If you keep up with us on Twitter, you saw that we took an amazing vacation last week to the Black Sea region of Turkey! I'll do a series of blog posts with pictures, so keep coming back to see more!
We don't drive here, but it's pretty easy to find public transportation anywhere you want to go. With Elias' deep love for trains, we briefly considered taking a train for our trip, but the rail system here is extremely old and SLOW, so we decided to take a bus instead. Opposite of the train system, the bus system is quite modern and comfortable. The Turkish bus system can be compared to the American air system - there are a lot of competing companies that have different prices and amenities and go different places. The buses are all air-conditioned charter-type buses and very comfortable for long travel. The bus terminal is pretty far on the edge of town, but it is HUGE and very much resembles an airport.
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| The lady next to Justin apparently didn't want her picture taken... |
Our bus had individual TV screens at each seat just like an airplane, and they also served snacks and beverages mid-trip!
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| Elias loved having his own TV. |
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| He did great wearing the headphones too! |
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| One of his favorite things to watch was the "road show." They had a camera mounted to the front of the bus, so we could watch the road ahead of us. |
As we traveled, we really enjoyed watching the scenery change from city to countryside! It turned into farmland with towns dotted throughout, but we never left the mountains - Turkey is really rugged!
It was only a 3-hour trip to our first stop, which was the town of Safranbolu. This town has been designated a
UN World Heritage Site because of its dedication to preserving the ancient Ottoman culture. (Stay tuned for more of our exploration of that!) We stayed at the
Sultan Saray Otel, which was comfortable and was all we needed.
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| We had a triple room, with a double and a single bed. There was a mini-fridge and we had our own bathroom. |
And it gave us some beautiful views!
Come back tomorrow to see our exploration of Safranbolu!
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