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Trip Status #14 Istanbul | 旅行信息#14伊斯坦布尔

Trip Status #14 Istanbul | 旅行信息#14伊斯坦布尔

June 2019 · 4 min read


Trip Summary


We've arrived in Turkey's biggest city İstanbul after cycling through some scenic and magical places. We arrived on June 5th after cycling a further 2590 km, bringing our total to 16945 km. On this route we saw numerous policeman, deep blue Mediterranean Sea, and magical hot air balloons.

我们在一些风景优美的地方骑行后抵达土耳其最大的城市伊斯坦布尔。 我们在经过2590公里的骑行后于6月5日到达,使我们的总数达到16945公里。 在这条路线上,我们看到了无数的警察,深蓝色的地中海和神奇的热气球。





Sensitive Region


After leaving Iraqi Kurdistan we entered a region in Turkey which had a heavy police present. The southern border along Syria also had military checkpoints at every towns. In some cities we visited, we were told that half the city were bombed or destroyed only 3 or 4 years before!

The timing of our visit wasn't so good either. In combination with the local elections and the Christchurch's mosque tragedy, being a New Zealander for the first time felt unsafe. We had several instances where a policeman plainly said they "didn't like NZ". The officer probably knew little about the event besides the headline from the newspaper.

It was very awkward everytime we mentioned we were New Zealanders. Imagine someone starting a conversation with "in your country my Muslim brothers got killed in a shooting". We tried explaining that our country is diverse and full of different ethnicities.




Half of old town is fenced off due to destruction


敏感区域


离开伊拉克库尔德斯坦后,我们进入了土耳其的一个地区,警察在场。 叙利亚南部边界也在每个城镇都设有军事检查站。 在我们访问过的一些城市,我们被告知,只有3或4年前,有一半的城市遭到轰炸或摧毁!
我们访问的时间也不是那么好。 结合当地选举和克赖斯特彻奇的清真寺悲剧,第一次成为新西兰人感到不安全。 我们有几次警察明确表示他们“不喜欢新西兰”。 除了报纸的标题之外,这名官员可能对此事件知之甚少。
每当我们提到我们是新西兰人时,这都非常尴尬。 想象一下有人开始与“在你的国家,我的穆斯林兄弟在枪击中被杀”的对话。 我们试图解释我们的国家是多元化的,充满了不同的种族。

Election Night Party

Local elections in New Zealand aren't that exciting, but here it was very festive. It was interesting to see big crowds outside the candidate's office. The party included music, fireworks, flags and lots of police hanging around.

We were in Diyarbakir on election night and conveniently our host's apartment was very close to an office. The crowd grew in size overnight and we could see clearly from above. At times people poured onto the street causing massive traffic jam.

One time we saw the police truck spraying water into the crowd. Luckily nothing serious happened because there were armed policemen everywhere. Extremely intimidating for the Kurdish people celebrating the victory result. After midnight the crowd dispersed and everyone went home.





选举之夜晚会


新西兰的地方选举并不令人兴奋,但在这里非常喜庆。 在候选人办公室外看到大批人群很有意思。 派对包括音乐,烟花,旗帜和许多警察。
我们在选举之夜在迪亚巴克尔,方便我们的主人公寓非常接近办公室。 人群一夜之间变大,我们可以从上面清楚地看到。 有时人们倒在街上造成大规模交通堵塞。
有一次我们看到警车向人群喷水。 幸运的是没有发生任何严重事故,因为到处都有武装警察。 对库尔德人民庆祝胜利结果极为恐惧。 午夜过后,人群散去,每个人都回家了。

Taking the Little Road

Occasionally we forget about the importance of enjoying the journey over the destination. With so many routes to choose from it is tempting to choose the shortest and most direct. These are generally highways which bypasses every villages.

On two occasions we took the smaller roads, from Mersin to Nevşehir and Ankara to Bolu. Both times we were slow but absolutely enjoyed the quiet road. The road may be steep, damaged and windy, but seeing the villages and hidden natural beauty paid for the hard work.

We stopped for ice cream at a shop once, and the owner was confused why we took this road instead of the highway. He gave us direction to the highway, but he didn't realize if we really wanted to visit the villages.









走小路


偶尔我们会忘记享受目的地之旅的重要性。 有这么多的路线可供选择,很容易选择最短和最直接的。 这些通常是绕过每个村庄的高速公路。
有两次我们走了较小的道路,从梅尔辛到内夫谢希尔和安卡拉到博卢。 两次我们都很慢,但绝对享受安静的道路。 这条路可能是陡峭的,破损的,有风的,但看到村庄和隐藏的自然美景为辛勤工作付出了代价。
我们在一家商店停了一次冰淇淋,店主很困惑为什么我们走这条路而不是高速公路。 他给了我们高速公路的方向,但他没有意识到我们是否真的想去参观村庄。

Hot Air Balloons at Cappadocia

This region is full of natural attractions, tourist busses and wonderful camping spots. With some luck, we got to stay in two different cave hotels for free. One hotel manager even drove us to see the balloons at 4:30 am. We felt extremely lucky.

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Another day we explored the valleys together with a cycling couple from the Netherlands. On our bikes, we managed to cycle the Sunset valley, Love valley and Pigeon valley. It was a hot day but we really enjoyed ourselves and made some new friends.











在卡帕多西亚的热气球


这个地区充满了自然景点,旅游巴士和美妙的露营地。 运气好的话,我们可以免费入住两个不同的洞穴酒店。 一位酒店经理甚至开车送我们去凌晨4:30看气球。 我们感到非常幸运。
另一天,我们和来自荷兰的自行车夫妇一起探索了山谷。 在我们的自行车上,我们设法绕过日落谷,爱谷和鸽子谷。 这是一个炎热的一天,但我们真的很开心,结交了一些新朋友。



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What's next?

We're sad to say goodbye to Asia. It's been an amazing 15 months cycling journey. The next and last part of our tour is Europe! We enter through Bulgaria and finish in Portugal around October.

下一步是什么?


我们很难过跟亚洲说再见。 这是一个惊人的15个月骑自行车之旅。 我们巡演的下一部分和最后一部分是欧洲! 我们从保加利亚进入并在10月左右在葡萄牙结束。

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