Hallo Ihr Lieben,
(yes, we switch language from DE to EN to DE :-))
wir (die etwas faulen Blogschreiber) grüßen Euch aus der Ferne. Nun sind wir mittlerweile schon durch die Türkei gefahren, auch durch Georgien und (man glaubt es kaum) jetzt haben wir auch fast schon Armenien abgearbeitet (nächste Woche sind wir auf dem Sprung in den Iran).
Wir würden sagen ‘es ist höchste Zeit, Euch nun auch mal wieder ein paar Fotos zu schicken’ :-0 …und wir starten im Westen der Türkei, wo wir schon am ersten Tag im Örtchen ‘Kocaçeşme’ sehr herzlich von ‘Jamus’ und ihrer Familie Willkommen geheißen wurden, als wir spät am Abend dort im Örtchen strandeten. Wir standen mit unserem Truck vor einem Baum-Ast, unter dem wir einfach nicht durchpassten. Aber egal, wir fragten, ob wir uns nicht einfach für die Nacht auf ‘die Wiese dort neben dem Haus’ stellen könnten, …und schon fanden wir erste türkische Freunde.
Wir haben nun ja schon so manches Land bereist, aber die Gastfreundschaft, die uns in der Türkei von Tag 1 an entgegengeschlagen ist, war unglaublich. Kein Tag verging, an dem wir nicht irgendwo auf einen Tee (‘Cay’) eingeladen wurden oder man uns etwas aus dem Garten vorbeibrachtet. Es war der Wahnsinn! So ging es wirklich einfach, sich der Küstenlinie folgend, über Izmir, langsam Richtung Süden/Osten ins Hinterland der Türkei bis hin ins Kurdengebiet und an die syrische Grenze voranzutasten. Das Land ist so groß, vielfältig und unterschiedlich, dass wir 3 Blogbeiträge daraus machen. Auch wenn wir die Küsten und Strände der Türkei nicht so einladend fanden wie z.B. in Griechenland, so war das ‘Innenleben’ in der Türkei wirklich wunderbar. Die Natur, Berge, Täler, die reiche Kultur, das Kulinarische und sogar den sehr früh am Morgen in jedem Örtchen krächzende Muezzin haben wir ins Herz geschlossen. Fast 3 Monate bereisten wir die Türkei, und das war trotzdem nur ein erster Wurf. Man könnte leicht ein ganzes Jahr in der Türkei verbringen und es würde einem nicht langweilig. Der für uns Europäer günstige Wechselkurs macht das Leben in der Türkei sehr erschwinglich. Wäre da nicht der Dieselschock wegen der Ukrainekriese gewesen, wäre es auch kostentechnisch der größte Traum gewesen.
Und nun haben wir Euch ein paar Fotos zusammenkopiert, viel Spaß damit!
