June 23, 2014

Tokat and Amasya

Monday 23/06/2014 and Tuesday 24/06/2014.

Monday 23/06/2014 Trabzon to Tokat journey.

Beach between Giresun and Ordu.

Unye.  Rock tomb dated between 7000BC and 5000BC, before the bronze age,
so the rock was carved using stone tools, there weren't other tools !

This kind man, after guiding to the tomb, insisted to visit his wooden house.
Lateron, he refused any compensation for his effort.  Embarassing !


Unye Castle, ~200BC.
There is another tomb at the foot of the hill.

Rock tomb near to the castle.
Notice the eagle carved in the upper right corner of the grave.


 Unye castle gate.

Freshly picked peaches stall along the road.

Very, very juicy peaches !

Tokat, what's all this about ???

Tuesday 24/06/2014 - Tokat to Amasya journey.

 Tokat, the citadel.

Tokat, the beautiful city museum.

Tokat, the city museum

 Tokat, the city museum garden.  Help !

 Tokat, old city streets.

Amasya and the rock tombs, 400BC.

Amasya, visiting the royal tombs (now bare rooms filled with rubbish).

Amasya, asking Ataturk where to go now.


Amasya city museum.  Miniature Roman art, about 1.5cm size.

Amasya, graveyard.  "Somebody there?"

 Amasya, as seen from the castle.



Sultan Bayezit II mosque complex (mosque, islamic school, kitchen and hostel),
15th century, as observed from the castle (zoomed picture).

Amasya, Sultan Bayezit II complex, the mosque.

Amasya, Sultan Bayezit II complex, the mosque.


Amasya, the asylum where mentaly disordered people were cured (1308).
Now museum of medical history.

Amasya by night, observed from the crowdy river promenade.




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