Konya

 Next stop, turning (no pun intended) for home now, was Konya, home to the whirling dervishes. Unfortunately, travel planning let us down and what we thought was a nightly event was not, so we miss out. Wah. Hope to catch a performance somewhere else, but this was the place where it all started and David is very disappointed to miss out.

 Instead, we check out Rumi's tomb and the dervish lodge, wander around the 13th century mosque next door, and a few more besides, take a bus trip all over the city, and have some good food, again.

We are impressed with Konya - a clean, well-organised modern city. Very few overseas tourists come here other than on pilgrimage, and it's a bit off-season as well, but very nice place, friendly people, easy to get around and we enjoyed our time here. Try a few Konya food specialities while we're at it - in particular firin kebap, with melt in your mouth lamb and fresh baked bread. Waiter also recommends a dessert. When he asks me how it was, I say "good". He says "Not good. Perfect!" [and I would have to agree! It tasted like unbaked cake mix with honey and nuts. Mmmmmmm......]