STEBO'S BLOG

The bus to Sivas Our bus to Sivas was scheduled for 08:00 from Ankara, and we were there an hour beforehand, skipping breakfast for it. When we arrived, our bus was canceled, just canceled. They told us to just book another bus with another company, and we would have to wait until 10:00. As we were one hour early, this meant we were basically hanging around the station for 3 hours. Destination Sivas The purchase didn't load in the app, so all I had was a screenshot of the boo

Swan statues Our usual hotel routine: turn up for breakfast—bread, cheese, olives, salad, eggs, and Turkish tea—and write the diary. Satisfied with breakfast, except for the lack of coffee, we went to the metro station and bought metro cards. I actually put too much money on them. The metro station It was just one stop by metro, and we exited, passing by lots of armed soldiers on the street. The city seemed highly militarized. We climbed upwards, following the instructions fr

Not far from the hotel We went down to the breakfast room. It had large windows overlooking the street, which was entertaining. However, coffee was a problem as they had cheap instant coffee sachets, which didn't really do it for me, but I drank the Turkish tea, which was in abundance. While sipping the tea, I realized just how close we were to Syria; it was just a two-hour drive away. Mosque We had a few hours after breakfast to tour the city by foot, buying local treats and