STEPS IN TURKEY EU. 2006

Europe-Asia Travel is not just go the other way, but also to discover to always be on the other side . The known and the unknown are both, a realtà, experience is a mysterious family Something or Someone who seemed to know, maybe proves indecipherable and foreign ,while a culture or country that we thought different, they show similar and relatives ... . But where is the boundary of the Continent ? Do you see moving fish free in both the Asian shore than in the European. Our country is the world like to fish the sea

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1. Turkey

2. history 13th stage

3. Map 13th stage

4. There are many people I meet every day..

5. ..their "face" now belongs to me

6. sigh!!…no I'm not briosce, but wholemeal bread as hard as marble

7. I often see strange vehicles against-sense

8. Truckers

9. Some truckers advised me to follow the path of the tractor .. a bit 'difficilina or not..

10. Any way you look at it or you follow the direction is always ... lontanina

11. Border

12 . without words

13. Turkey

14. The assault on the part of the usual school

15 . without words

16. Cronistoria 14

17. map stage 14

18. Edirne

19. Luleburgaz ... si Mangia

20. Silivri

21. Speechless

22. history 15

23. Map 15

24. Hilly path-breaking legs , with strong headwind, often not even downhill could exceed 20kmh

25. more rain but finally .. the Marmara Sea ..

26. a grintoso.. colleague

27. Suburbs Istanbul I called the Italian Consulate, for advice about how to cross the bridge, saw the danger of the road

28. If I had waited 2 the 3 days, I would give him an escort of the Local Police .. I was not even the king Taetù

29. or I could always cross with a taxi ... it's so simple.. I preferred to do ...

30. and then gradually more pedaling towards' ... Asia. Kartal Here are a fisherman

31.Cronistoria 16

32. Map 16 Eagle-Ditch

33. Danger accident

34. Speechless

35. Finally dopo 2 h. esco (harmless) the bedlam of traffic ... POSTCARD?

36. The boats. Old iron?

37. MIRAGE?

38No .... it is the blue teaches Bianchi

39. Korfex. Shop the smole (cyclist)

40.Speechless

41. RANGE While waiting for the "check-up" bike

42. or another .. I .. o .. radius?

43. ... The.. VOICE

44. THE VOICE OF GOD?????

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2 Cronistoria 13° Tuesday 9 May (Bulgaria/Turkey) Plovdiv-Edirne

Stage altogether pleasant . Time serene despite the horrendous weather, meeting different schools . no particular problem at the border with the Turkish military and taken aback that most surprised are incredulous .... I do wish

2 Map Stage 13 Plovdiv-Popovitsa-Khaskovo-Lyubimets-Svilengrad.Edirne

With end-. Allow me some photos because the "climate in this border is more relaxed." Will I have to go in the tub and shower .. for the usual ritual of washing ... A little like a symbolic purification from ... (country) past(?)The military border in general have always been very understanding and kind towards me. Unfortunately I always lied to them, my true final destination, although on my passport I had already seen in Syria and Jordan. At the beginning, because I was almost convinced we can not do, and so I declared that the final goal was

Italians to reach friends Intanbul, then instead once they have reached the Muslim countries advised me .. sigh.. that it was better not to mention the holy city Jerusalem ...

Barbarian invasions ... worse ... believe me when I stopped the calls of the students I was then buried by

myriads of happy children for the simple fact to touch my bike ... shake my hand or turn phrases in their academic (if compared to my) English

It often happened that the people met to apologize for their limited knowledge of English, without realizing that it was not them but I a not anderstand

Edirne-Havsa-Babeski-Luleburgaz-Ulas-Corlu-(Silivri)

Silivri-Buyunkcekmece-Istanbul-eagle

A Luleburgaz pranzo . As always, a moment later, with my presence would fill the tables ... I was an attraction for locals. Pictured pretend contentment, unfortunately as always the pizza (when you find) you always prepare it with the sausage of a goat that gives the food a classic scent or smell of wild or better .. better than urine sick

Corlu arrived in continuation to almost Silivri to get as close as possible to Istanbul .

I find a Motel or better brothel with ballroom,so is the casino and the deafening noise that sleep very little, also because of night, the "sirens" vain I knock on the door several times

Flat stage but busy, also the daredevil minibus they cut

continually contend the road in a passenger in most, I presume to take in the near Izmit.

This MPV,to avoid a bus full of people, has just finished an impressive spun finished right in front of my bike. Note the braking and the fact that he had stopped even in the opposite direction to its march

Korfex. Shop the smole (cyclist) . Finally dopo 12 days of fruitless search Izmit just before meeting a real cyclist. A regulated at all, but in particular, I settle permanently (also changing shoes) the malfunctioning brakes. A boon came about, because the next day I expect the steep climbs and descents breakneck of Cappadocia. Satisfied I give the rider even a small tip (is by no means my habit I want to say) , I moved the cyclist says he is happy because I understood the job done