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*View over the town of Sivrihisar.*
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**Ciao, Hive family!** ✌️
The first chapter served as a brief introduction to my journey across Turkey ([here](https://peakd.com/hive-163772/@alecaltab/exploring-turkey-day-1-from-istanbul-to-eskisehir)). In this new article I'll take you to a small village, **Sivrihisar**, where I spent most of my time.
Upon disembarking from the bus, <strong>I strolled through the town center</strong>, immersing myself deeply in its streets, as well as its life and history.
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This statue represents <strong>Nasreddin Khoja</strong> riding his donkey. He was a philosopher and is now remembered as <strong>a typical folkloric character in the entire Muslim world, from China to Morocco, mostly associated with amusing tales carrying meaningful morals</strong>. He is particularly popular here as he's believed to have been born in this town.
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I also visited <strong>Kent Ormanı</strong>, a tranquil park. When I arrived there it was deserted, and I spent some time sitting on a swing, contemplating and enjoying the shade of the trees—bearing in mind that <strong>the temperature was a scorching 43°C</strong>.
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Now it's time to explain the reason of my travel.
I came here <strong>following a cultural exchange with Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese and other Italian guys</strong>, so I got the chance to immerse myself in the local culture, especially because <strong>my Turkish mates could translate everything for me</strong> (villagers didn't speak English). So, even in my first hours, <strong>I've been able to live wonderful experiences that would have been closed to me if I had been alone</strong>.
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<strong>Let me give you an example!</strong>
At first, I  couldn't understand what this nice man was yelling from his balcony. I didn't even know what to do with him. Then, a Turkish guy arrived and translated for me: "<strong>He's inviting you to drink çay inside his house</strong>". Çay is the typical Turkish tea. We drank tea all together and after that, the old man decided to show us his car, telling us his story: <strong>he drove this car in a famous Turkish TV show, and the production gave him an official sticker that he proudly affixed to the glass of his car</strong>. He was super proud about it. We also took a picture all together.
In the following minutes, <strong>this scene has been repeated many times: little conversations, tea, coffee and new tales colored my afternoon</strong> showing me the huge heart of the people I had in front of me.
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It was time to return to the accommodation where we were staying...
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...and where I risked to get arrested a couple of hours lat... ehm, sorry, <strong>had a pleasant meeting with Turkish police</strong> 🙄

In the next chapter, I'll finally take you on a discovery of some very unique places in Sivrihisar. The journey is just beginning! <strong>Thank you so much for accompanying me</strong>. It's so sweet for me to reminisce about those days.
<strong>Thank you also for your support and for your time</strong>. For every question or detail, you can find me in the comments!
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<em>See you on the road,
Alessandro</em>
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