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A Walk and Architecture

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16/08/25

Yozgat Camlik National Park

A lovely walk after breakfast through the pine forest. Cracking stop over. Felt safe as the police had stopped by last night as they were locking up for the night … guess you’re staying the night. No problem, but I need a picture of your passports.

It was actually chilly first thing and didn’t go above 27C all day!
From Cemlik National Park looking down to Yozgat

A straight forward, but longish, drive and we stopped for scrambled eggs with bits. Should be an omelette but my pan is passed its best.

Sivas

First stop was Migros MMM. Have worked out MMM are the larger stores. And they sell booze. Initially, I thought just spirits on the shelves. Tempted, but 1 litre of Gordon’s was c.£28. I eventually spotted about a dozen choices of wine. All medium priced are around £8/9. No plastic bottles on the bottom shelf. Our 20 litre box wines we buy in Crete from winery for €28 (I know!!!) are sadly nearly all consumed. Had we known how expensive wine is here now…

Sivas centre is about Seljuk architecture. Most built c. 1271. Lots of Medrese … schools for medicine, the sciences etc. a newer mosque of 1500s.

One of the many Medrese / schools
1271 Medrese, one of about 4 all built under Seljuk rule
C16 Mosque so relatively new
The old Ulu mosque had definitely seen better days. The roof has been removed and the minaret is listing by 1.17 m at the top.
Had a cold drink and ice cream in an old Ottoman caravan inn

We drove up into the forest for an overnight. Too many dodgy tracks for Jez, so we stopped in a clearing along a quiet road. Rude awakening at 11.00 p.m. Police. Google translate: You cannot entertain in the Forest. I replied with: Where can we go that is near? Bear in mind that I’m wearing nothing but a nightie. There are 3 policemen and J sleeping through this! I know I should’ve got dressed first, but you don’t like to keep the police waiting. Fortunately, they replied with: You can stay here tonight, but no fires. Phew. And no fires, I went back to bed!