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Compared to Finnish baths, Turkish baths are wet saunas, with high steam humidity, and after steaming, they are not soaked in a pool of cool water, but rinsed with water in a small basin. The pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info looking at the small basin that is not much bigger than the rice cooker, there is always a feeling of a drop in the bucket. The price of about 25$ with massage is quite reasonable.

Although I still feel awkward to let strangers I don't know rub around on me. Another awkward part is that you have to tie a large blanket around your waist at all times, and stick it to your body wetly, which is not very comfortable. However, after washing, I was quite refreshed and rejuvenated, although I don't know if it was due to the lazy nap while lying on the marble stool while steaming.

When the timeline returns to dawn, the thick clouds in the sky have just been reflected by the dawn. The streets are almost deserted, except for the block-like houses that stand jaggedly, laying history on the hills. In fact, like most ancient towns, most of the houses have been renovated, but there are still original preserved houses in inconspicuous corners.

The mottled earthen walls are uneven, and the slightly decayed wooden frame is also entangled in cobwebs. There are no main streets in the whole city, and you go up the rugged cobblestone road, and when you turn back, the bright red roofs are already connected at your feet. Walking all the way to the hill on the edge of the city, passing through a quiet cemetery, the morning sun is rising, and the smoke gradually rises to envelop the whole town in a mist.

If you can only go to one place in Saffron City, it is enough to come here and watch for ten minutes. After dawn, I went around the city a few times, the old city is not big, and it is not like the shops in the ancient city of China, I found a house that I can go in and visit, and sure enough, the Ottoman period was strictly separated from the men's and women's activity areas, and each accounted for half.

As soon as the door in the middle was closed, the left and right sides were completely separated, even the stairs were one on one side. However, the layout of the rooms on both sides is similar. Probably because they're all pretty basic...... Although it does not have the cobweb-like veins of water in Lijiang, there is still a small river running through the city. It is said to be a small river, but in fact it feels more like a culvert, only exposed in an inconspicuous gap.

Although the old city is not large, there are several mosques, and the sound of the imams singing sutras permeates every alley during the prayers. One of the largest mosques is located in the center of the city. The surrounding area is relatively open, and it has become another eye-catching landmark in addition to the hammam. If you choose another landmark, the Cincihanhotel, which dates from the 17th century to the present day.

The style is very different from most of the civil structures in the city. The last place to visit in town is the former town hall, located on a hill on the outskirts of the city, which is now a museum, but unfortunately it is closed on Mondays. Although the museum is not open, it is another great place to climb up and look down on the saffron city. After a leisurely stroll.

It's only noon. Counting the time, I decided to go and see a certain Byzantine aqueduct 7km outside the city. Pass through the city. The road is basically a big road, but there are not many pedestrians and there are no street signs. Since I didn't know how to pronounce Turkish, I simply met a person with a lonelypla and showed him the name in the book, and finally arrived successfully.

The scenery is constant along the way, it is winter, there are snow-capped mountains in the distance, but the grass and trees near are still verdant. This alone is not a wasted hour's hike. When you get to the aqueduct, the first thing you see is a majestic canyon. I don't know if the crocus borrowed from the name of the city is still all over the mountains. If that's the case, it's going to be especially gorgeous when spring flowers bloom.

Across the canyon is an aqueduct that is more than 100 meters long and less than half a meter wide. In the middle of an inaccessible wilderness, such a precipitous man-made wonder suddenly flashed in front of you, and there was an illusion that everyone had forgotten after the troubled times. The wind in winter is not light, and there is a canyon tens of meters deep below. Walking on it is quite scary.

As far as the eye can see, there is no one around, only the clouds falling on the abyss out of thin air, which makes the trip to Saffron City, which is as calm as warm water, a little more exciting. A country where the capital is not the largest city is not small; But like Ankara. Cloudfall all over Turkey often talks about the itinerary of Yunluo.

Basically, you will receive a "what?" You actually went to Ankara? It's boring there, right? "I am afraid that it is rare to see such a restored capital, not to mention that Ankara is still an ancient city built in BC. But walking along Ankara's busy six-lane streets, you can see the high-rise buildings with various neon signs flashing on both sides.

Only then did I realize that Ankara, like many cities in China, "bravely" said goodbye to the past. Ankara has replaced Istanbul as the capital less than a century ago, and even though the city has become a metropolis, it is still a low-key city that retains its own comfort. I flipped through my photos, and I didn't seem to have taken any street scenes.

Just put a picture of Sihhiyesquare, the 'Three Deer' sculpture is the symbol of Ankara, and it can also be seen in later museums. Ankara is located in the middle of Turkey, which is actually quite arid, but there are still many large fountains in the city, and I wonder if this is considered a Turkish-style political project.

Youth Park in the center of the city, this lake seems to be no smaller than Weiming Lake. I always feel that this urban planning is similar to that of Huaguo...... However, although it is a newly built nouveau riche city, Ankara's more than 2,000-year-old history still leaves many traces, but it is buried between modern steel and concrete, and needs to be slowly excavated.

