats in storage for the summer, but when we
said we were looking for something heavier than the jackets they had on display,
the salesman sent his assistant down into the basement and he came back with a coat
that was nearly perfect. The sleeves were too long, but the proprietor
assured us he could get the coat altered in about 15 minutes and at that point
we had about 30 minutes until the bus was scheduled to leave. He was right
-- we got back to the hotel with 5 minutes to spare!
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Street Scene
Shot from tour bus along route. |
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Shepherd
Poor guy had to run all over to get his flock back together after the tour bus pulled away. |
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Lunch in Konya
A great lunch on the third floor of a building on main street. We saw it from the street but couldn't find the entrance, until a shop keeper saw us looking and showed us the side street entrance (again nobody spoke English, but we managed to communicate anyway). |
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The guy holding the tray at right was our waiter, and really wanted us to shoot this picture. I'm supposed to mail him a copy because he doesn't have email. |
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The waiter took this photo of us. |
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Shot for Dennis
After lunch we wandered around looking for an internet cafe. A guy in an electronics store walked with us for about 5 blocks only to find that the internet cafe he was taking us to had gone out of business. The people were so friendly! |
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After Rumi's tomb tour
I didn't get much out of our tour of Rumi's tomb, but on my way out I was interviewed by a British film crew. The interviewer was appalled at my ignorance about Rumi, but appreciated my comments about how much I was enjoying Turkey. |
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Dinner in Afyon
After a long day on the bus that beer tasted great. There was a birthday celebration, and a one-man band who put me in mind of the hundreds of weddings I've shot in America, but we didn't stay in the banquet hall very long. |
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Clothier
In Afyon, as elsewhere in Cappodocia, my darling was freezing so we went into this clothes store and bought her a couple of turtle neck shirts and a heavy coat (which they rushed off to get altered because our bus was leaving in 30 minutes). |
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Coffee Break
After a longish bus ride, this rest stop, with Hercules perched on the top of the hill above a water fall, and the story of King Midas posted on a sign near the bottom of the falls, was a great place to stop for coffee and tea. |
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Field of Dreams
Near Afyon which lays claim to producing about 1/3 of the world's legally grown opium. |
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Poppy
The flowers were quite beautiful. |
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In front of the gate to Pamukkale |
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Pamukkale
Romans started their city of Hierapolis at the famious calcium carbonate (travertine) pools around 190 BC, so a visit to Pamukkale is both a natural wonder and a historical site. |
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Travertine pools
Much of the area is off limits due to damaged caused by preceeding generations of tourists who had unfettered access. |
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The parts you can go into, you have to go barefoot to minimize wear and tear on the calcium carbonate formations. |
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This is for you Dianne! |
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Maricor and I |
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