25 Eylül 2012 Salı

Afyon: The Land of the Poppy Castle


A weekend trip down south a couple of hours, spending a weekend with a good friend, what more could you want in the land of Poppies and Castles? Afyon is a fairly large city in the center of Western Anatolia (Anatolia meaning the land mass of Turkey located in the “Middle East”). Every time I told a colleague that I was going to Afyon for the weekend, they would laugh and ask why. Why? Because that’s where my peeps are!!


After successfully getting a bus ticket and finding the bus stop, in a haphazard, Turk-lish, I was in Afyon, greeting and enthusiastic EJ! Now, Afyon is a fairly large city, but it differs greatly from beloved Eskişehir. It is about as large in land mass, but definitely lacking in population, so Afyon was a perfect, relaxing get away.
We began with a walk to see the city, with the most amazing Atatürk statue ever!


Then we scaled the castle!! No, we did hike, though, and it was a long haul!! 

The sites, however, were breathtaking!!


EJ taking in the view:


We then walked along the old streets lined with Ottoman homes. Oh the history!!

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