Everyone is really excited about this town Safranbolu near the Black Sea coast. It’s one of the must see sites and all the Turkish tourists take over the hotels on weekends. Why? Because it has a cute old village with famed “Ottoman” architecture. We couldn’t figure out for a long time what the big deal is. These Ottoman houses look a lot like older western homes in the UK, western Europe or east coast US. In fact, our hotel seemed very much like a ski lodge up in Tahoe. But I guess it’s a big deal when half the country is living in either concrete bunkers or shacks made of dry stacked rock and heated by hay and dung.