To leave Istanbul was as expected combined with endless traffic jams and so I reached Safranbolu only after sunset. Due to its half-timbered houses, the city is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. The small town is actually very nice, but after six hours on the bike I was pretty tired and as beautiful as this little village is, the partly rocky ground and small pathways gave me on my fully loaded GS some difficulties in the evening.
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