This is the last course of pilgrimage in this summer. 1. I searched Internet, and found this photo. The Pope and the Patriarch are friends, and they meet frequently. 2. According to original plan, I was supposed to travel from… Read More ›
14. Turkey
2019-07-28~2019-08-11
Story of Mr. Berker Ekmekci
Story of Mr. Berker Ekmekci My name is Berker Ekmekci. I am 30 years old. I was born after Chernobyl Disaster in Trabzon city located at Northern coast of Turkey. I remember that sometimes in Trabzon we heard siren sounds for… Read More ›
[386] 2019-08-08 His Holiness Bartholomew
Today I am supposed to meet His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Orthodox Church. 1. At dawn, I looked at Bosphorus Strait from Korean guest house ‘LalLalLa.’ 2. The sun is rising up above Bosphorus bridge. Orthodox Church is sometimes called Eastern… Read More ›
[384]~[385] 2019-08-06~07 Toward Istanbul
Now, I am going to long-awaited Istanbul. 1. It takes about 4 hours to travel by express train from Ankara to Istanbul. 2. I met Mr. Berker at Ankara station who got vacation leave and came to the station. I introduced… Read More ›
[383] 2019-08-05 Ankara
This is meaningful diary at Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. 1. In the morning, the weather was cool at Ankara which is located at high altitude. 2. It was Monday morning. I went to the dentist, 1 km away…. Read More ›
[381]~[382] 2019-08-03~04 Toward Ankara
This is the diary of two days which includes moving to Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. The latitude of this region is 35~39 degrees which is just like Korean peninsula. However, the central inland area is high plateau and… Read More ›
[380] 2019-08-02 Göreme of Cappadocia
We stayed one day at Cappadocia which is a famous tourist attraction in Turkey. The internet address below explains about Görome, a sanctuary of early persecution era in Christian history. http://www.outdoornews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=30701 https://www.hankyung.com/sports/article/2013090156301 1. The tourist attraction was hot air balloons… Read More ›
[379] 2019-08-01 Kayseri
I mentioned Mr. Berker Ekmekci in yesterday’s diary. He is from Trabzon and he is a friend of Ms. You. He is working in India as designer. He sent me a letter describing the sufferings he and his family underwent…. Read More ›
[377]-[378] 2019-07-30~31 Erzincan
We moved from Erzurum to Erzincan and stayed one day. Then we moved to Kayseri. 1. We left the hotel. The workers of the hotel were very kind. 2. The mosque and horsed-driven cart in combination shows Turkish atmosphere. 3…. Read More ›
[376] 2019-07-29 Beauties of Erzurum
This is the report of pilgrimage at Erzurum, which is a historical city at eastern area of Turkey. 1. While I was going to station to ascertain the train schedule, I saw this rare scene. This is a horse-driven cart… Read More ›
New Silk Road for Life and No-Nukes 