Konya is a city to the south of Ankara, and can be reached by high speed train in just under 2 hours. This is how we chose to travel as it is reasonably priced and of course the quickest way to get there. This was the second time we had used the high speed train and it was just as efficient and comfortable this time around.
Konya is well known for the Whirling Dervishes, but the best time to visit to see these is in December, so we missed out on this. We did however visit the Mevlana museum
Konya is well known for the Whirling Dervishes, but the best time to visit to see these is in December, so we missed out on this. We did however visit the Mevlana museum
Konya is a very traditional city, the city centre appears to be quite small, but the city does cover a large area, it's the seventh most populated city in Turkey.
While sitting in the park where Alaeddin Mosque is located, we were approached by some children. 'Where are you from?' they asked. 'What is your name?'. There were about 10 of them and they were 12 years old, and wanted to practice the English they learnt in school. They then tested us to see if we could pronounce their names, I think we passed! Then they asked the question 'Do you have an I love you?', we had to smile at the way they asked the question, they got their mobile phone out and then asked again 'You married?'
Our day out in Konya was interesting and I am looking forward to visiting another city next month. Hmmm where will it be.
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