Day 4: We got up early to take a dolmus to Dogubayazit. It was described in the guidebook as a dustry frontier town crawling with soldiers, and although there were some police checks along the way, I didn't find it to be so dustry nor was it crawling with soldiers. We entered through a sea of stones which were left by lava which had clearly flowed down into the valley and solidified.
The first and only stop the first day in Dogubayazit was Ishal Paşa Palace. I don't have so much to say about this palace constructed in 1784, so please enjoy the photos.
The stonework in this palace is an amalgam of different styles: Selcuk, Ottoman, Georgian (some ornate columns), Persian and Armenian (floral work as seen in the churck on Akdamar).
The final picture shows the ruins of a fortree situated across from the palace. These are older - Urartian times?- and seem to blend right into the stones they are built on.
The first and only stop the first day in Dogubayazit was Ishal Paşa Palace. I don't have so much to say about this palace constructed in 1784, so please enjoy the photos. 
The stonework in this palace is an amalgam of different styles: Selcuk, Ottoman, Georgian (some ornate columns), Persian and Armenian (floral work as seen in the churck on Akdamar). 
The final picture shows the ruins of a fortree situated across from the palace. These are older - Urartian times?- and seem to blend right into the stones they are built on.
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