In the middle of Ankara we found this citadel, on top of a hill. It is the oldest part of the city, build during the Roman times.
Some of the stones were reused at a late time, when the fort was modified by the Ottomans.
Not too far is the Museum of Anatolian civilizations, featuring a nice colection of pieces collected from all over the country.
Also narby we found the ruins of the a Roman bath house. They were recently discovered.
This is the house of the first Parliament of the Turkish Republic. From this office, Mustafa Ataturk oragnized the radical changes that followed the dissoution of the Otoman Empire.
This is Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Ataturk. In the basemint there is a very interesting museum about the Turkish independence war and the reforms that followed, meant to change the obsolete laws and customs of the Ottoman empire.
Near the TCDD railway station I found this open air exhibit. Full photo archive here.
Maintenance work on Palomina: fresh oil, new rear light bulb, patched one mirror, replaced rear tire (purchased in Calcultta; hard to find one in Ankara so I had to order it from Istanbul) and front wheel bearings (OEM SKF lasted 23,000km). The shop was accessible in a very unusual way. I climbed under power but I decided to let the staff bring her down, as it was kinda slippery.

Also this shop had no motorcycle enigne oil. I sent them shopping but they kept bringing car oil. In the end I accepted to put the car oil. The next day, just as I was wondering what could be the effect on my clutch if I was to keep that oil until Bucharest, we met some local bikers. Hearing about our problem, they gave us 2 liters of Lukoil bike oil for free. Thanks again, guys!
We stayed for 4 nights at Muhammed in Ankara. Thanks again for that, and also for helping organize the bike repairs!