We spent a few hours in Göynük, a small town that preserves Ottoman architecture and is built on the steep hillsides of a river valley.
![Göynük hillside](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7313/9718737876_bf5dfa24ef_z.jpg)
Many of the houses can only be reached by foot, via precipitous pathways that must be especially challenging in winter.
![up and down in Göynük](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2894/9715436123_7323d1d1e1.jpg)
![up and down in Göynük](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/9715435759_03f96a4666.jpg)
![up and down in Göynük](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2844/9718669368_8d2124608e.jpg)
Most houses have gardens, even if they’re just some soil in an empty tin or yogurt pail:
![Göynük gardens](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5539/9718782762_366db47442.jpg)
![Göynük gardens](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7373/9715549547_52f9e30f92.jpg)
and some are more elaborate:
![Göynük gardens](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7438/9715592521_1f5cfa610e_z.jpg)
It’s possible to see construction details in houses that await renovation
![Göynük details](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/9715668281_d58b64c8a3_z.jpg)
![Göynük details](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3814/9715667957_30243a639e_z.jpg)
There’s lots more to be said, of course, and quite a few more Göynük images, but I think I’ll get this one launched…