Backpacking in Turkey: Ankara, Capital City
November 13 2020 | Tagged: Turkey
Ankara, capital of Turkey; yes, Istanbul is not the capital. The 2nd biggest city in Turkey after Istanbul. Bit of a concrete jungle actually and doesn't really have that much going for it but still worth a look round.
I travelled to Ankara on the YHT Yüksek Hızlı Tren (High Speed Train) from Istanbul. In 2013 I had taken the bus and then taken the sleeper train further east to Erzurum.
I wanted to ride that train and blog about the Capital Ankara. Period.
I stayed as last time for 3 or 4 nights at the Deeps Hostel, a comfy place to hang out for a few days, breaking up the journey.
I went to Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey.
I wanted to ride that train and blog about the Capital Ankara. Period.
I stayed as last time for 3 or 4 nights at the Deeps Hostel, a comfy place to hang out for a few days, breaking up the journey.
I went to Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey.
I headed out the Ankara Castle via the Atatürk Statue:
The Altındağ Camii:
And the Haci Bayram Mosque:
Next to the ancient ruins of the Temple of Augustus:
And finally to the Ankara Castle for the rather awesome city panorama:
On the way back I stopped off at the Gençlik Parkı but the lake has been drained. But read a few chapters of Down And Out In Paris And London. Decent enough place to sit for an hour or two.