Menderes, the army captain that picked us up on our way to the Monastery (saved us the 15 km. walk up the icy road) visited it with us, bought us lunch, told us lots of great things about Turkey, and drove us back down. East, west, home is best. he said. In other words, seeing the world is fantastic but theres no place like home. We agree. Turkey, Sumela Monastery - 06-Dec-06