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Hisar Market

February 28, 2008
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Hisar Market After leaving the museum, we got hopelessly lost trying to find the citadel. We ended up in some areas where no tourists had ever been, trudging around the outside of city walls stepping in between piles of broken glass.…
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Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara

February 28, 2008
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Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, AnkaraThis award-winning museum (European Museum of the Year, 1997) features various artifacts that were left behind by the empires that ruled the Anatolian plain from the Paleolithic era until about 700 BC.…
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Kocatepe Mosque – Justifies visiting Ankara, it is the largest mosque in Turkey

February 28, 2008
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Kocatepe MosqueWe visited the Kocatepe Mosque, which is a modern mosque built right above a Western-style shopping mall. It was conveniently located next to our hotel. We visited after evening prayers.…
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Hotel Buyuk Ersan – Don’t stay here

February 28, 2008
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We stayed at Otel Buyuk Ersan. It was fairly conveniently located (about a 15 minute walk from the subway) and easy to find. It’s a huge affair, with 85 non-air-conditioned rooms.…
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Ankara Overview and possibly the largest bus station in the world

February 28, 2008
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Ankara, the capital of Turkey (not Istanbul – surprise!) is a busy, smoggy city. Most tourists give it a miss, but there’s a few sights worth checking out if you’re passing through.…
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