Finished Gallipoli entry ....... "Land is very dear here."....If you would like to go back and have a read.Early start today... 7.30amAbout 600km to Cappadocia with a few stops.First stop will be the Caravanserai Sultanhan on the Silk Road.We are crossing the Anatolian Plain, the bread basket of Turkey.In the 12th Century, the Silk Road was busy with caravans bringing silk and pottery to Europe and returning with gold and silver.The Silk Road was 6000km long.Thes...

I am speechless.This hotel is magnificent.I don't know when I can add words to this but it will be well worth the read.We are staying in a room that was carved into the mountain 4000 years ago.I have taken a photo of the tiles that tell the story of the room. Read that.This hotel has 36 entirely different rooms.They were caves until a man in the village said he was going to create a hotel from the caves.The villagers said he was crazy.He designed each room hi...

We did.Honestly.We swam in the petrified Lime Cascades of Pamukkale.AND LOVED IT!Floating in that spectacular pale blue water, looking out over the magnificent scenery stretched out below us as the ruins of Hierapolis towered above.You don't get any better than this.I am seriously considering naming this ... "The Best Day Ever!"Then we swam in the crystal clear waters of the Antique Pool, floating over marble ruins and stopping for the occasional rest standin...

Put my feet into a tank of water!And the tiny fish swarmed on my feet like your worst nightmare from those "Piranha" movies.They tickled.If you thought about it, it was a little bit scary.So I tried not to think about it.Had to do it once.They also offer the same service for the full body.Absolutely no way I could do that!But .... I now have amazingly smooth and soft feet.Really.Boy, really amazing.( and they look 10 years younger.)

So lovely and cool. Yes Mum, that was a new pendant.That was the 'Ephesus' pendant.And, if you can see it, this is one of the two I bought at Panakkale.