This is the view from the terrace when staying at the Balikcilar hotel in Konya.
Before boarding our bus to leave this morning, I decided to make my first memorable Turkish acquisition: a small silver pendant spelling out the Sufi word for all the names of God. I don't read arabic, but I'm told this name is pronounced Hu. The rough equivalent in Christian traditions would be I Am. To know more about the meaning of Hu read here.
As Konya is the burial place of the Sufi mystic and poet Rumi, this seemed like just the right treasure to carry away.
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