The closest to Yunluo's residence is the ruins of such Roman baths. The ruins were more than one floor higher than the street, and the clouds fell around the door a few times and didn't notice it. However, it is precisely because of this that the passage to bathe connects the past with the present. The bath structure is intricate, with cold plunge pools, warm water pools, hot water pools, changing rooms, and halls, which set against the bustling and tense downtown behind them.

Modern? I probably don't want to slow down and immerse myself in ancient Roman leisure. The columns in the hall are unimaginably dense, and now there is only a pedestal left, so does this cause a phobia of dense things? There are two smaller Roman ruins, one of which is Julian's Column, erected to commemorate Julian's visit to Ankara in 362.

Although Julian was an apostate, he was a Roman emperor that Yunluo personally preferred. Its short reign of one and a half years did not leave much of a footprint. It is also rare to see this familiar name in Ankara. The other is the Temple of Augustusandrome, which as the name suggests, was built after Augustus occupied the area.

Today, there are no statues of Augustus, and even the temple itself is in ruins. The mosque built next to it is full of people coming and going. Continuing from the temple, far away on the hill, is the Ankaracitadel. Probably the oldest continuously inhabited Ankara.

The castle itself is mediocre, but it's great for climbing and looking into the distance. Ankara is located on a plateau with an average altitude of 900m+, and there are many small hills in the city, which are lined with red and white houses. Ankara's main temptation to fall into the clouds is the museumofanatolian civilizations under the mountain.

Compared to the anthropological museums in Istanbul, it is not big. But the Hittite collection is extremely rich. This great nation, which was born in Turkey, conquered the city of Babylon, defeated the Egyptian army, and resisted the two civilizations, but finally lost to a number of unknown small countries bred on the shores of the Mediterranean, and withdrew from the stage of history with hatred.

The Hittites were not very artistic, but they still left behind a number of works that were absolutely outstanding in terms of the technical level of the time. The following is said to symbolize the Hittite cosmology. This statue can definitely be regarded as the Gakmetis of that era, exaggerated and sincere, concise and delicate.

Below is the aforementioned "Three Deer" statues, which have been regarded as a spiritual symbol by generations of Ankara people who have lived in this land, even though the Hittites have disappeared completely. The most outstanding contribution of the Hittites should be the infallibility of iron smelting. Monopolizing iron smelting for nearly a thousand years, the Hittites were militarily unafraid of any other great power in the world at that time.

Like aluminum in the Napoleonic period. During the Hittite period, iron was also several times the price of gold, so such gold-sheathed iron swords were not uncommon. The Hittites also had their own script, which is the same cuneiform script as the Babylonians, which has not yet been deciphered today, more than 3,000 years later. In addition, its pottery is also quite distinctive, quite bold, very post-modern style.

Another great feature of the museum is the relief carvings of an entire room, from war to sacrifice, from everyday life to diplomatic ceremonies. Numerous. It reminds Yunluo of the Assyrian Pavilion in the metropolis, and the peoples of the Near East are all experts in relief carving. Ankara has become the capital. Kemal was indispensable.

Kemal's assessment is actually a very delicate question: if a dictator leads the country on the road to prosperity, is such a dictatorship worthy of praise? As far as Yunluo himself sees it, it seems that the Turks still have a lot of respect for Kemal, although they still have some criticism of his policy of total westernization.

As for Yunluo's personal opinion, as a believer in Plato, you can guess it without saying it, right? Ankara was pulled up by Kemal. Naturally, its statues are indispensable. Kemal was buried in Ankara after his death, and it is still one of the most famous attractions in Ankara, and admission is free. You can imagine what it looks like.

It is a large empty square and a building similar to the ** Memorial Hall, the slight difference is that the square is artificially elevated, plus it is originally located on the top of the mountain. It is even more high, and it can be seen from a distance. The guards at the door were as motionless as sculptures, and from time to time someone ran to take pictures with them and even probed people's snorts with their hands......

The memorial hall occupies one side of the square, and it looks simple and strong from the shape to the texture. The walls on both sides are painted with the heroic deeds of the Turkish ** war, which always gives Yunluo a subtle sense of immediacy. In the memorial hall is Kemal's coffin, and there are many people around who mourn silently and even cry silently (there are many young people), which makes people feel a little moved.

Speaking of which, Yunluo really hasn't entered the ** Memorial Hall, so I don't know what the scene is inside. In fact, it is just a well-dressed mound, and the real remains are behind a golden gate underground, which is usually not open to the public. What the? Crystal coffin? Bacon? You're thinking too much...... The square is surrounded by various museums, which form a corridor in a circle.

The sun is setting, and the ground is full of gold. There is a long Shinto road on one side of the square, and Yunluo thought that this was a characteristic of the Far East, but he didn't expect to see it in the far East as well. At the end of Shinto, overlooking Ankara, the angle is very good. Kemal changed the fate of Ankara, but he also usurped Ankara's history.

But a new history has begun to be written, and this vibrant city will continue to grow. For a civilization that was once prominent but completely extinct, Yunluo always had a strangely high interest. The reason for choosing to stay in Ankara, which is not very good, is largely because of Hattusha.

