Ankara, Cappadocia, Ataturk, Anatolian Civilisations Museum
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DAY 19: TUESDAY 9/5/2000 Early start and en route to Ankara and then our return to Istanbul. Cool but a beautiful sunny day. Lots of snow on Mount Hasan is a beautiful spectacle until the snow copped mountains and the green bush valley below. About 300 kms drive through rural countryside, we were able to catch glimpes of farming life. |
| Shepherds matching flocks of sheep, workers in the fields and cows by the side of the road grazing. |
| Midday arrival in Ankara which is the capital of Turkey and centre of government . First stop at the Mouseleum of Ataturk. This is an extremely impressive rectangular building with squared columns and a spectacular view over the city. |  |
| Spent several hours hours in the afternoon at the museum of Anatolian Civilisations which houses an extremely impressive collection of artifacts from the Hittite, Phrigian, and Assyrian civilisations. |
| A visit to the citadel followed, which allowed us to visit a Bazaar where the streets were lined with spice stells, copper and iron monges, Shops selling angora wool, cotton goods and antiquities. |  |
| Wondered through the cobbled lanes of the traditional turkish village and enjoyed a delight of meal in a restaurant which allowed us a birds eye view of Ankara. In the evenening we caught a flight to Istanbul. |
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