Urfa

After visiting Mt Nemrut, we decided to stop along the way at an ancient muslim city called Urfa. It was a beatiful city. But maybe Ramadan wasn't the best time to for hungry tourists to visit.

The central park at Urfa - the fish in this pond date back to the time of Abraham - it's said if you kill one you will go blind 

Urfa's central park 

Ancient walls in Urfa 

Urfa 

Urfa 

Urfa 

typical view in Urfa 

It was Ramadan so all we could get for breakfast and lunch was potato chips, crackers, and bananas 

Trip to Mt Nemrut

Sharon, Iris, and I took a 12 hour over-night bus ride to visit Mt Nemrut Park. It was well worth the bus ride! Here are some photos:

the bathroom in our cheap hotel room (also owned by the shady tour operator) - that is the shower hanging on the wall  

Lisa, Sharon, and Iris at Nemrut Park 

View along the way to the top Mt Nemrut 

Our shady tour operator 

Our shady tour operator - I took his picture just in case I would need to give it to the authorities 

Sharon wished she didn't have a front seat view during the ride to catch up with the others already on the tour 

Roman Bridge 

View from atop the Roman Bridge 

also traveling along the road 

Old Roman Castle 

Women weaving rugs 

busy hands 

Roman Bridge 

We were luck enough to share the tour with Andreas (an Oxford Archeologist specializing in the Roman period) 

Iris at a cave opening 

Roman relief 

the view