In Cappadocia there is too much to see for just 1½ day. We had to move on today but made some time free in the morning to see the Open Air Museum. These are churches, monasteries and tombs from the 15th century together in a small area, but what made them special was that they were all carved out in the stone pinnacles! Some of the churches still have the original drawings painted directly on the walls which was an amazing sight.
Time for diving again, and this time it would be far. We pushed on to reach Istanbul to spend an extra day there. The landscape and scenery were very beautiful and Ankara seemed enormous since it took a long time to drive past. Coming to Istanbul we read that it has 16 million people living there, to have a reference point, the same amount as the whole of the Netherlands. Turkey has beautiful roads with almost no traffic until you reach Istanbul. Today was the first day we had to use windshield wipers in 8 weeks and the first traffic jam. We made it to the old town of Istanbul around 8pm and had to find our way around and find a place to stay – both very difficult If you are coming to Istanbul try to make a reservation for accommodation. We finally found one room (with a double and single bed for 35 Euro – which is a bargain) at the Nobel Hotel near the Blue Mosque.