Merhaba,

Here are the last news from Göreme and the Capadoce (middle of Turkey)

Saturday january 5th, my firsts steps at the bus station at Istanbul, go to the cashpoint. I don't think to  my next destination.

A man with a young daughter wait near me; he ask with a big smile, where do you go ? I answer that i don't know and return the question ?

Eregli, it's a beautiful place !

Under a beautiful blue sky,  i have the idea to see "the black sea" before to have my Iranian  stamp at Ankara.

The bus was full and i take the second after have the phone n° from the lovely man.

In the bus i meet Sherat, a Turc student who invit me for a night in a flat at Ankara. Invitation accepted with pleasure.

We have finished the evening in a pub with a guitar singer (guitar = saz "turc") , a few costumers danced traditionnal dances which look like britain dances. Like i have my guitar and my harmonica, i finished the evening with some sings and invited the costumer to discover the coutry dance . It was happier.

The day after, i rejoin Eregli, Ayhan that i met the day before. He wellcomes me with Arman, his brother and Neslihan, his niece, english teatcher (good for me). Ayhan was came back to meet his family during 3 days of holidays and it's with his uncle and his aunt (Sabri and Belguzar) that i can inhabit.

These 3 days, we stay together; i have met his family  who was at each time fantastic; always the same thing: tea with food like nuts, yogurt (from house) or also simits ( cake you can bought in the streets).

During 2 days, i have drink only water with tea; one day i stay in the village where come from Ahyan in the mountains.

In the pub, the men with all ages (not child) play cards games and dés like Tamra. I have offered a music break to change with succes.

After look promising to get back the hearty family, i go to Ankara by hitch hiking and by bus . I slept 2 nights in a hotel and taken my Iranian stamp; (the stamp is a paper which allowed to let in a country).

Alas, i had not the stamp to Pakistan, because there are bigs problems .

I tried to have it in Iran but it will be very difficult.

Now the pub finishes the evening and i can stop my message.

Gülüpe üluse***

Pierre