Amasya

This weekend I went for a wonderful get-a-way to...Amasya! A few friends and I hopped on a bus Friday night for a six hour bus ride to the north east. We simply walked around the city, climbed a mountain to see a castle, and ate some maraş dondurma. But I have to say one of the highlights was watching the Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray football game on the big screen T.V. at the hotel. There were a ton of people there to watch the game and they were separated: Fenerbahçe fans in one room, and Galatasaray fans in another. It was so intense. When Galatasaray won everybody ran out onto the street and I felt like all of the men from the city gathered with flares and flags to celebrate. People were driving up and down the street for hours, just honking their horns and yelling. It was quite the experience. The next day we hit the museums and had lunch by the river. It was so beautiful and exactly what I needed to recharge for the long week this week!