A power spot where East meets West, Turkey is ahistorical baklava. Instead of rich layers of nuts, honey and flaky crust though, it is layered with rich cultures. Hittites, Armenians, Urartians, Russians, Arabs, Romans, Greeks, Macedonians, Seljuk Turks, Mongols and
A power spot where East meets West, Turkey is ahistorical baklava. Instead of rich layers of nuts, honey and flaky crust though, it is layered with rich cultures. Hittites, Armenians, Urartians, Russians, Arabs, Romans, Greeks, Macedonians, Seljuk Turks, Mongols and Ottomans are only a few of the exotic ingredients.
After renting a cave to sleep in, Kaua‘i resident Gabriela Taylor trekked through valleys of bizarre shaped volcanic fairy chimneys and swam to a castle that appears to be floating on the Mediterranean Sea.
“Turkey Travels,” 30 minutes, will take you on an adventure through Eastern Turkey, which survived invasions by Genghis Khan as well as Alexander the Great, and then onto Konya where whirling dervishes have been spinning in ecstasy since the 13th century.
In contrast, “Journey Into Bhutan,” 30 minutes, leads you on a healing adventure through this intriguing Himalayan country where monks, monasteries and mountains are the main theme. Taylor, along with her four Kaua‘i companions, made an eight-hour trek on a torturous trail to a healing hot spring and learned the meaning of Gross National Happiness, a guiding principle of Bhutanese governance.
The third video, “The Divine Madman, a Bhutanese Saint,” 15 minutes, is a story about a 15th century wandering monk who performed miracles as well as displayed unorthodox behavior that challenged the Buddhist hierarchy. Francesco Garripoli, our tour leader, narrates stories that tell why the Divine Madman is still loved by the Bhutanese people who paint his surprising logo on their houses 500 years later.
For more information, call Taylor at 823-9013.
Free movie nights
Shows: 7-9 p.m., Monday, Kapa‘a Library
7-9 p.m., Thursday, Storybook Theater, Hanapepe
