Ch 34, Day 5: A Preserved Old Town
11.7 kms, Oct 4, 2012 The Traveler continues on north into the quiet hill country of northern Turkey. In Cinkiri he stops for his favorite breakfast, menemen (scrambled eggs and tomatoes). The owner is eager to meet a foreigner and tries to talk the Traveler into sharing a business venture, 50/50: a restaurant in the USA... In Cinkiri, the Traveler is encounters a very refreshing surprise: Climbing up a hilltop park at the edge of town he's surprised to see: there's an entire neighborhood that still keeps that traditional Ottoman style, with tiled roofs and half timber houses. And these are not the crumbling structures of the half empty villages of the plateau. People are actually trying to preserve the feel of Turkey of the past—not for the tourists to see, but just because they want to. It's something he has seen very little of in this country... and thoroughly enjoys enjoys exploring it. He stops in another backroad village Kursunlu, then on to the peaceful city o...