Re: february holidays in Ankara Posted: Sun December 9, 2007 07:22 AM UTC
I have been living in Ankara for the last 10 months, and altought I really enjoy it, I must say that there is very little to attract a tourist here.
The good thing is that from Ankara, you can go easily and cheaply to other interesting cities in Turkey. Cappadocia is only 4h by bus; Safranbolu is 2h30. There is also some very, very convenient night train (sleepers with bed and blankets, clean and confortable to sleep, costing around 50 YTL one-way each if you are sharing the cabin with your friend)to Istanbul, Izmir and Adana. So instead of staying two weeks in Ankara, what would be absolutely boring, I would plan to use it as a base to explore Turkey!
About the time... well, it`s winter, so it`s cold in Ankara. You need a winter coat, and there is snow! It will be also rainy. The coast (Izmir) will be warmer. In another hand, there will be no other tourist!
Turkey in general is very safe. I'm a young woman and I never feel worry about going alone in any part of the cities.
I often stayed in 2 stars hotel; some are good, others no. Anyway, in Turkey, you don`t have to book ahead. Just walk in the hotel, ask to see the room, ask the price and then offer what you want to pay! The rates you can see at the front desk are "fictionnal" prices, you will always pay something like 50 to 75% of it, depending of is the hotel is full are not, if you are good in barginning, etc.
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