There are many places that can be called ancient capitals, but there are not many ancient capitals like Hatusha, which is more than 4,000 years old and almost contemporaneous (of course, much less well-known) than the city of Babylon and Thebes, Egypt. Although the former capital of the Hittite Empire was listed as a World Heritage Site as early as 1986, it compares to the likes of Pamukkale Ephesus in Istanbul.

Hattusha is still an underdog. There is not even a direct bus from Ankara to Hattusha, which is quite rare in a country with a fairly developed tourism industry. It's still quite bumpy along the way. I took the bus to Sungurlu first, and the place where I got off was actually on the highway, and I was completely confused for a while.

Refused two or three taxis to solicit customers, in fact, the people are quite friendly, but unfortunately their English level can only reach the level of soliciting customers, not enough to show Yunluo the way. Later, I finally arrived in the town of Sungurlu. The minibus looking for a transfer continued to be dizzy. After combining N gestures and diagrams to ask for directions, the enthusiastic villagers finally took Yunluo onto the minibus.

It's actually a van. The horror isn't over yet. I got on the bus after 11 o'clock, but I didn't even see the driver, so I began to doubt whether my communication with the villagers was successful; Since I didn't know what time to drive, I didn't even dare to get out of the car to eat, so I could only continue to nibble on bread in the car.

It wasn't until half past 12 that I began to get on the people one after another, and I was finally relieved. The people who got on the bus were all local villagers except Yunluo, and they were very curious about Yunluo's Asian face. Although he couldn't speak English, he still tried to communicate with Yunluo (the words he could communicate were limited to Hatusha).

In fact, it seems that there are not many Asians in the whole of Turkey, and children from school will look back curiously when they pass by the car (and the few Asians are mainly Japanese, so later there are Chinese people who ask Yunluo areyoujapanese's -_-) as soon as they meet). By 1 o'clock, the car was finally full, and the minibus sped off towards Hatusha.

The minibus actually arrives at Bogazkale, a small modern village, but only a few minutes' walk from Hattusa. Turn into the gate of Hattusa and you will be greeted by green hills. The mountains are not high. But the ups and downs are obvious; There are not many trees, so they are even more vast; Plus I didn't meet a second tourist in Hattusa all day.

Plus an empty portion. Hattusa belongs to the kind of places where real scenes are more interesting than photographs. No matter how you shine, you can't capture the spirit of the imperial capital that was invincible back then. In the distance below the hill is Bogazkale, a town scattered in its former glory. The whole of Hattusa is divided into an inner castle at the foot of the mountain and an outer castle at the top of the mountain, and according to the introduction, there are a variety of temples, residences, fortresses, and workshops.

warehouses and so on. However, there is no difference from the remnants of the foundation. I don't know whether to lament the vicissitudes of the city that used to be only a few traces now, or to lament the domineering spirit of tens of thousands of people who have gathered in such a desolate place. The city's largest complex, the ThegreatTemple, must have been quite spectacular at that time.

The outer city is finally at the top of the mountain, and the city wall on the side of the hill is still basically intact. There are also a number of gates on the city walls that have survived to this day. There are three famous ones: King's Gate, Sphinx Gate, and Lion's Gate. Each door has two layers, inside and outside. It is similar to the urn city of Huaguo. Only one side of the statue of the King's Gate remains.

What is seen now is a copy, the original in a museum in Ankara. There is a tunnel under the Sphinx Gate, which leads from the inside of the city to the outside of the city, and its purpose is still unknown. Look at the introduction. The tunnel looks a lot like an arch design, but it's not.

Because at that time, human beings had not yet invented the arch, so they suddenly had a deeper understanding of the history here. Although the tunnel slopes slightly, the exit is still high. Below is the stone wall. The river beneath the mountain was a great river, but now it was completely dried up, and the whole city fell into a great dead silence.

Only one side of the Sphinx Gate remains, standing on the highest point in the city. The last Lion's Gate, on par with the Sphinx Gate, is as majestic as it was back then. About 3 km from Hattusa is Yaz?L?Kaya, one of the religious centers of the Hittite Empire, and now there are two remaining temples, which have no roofs and have become open-air museums.

The highlight is the various reliefs left on the stones. Thanks to the blessing of the off-season, there is only one tourist in Yaz?L?Kaya, and you can enjoy it slowly. As the years passed, many of the stone carvings have been dimmed and blurred, and the effect is even more sad when the camera tosses it. But the fine brushwork and realistic portrayal seen from the scene are still vivid. Come to a clear, Twelve Gods of Hell. This is the scene of a certain emperor receiving the coronation of a god.

I hurriedly caught the only bus back to Bogazkale that day, and finally took a breath and waited slowly for the bus back to Ankara. The next part of the itinerary is Cappadocia, one of Turkey's most popular places, at least don't worry about transportation, hehe. All famous attractions are always more or less unavoidable to make people feel a little worse than they expected after traveling. (To be continued.) )

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