Es grüßen Euch ganz herzlich,
Heike, Carsten & der Wischnewski
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![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Welcome to Turkey!</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-1-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Within few hours we already met a great Turkish family around our translator 'Jamus' (the young lady in the red pullover)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-2-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">fresh meat and eggs, gifts from our turkish friends</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-3-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">bye-bye!</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-6-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">With the ferry towards the Asean Continent</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-4-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Nice little village in the mountains 'Assos'</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-8-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Troja</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-7-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">first Turkish food: 'pide' (a bit like pizza)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-5-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">hhhhmmm!!</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-9-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">At the beach of 'Akcay'</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-10-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Carsten bought really pretty 'feet-warmers'</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-11-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Izmir (west cost of Turkey)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-14-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Visiting the zoo of Izmir</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-12-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">hhhmmm!!</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-13-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Turkish bazzars, always interesting and busy</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-15-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The street dogs are good fet (people always leave some left-over-food)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-16-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Turkish coffee, a must have after lunch and dinner</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-17-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Clock Tower of Izmir</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-18-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">We had to buy new tires for Wischnewski. Every business in Turkey starts with an invitation for a meal (here: the team from 'Tatco Tires') - Thanks!</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-19-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">...that was not a small lunch ;-)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-20-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Our new tires</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-27-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">modern Izmir (good city the get introduced into Turkey... not comparable to the west of Turkey!)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-21-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Izmir</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-22-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Clock Tower at sunset</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-23-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A new friend we met at a gas station 'Öcan' (he helped us to find propan gas)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-25-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Öcan showed us around in Izmir</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-26-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The cosy city of 'Urla'</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-28-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">colourful</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-29-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">of course to be found everywhere: the 'minarets'</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-30-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Heike got a (temporary) cat while we were having a glas of wine in a bar</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-32-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Local market in Cesme</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-33-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Interesting: everything is to be sold on the farme's market: this is what we would call 'real sustainability' (no food to be thrown away)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-34-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Whenever we can, we have beautiful Turkish food</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-35-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">One of the famous dishes: the 'Iskender Kebab' (with a good load of warm butter on it), ...so tasty!</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-24-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">One of the must haves: Cigköfte</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-43-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Turkish coffee 'traditionally made' (hhhmm!)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-31-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Nature meets sights: in Cesme</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-36-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">This is how a traditional turkish breakfast can look like (plenty of stuff on the table)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-37-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">...as we said 😉 ...here at another location at the cost (we were the only guestss, heating was not on when we arrived...)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-38-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Nice spot for Wischnewski at 'Bayrakli Dede Beach'</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-39-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">A lot of historic sights in Turkey: here the recreation area in Celcuk</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-40-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">...you would expect this in Greece but we learned that there are even more such sights in Turkey...</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-41-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Selcuk</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-42-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">So friendly: we got a full package of 'Ayran' as a present because we parked at a Ayran factory, ...whereever we go in Turkey we experience great hospitality!</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-44-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Pamukkale: carbonate mineral from thermal springs transforms the region (looks like a snow field)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-45-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Pamukkale</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-46-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Pamukkale</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-47-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Pamukkale</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-48-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Pamukkale:special thing are the baloons that start their trip in the mornings</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-50-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">...we didn't know that we did put Wischnewski in the middle of the baloons airfiled (Carsten had to get up early that day ... to move Wischenwski out of the way)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-49-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Wonderfull in the afternoon</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-51-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">What a scenery!</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-52-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Salda Gölü Lake</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-53-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">...great spot in the nature!</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-54-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">...another quick lunch (and so cheap!)</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-55-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">View over the city 'Fethiye'</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-56-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Fethiye: seaside</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-57-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">As always: we had a 'following dog' on our side</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-58-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">The 'Tomb of Amyntas' in Fethiye, build directly into the mountain front</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-59-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Beautiful views while we were driving along the cost, eastwards</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-60-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">hhhmmm, that tasted good!</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-61-von-62.jpg)
![<span class="uc_style_uc_tiles_grid_image_elementor_uc_items_attribute_title" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Bridge at Diyarbakir</span>](https://www.wischnewski-unlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog_016-62-von-62.jpg)
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Hallo . Mein name Masoud . Willkomme in Isfahan und ich habe Ihrens Auto heute gesehen ! sehr tolles Ihnen Auto . Ich höffe Ihnen meine Stadt genießen werden . Ich möchte zukunft wie Ihnen um weltreise untermachen . das sehr spaß und spannend .
wenn Ihnen mir helfen brauchen auf meine Stadt , bitte rufen Sie an : 09132161630
Oder senden mir E-mail und sms .
Viel Spaß und Erfolg zusammen. VG
Ihr Lieben, gut & glücklich seht ihr aus. Ihr macht so eine unglaubliche Erfahrung, ich beneide euch. Vllt wird das ja mal was bei mir & Armin im Ruhestand 😅😅😅
Ganz liebe Grüße, lasst es euch weiterhin gutgehen! Frau T 😉