I have escaped the icy clutches of Mardin (much as the poor person pictured was attempting to evade a very heavy shovelload of roof-snow), the filth and rot that comprises the Başak Oteli, and traversed the 67 km (a route that should take about 30 minutes, but took the minibus about 3 hours yesterday) to Midyat...... where, as fortune would have it, there is lots of snow. But, thank God, there is not as much snow as there was in Mardin, for which I am eternally greatful.
I'm also very greatful that my hotel room has heat. I'm not very greatful that there is no water (short of a single sink), on account of frozen pipes --- but I suppose 1 out of 2 is better than the alternative.... The upshot, however, is that I have not had a shower since the Turkish independence war in the early 1920's, and have the hair to prove it.
But, no one goes to Eastern Turkey in the middle of winter without a fleeting penchant for masochism....
Midyat: Tropical Paradise in Comparison to Mardin
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Let me observe, just in case this didnt occur to you while exposing yourself to Siberian winds, that: Exactly the same wind can be found in Ellsmere Island, (just blowing in another direction) but there is no bus that attempts a journey there so you would have missed out on that part of the experience.
Global warming will make such adventures a memory, good thing you got a taste before they are no more.
E
Allahu aqbar! My mom's PC is working again - I am able to nurse my social life ('nurse' ist probably the wrong word, as always).
Reading of dogdy hotels (Der'a was the worst I've ever had), long bus rides (12 hours in Egypt 'cause of a sandstorm) and a lot of snow (I've only had sand) I become jealous again. My ketchup-factory-work is terrible as always and staying as my mom's house is even worse.
But only nine more months from now and I'll be far far away :-)
Inshallah!
Johanna
Dera'a wasn't that bad of a hotel... At least it wasn't that cold...
Kolay gelsin, have fun at the ketchup factory...
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