Turkey - Friday 7th October

Today was essentially a driving day, we had to drive from the coast straight back inland to Cappadocia

We stopped at random truck stops along the way and in one we were told about this local delicacy of yogurt, honey and poppy seeds…so we got stuck in and it was amazing. Really loved it.

We stopped at The Mevlâna museum, located in Konya, Turkey which is the birthplace of the whirling dervishes. I have to admit, by this stage my brain couldn't cope with more information so I stopped listening but according to Wikipedia it's a religion and the dude that invented it, invented it at this place. The building was cool, it had a beautiful turquoise tower thing and a pretty rose garden. 

Next stop was a caravanserai, which is a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering Asia, North Africa, and South-Eastern Europe, especially along the Silk Road. They are situated about 20km away from each other as this was how long a camel could walk in a day.

We really liked this place as you could really imagine the camels and merchants back in the day.

We made it to Cappadocia late and just had dinner and went to bed. 

Highlight: Our hotel in Cappadocia was choice, built kind of like a cave and it had a gym (kind of) so we burnt some Baklava calories

Lowlight: The museums were getting a little tiresome at this stage

Interesting Fact: In the heat of the summer time, camels can last 5 days without water