{"id":1505,"date":"2013-12-28T19:50:52","date_gmt":"2013-12-28T17:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2013-12-28T19:50:52","modified_gmt":"2013-12-28T17:50:52","slug":"ulus-in-ankara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=1505","title":{"rendered":"Ulus in Ankara"},"content":{"rendered":"

A<\/strong> co-worker took us to a shopping quarter in Ankara called Ulus.\u00a0 From what I understand, it is the center of the original Ankara city.\u00a0 It now encompasses some of the best shopping in Turkey with many shops, restaurants and hotels.<\/p>\n

I had been there about three years ago and found it quite an experience.\u00a0 After being there today with more time to explore, I see it is a treasure to behold, like an emerald in the sand.<\/p>\n

My co-worker had been telling me about this particular place that sells old doors and sections of woodwork from old houses.\u00a0 I am in the process of building a unique crystal radio and wanted an unusual box to place it in.\u00a0 This was the place.\u00a0 Those who come to visit will be enamored as we are of this rare find of treasures.<\/p>\n

We first had lunch at a museum that had a very nice restaurant in it.\u00a0 Then headed down the steep hill to wonder in and out of the shops.<\/p>\n

You will find many various shops.\u00a0 Coppersmiths who rattle away on copper sheeting producing intricate artwork.\u00a0 Rug dealers selling some of the rarest carpets with the richest colors and designs.\u00a0 Brass goods which reflect the sun throughout the shelving.\u00a0 Shops with an assortment of furniture from the previous two centuries.\u00a0 Textile shops with mounds of fiber stuffed into baskets outside their doorways.\u00a0 A great many shops selling a variety of nuts and spices, sitting outside tempting those passing by with a taste.<\/p>\n

Every shop we stopped in, we were asked \u201cWould you like some <\/i>\u00e7ay<\/i>?<\/i>\u00a0 (tea)\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, no thank you<\/i>.\u201d\u00a0 Five minutes later, a small saucer with a curved glass of hot tea was brought out and handed me.<\/p>\n

\u201cTe\u015fekk\u00fcr<\/i>,\u201d (thank you)\u00a0 I replied.\u00a0 It was always sweetened with lemon in it.<\/p>\n

Three years ago, I took several pictures of the area, and with what we took today, some are below.<\/p>\n

\"IMG00069-20131228-1236\"<\/a>Inside the restaurant at the museum.<\/p>\n

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Ulus.\u00a0 Those who come to visit us will be charmed as we are of this unique place.<\/p>\n

– Keep kicking.\u00a0 Dwaine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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