Travelling through Turkey – April 1975 and October 2009
Fairy Chimneys in Cappadocia, April 1975 © Ricky Yates Fairy Chimneys in Cappadocia, October 2009 © Ricky Yates I have mentioned a few times in describing my recent travels through Turkey, that I have...
View ArticleCappadocia – Land of Fairy Chimneys
Fairy Chimneys in Cappadocia © Ricky Yates In the early afternoon of Wednesday 14th October 2009, we drove into the town of Ürgüp, located in the central Anatolian region usually known by its ancient...
View ArticleCappadocia Landscape
Cappadocia Landscape 1975 © Ricky Yates Cappadocia Landscape 2009 © Ricky Yates I remarked in my previous post, that the landscape of Cappadocia in places looks more lunar than earthly! I think the...
View ArticleCappadocia – Land of Underground Churches
Old Testament Prophet with scroll © Sybille Yates Along with Fairy Chimneys, the other unique attraction in Cappadocia is a whole series of Underground Churches, carved into the soft rock. Most have...
View ArticleThe Underground City at Derinkuyu
Tunnel in the Underground City at Derinkuyu © Ricky Yates Because of the soft nature of much of the rock that covers Cappadocia, not only are there Underground Churches but also several complete...
View ArticleCappadocia – The Ihlara Valley
Ihlara Valley © Ricky Yates After an interesting week here in Prague with the events marking the twentieth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, I shall return to writing about our trip last month to...
View ArticleThe Islamization of Turkey
Aya Sophia in Istanbul © Ricky Yates. Originally built as a Church, it was converted to a mosque with the addition of minarets, after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. In 1935, under the government...
View ArticleTurkish women wearing the hijab
Blue Mosque in Istanbul at sunset © Ricky Yates Over the past fifteen or so years, there has been a marked increase in the number of women from Muslim families living Western societies, who have taken...
View ArticleFarewell to Turkey
Galata Tower, Istanbul from the Bosphorus © Ricky Yates. Christ Church Anglican Church is located in a street leading off the square that surrounds the Galata Tower. After our three nights in...
View ArticleŠt’astný nový rok! – Happy New Year
In my last post of 2009, I did promise to start blogging again about ex-pat life in the Czech Republic rather than our October journey to Turkey and back. However, this afternoon, I had a brainwave as...
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