Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Calis Beach Forum => Calis and Area - Member's Photographs => Topic started by: nichola on October 24, 2017, 09:35:21 AM

Title: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: nichola on October 24, 2017, 09:35:21 AM

A few months ago Dogan and I went to Mount Nemrut for the second time after a previous unsuccessful attempt in the middle of winter. Here's some photos of the stone heads taken at sunrise and sunset.

Sunrise

(https://s1.postimg.org/108wtd1pp7/Mount_Nemrut_East_Terrace_Sunrise_Web_2.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/108wtd1pp7/)


(https://s1.postimg.org/26s81yxox7/Mount_Nemrut_East_Terrace_Sunrise_Web_3.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/26s81yxox7/)


Sunset

(https://s1.postimg.org/9s2wkc6akr/Mount_Nemrut_East_Terrace_Sunset_Web_2.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/9s2wkc6akr/)


(https://s1.postimg.org/42ubmxja6j/Mount_Nemrut_East_Terrace_Sunset_Web_3.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/42ubmxja6j/)


(https://s1.postimg.org/1x7ofbpk23/Mount_Nemrut_East_Terrace_Sunset_Web_5.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/1x7ofbpk23/)


(https://s1.postimg.org/78ml01ohor/Mount_Nemrut_East_Terrace_Sunset_Web_8_B_W.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/78ml01ohor/)


(https://s1.postimg.org/1je02mm9gb/Mount_Nemrut_East_Terrace_Sunset_Web_9.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/1je02mm9gb/)


And one of Dogan with snow balls saved by the guards and reminiscent of our first visit where we couldn't get close because the whole place was buried in the stuff  :-\

(https://s1.postimg.org/6kvlmj7miz/Mount_Nemrut_East_Terrace_Snow_Web_10.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6kvlmj7miz/)

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: stoop on October 24, 2017, 09:42:48 AM

Great photos.

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: nichola on October 24, 2017, 10:01:18 AM

Cheers Stoop  :D

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: BernieTeyze on October 24, 2017, 10:09:09 AM

That looks like a place I would enjoy. How far is it? Great pictures as always nichola

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: Colwyn on October 24, 2017, 10:46:00 AM

How tall are those heads? Are they really as imposing as they always look on photographs? Or are they one metre high and a bit of a disappointment?

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut
Post by: KKOB on October 24, 2017, 10:46:51 AM

It's a minimum 15 hour drive from Fethiye Bernie.

It's well worth the effort especially if you combine it with stops in Aksaray, Konya and Malatya

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut
Post by: KKOB on October 24, 2017, 10:54:25 AM

Quote from: Colwyn on October 24, 2017, 10:46:00 AM

How tall are those heads? Are they really as imposing as they always look on photographs? Or are they One metre high and a bit of a disappointment?

Varying heights Colwyn. I was impressed. Which is pretty good for a cynical old git like me.  ;)

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: sadler on October 24, 2017, 13:06:49 PM

Brilliant pics Nichola.   :)

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: incir on October 25, 2017, 09:49:15 AM

That looks amazing.  Great pics.

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: nichola on October 25, 2017, 11:10:28 AM

Thanks Bernie, Sadler and Incir  :D

In answer to your question Colwyn when I first saw the heads on the East Terrace where they stood having fallen at some point off their bodies (earthquake tremor most likely I'm told) I was surprised that they weren't a bit bigger than I had expected. However some of the heads on the West Terrace - separate post coming up soon - I think may be bigger.

It's still a very impressive sight - these might give you a little more perspective

(https://s1.postimg.org/2is2e8ba17/20170612_044021.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/2is2e8ba17/)


(https://s1.postimg.org/1328uzqdgr/20170610_184517_LLS-1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/1328uzqdgr/)

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: Anne on October 25, 2017, 12:32:28 PM

Fabulous photos Nichola

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: Colwyn on October 25, 2017, 14:33:09 PM

Quote from: nichola on October 25, 2017, 11:10:28 AM

It's still a very impressive sight

Yes, I think I have been guilty of being rather shallow in equating size with imposingness (is there such a word? Why not?). My excuse is that I cannot see photographs of Nemrut without Shelley's poem Ozymandias leaping into my mind bringing with it the notion of vast statutory.

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: nichola on October 25, 2017, 15:34:45 PM

Cheers Anne  :D

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: Menthol on October 25, 2017, 16:02:15 PM

Wonderful photos, Nichola. Really makes you want to visit the site.

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: kayakebab on October 25, 2017, 16:11:41 PM

Amazing. On my list  :)

Sent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: nichola on October 25, 2017, 18:57:53 PM

Thanks Menthol and Kayakebab  :D

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: Saga Louts on October 25, 2017, 19:52:55 PM

Just amazing. so lovely to see you posting again. You look so happy.

Title: Re: Mount Nemrut - East Terrace
Post by: nichola on October 25, 2017, 20:35:33 PM

Thanks Saga Louts. I didn't mean to stop but when away for three months with only a phone to post with 99% of the time the text is small I found it hard to read even with my glasses, never mind write so I just got out of the habit.

Anyway I'm back now  ;D