Afyon - the town of free sweets

We stopped by the little town of Afyon both to check out its fort - whch is excellent- and to break up an otherwise long bus ride. The fort is great, perched atop a rocky outcrop that overlooks the city. Hearing the haunting ezan (Muslim call to prayer) echo as it bounces off the stony hills all around was amazing. It also gave us excellent views of the town, especially the older part which has its fair share of Ottoman houses and mosques dotted every few blocks clearly visible because of their distinctive minarets.

But what made Afyon so remarkable wasn't its great fort, but its great people. The Turkish people are among the friendliest we've ever met and Afyon is a town that probably doesn't see that many foreign tourists so the locals were quite curious about us and very happy to help us out. Turkish people also love to handout free samples of their food, including delicious baklava and lokum (turkish delight), occasionally dripping honey on the shop floors.