Konya’ya
Leaving Ankara was a bit of a hassle. The van that brought us to the otogar (bus station) arrived a bit late. We had to shove all of our bags into the back and almost missed our bus to Konya because of the traffic. In the end, we made it by grabbing our stuff from the van and running through the otogar to catch the bus. Then we were on our way! It was only a 3 and a half hour trek that was complimented by free refreshments including çay and cookies. Traveling by bus in Turkey is pretty convenient, comfortable and preferred by many for a variety of reasons, but I imagine that the free çay is the main incentive!
- Elma çay (apple tea) I had in a carpet shop.
- James working his magic.
- Yasin Bey (left), EB (center), and James (right) outside of the Mevlana Museum.
- Mevlana Museum, view from the entrance.
- Rose.
- Courtyard.
- Flow.
- Selimiye Camii at night.
- Mevlana at night.
We also visited the Alaaddin Camii and Tepesi, the Museum of Wooden Artifacts and Stone Carving, the Tile Museum, and an ancient Greek village just on the outskirts of Konya called Sille. Pictures from these locations will be in the albums section soon.
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