| TAKE the TURKEY (TURKIYE) TOUR Bus: |
| Displaying the Carpets |
After seeing the entire process of producing silk rugs, we entered a large room with beautiful carpets
covering the walls and floor. As we sat on the benches that lined the walls, the men began to unroll many
of the ten thousand rugs on hand at the Avanos factory, which is the largest in the country of Turkey.
My wife Nancye, seen in the photo above at left, wrote in her journal the following: "Danny got bitten real
bad with the Oriental Turkish carpet bug and could not leave without a carpet. We settled on a wool on
wool small rug with dark blue and medium rose as predominant colors. Danny had wanted a silk one but
the lowest prices for little ones were $500. So much for that! The rug we bought was not made at this
factory but was made about eight years before by Kurds. The highlight of this visit was the delightful
hospitality. We were served apple tea hot in demitasse cups with tiny spoons. We sipped politely as they
unrolled the carpets before us, as if we were people of means."
In the picture below, part of our group listens intently as the manager describes some of the carpets.
That's me (Danny Ricketts) seen from the south end.
covering the walls and floor. As we sat on the benches that lined the walls, the men began to unroll many
of the ten thousand rugs on hand at the Avanos factory, which is the largest in the country of Turkey.
My wife Nancye, seen in the photo above at left, wrote in her journal the following: "Danny got bitten real
bad with the Oriental Turkish carpet bug and could not leave without a carpet. We settled on a wool on
wool small rug with dark blue and medium rose as predominant colors. Danny had wanted a silk one but
the lowest prices for little ones were $500. So much for that! The rug we bought was not made at this
factory but was made about eight years before by Kurds. The highlight of this visit was the delightful
hospitality. We were served apple tea hot in demitasse cups with tiny spoons. We sipped politely as they
unrolled the carpets before us, as if we were people of means."
In the picture below, part of our group listens intently as the manager describes some of the carpets.
That's me (Danny Ricketts) seen from the south end.
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