Travelled: 500 klms from Goreme, Cappadocia to Egirdir, Anatolia Visited: The Underground City of Kaymakhi, TL20 entry. Stayed: The Marina, Egirdir. Free no services. But a view to die for. N37.876780, E30.855450
We say goodbye to Achmet and his family and turn south Kaymakli. We have been Achmet’s only clients at Panorama Camping for almost 2 weeks. Between the roadworks outside the campsite and the odd bombing and shooting of Police in Turkey he is obviously worried about business. Anyway he and his wife and two children couldn’t do enough for us and his Mum cooks a delicious pide.
About 20 klms later we drive into Kaymakli. Now everything I know about the Hittites’ comes from Cecil B. De Millel movies. I remember the 10 Commandments, although Pam can only remember the first seven, but as you know she falls asleep half way through most movies, especially anything on TV.
Anyway an elderly German man in the group in front of us appears to be having a panic attack and everything grinds to a halt, so we decide that’s enough and make our way out. Back on the surface it’s seems hard to imagine 3-4000 people living done there.
It’s another long drive today, from Kaymakli we head south west out of Cappadocia and into Anatolia. For the next 300 kilometres it’s flat arid country, not all that different to far western NSW. After passing through Konya we enter the mountains again and suddenly a lake appears on our left. We drive seeing it from time to time for the next 50 kilometres. Then into the mountains again, as we descent again we see Lake Egirdir for the first time.
Travelled: 288 Klm around Anzac, then on to Silivri, Turkey.Visited: The Second Ridge at AnzacStayed: Semizkum Mocamp, Silivri. A fairly basic campsite […]
Travelled: 65 klm from Eceabat, around the Gallipoli PeninsulaVisited: Anzac and HellesStayed: Hotel Klum (campsite) all service TL60 N40.15905, E26.24745Budget: โฌ89 per day […]
Hi Guys, just love the blog…makes me laugh every time I read it….you definitely have a flair & a way with words. Pam, I was driving down Foxall Rd in Kellyville today & the equestrian centre where we used to have riding lessons is gone….yep all bull dozed, nothing but dirt there now. I bet if I drive down there again in a few weeks time there’ll be a housing estate going up…..I nearly ran off the road..couldn’t believe my eyes. Safe travelling..Cheers Denice
I am not surprised that anyone would have a panic attack down there! I guess that given it has been around for many centuries it is probably pretty stable. Pretty amazing that thousands of people lived that way!
3 thoughts on “The Underground City and Lake Egirdir, Turkey. 2015 ๐ช๐ธ”
Hi Guys, just love the blog…makes me laugh every time I read it….you definitely have a flair & a way with words. Pam, I was driving down Foxall Rd in Kellyville today & the equestrian centre where we used to have riding lessons is gone….yep all bull dozed, nothing but dirt there now. I bet if I drive down there again in a few weeks time there’ll be a housing estate going up…..I nearly ran off the road..couldn’t believe my eyes. Safe travelling..Cheers Denice
I am not surprised that anyone would have a panic attack down there! I guess that given it has been around for many centuries it is probably pretty stable. Pretty amazing that thousands of people lived that way!
Your sense if humour always cheers me up after a long day looking after Marley…Gaye