Cappadocia, Turkey
(The calendar is misbehaving, so these entries are out of order.)
Cappadocia is one of those fascinating places that defies description. We could go on and on about the landscape, the cave-dwelling people, the rock churches... but it's probably better to just post a bunch of photos so you can see for yourselves.
Despite what guidebooks and travel agents lead you to believe, Cappadocia is very easy to see without loads of expensive guided tours and such. Goreme, our home base, offered tons of amazing walking opportunities in the surreal landscape. A fantastic end to our time in Turkey.
Love Valley.
Sword Valley.
Pigeon Valley.
Can't remember what all of these spots are called...
Hanging with Ahmet, a dude who drove us around for a day. He digs practicing English and listing to Koran cassettes in his car.
Rooms at our cave accommodation.
Sunset over Goreme.
Cappadocia used to be a center of Christianity, and the monks built churches and monasteries into the rocks.
This rock used to house a church (top).
Here's a dining table for the monks.
Air holes from an old cave dwelling.
The Uchisar fortress used to house the entire town. After centuries of erosion and collapses, it looks like a dollhouse today.
Abandoned houses in Uchisar.
You've seen a dog door; here's a chicken door.
The unfortunately named "fairy chimneys."
Our favorite cheap meal: gozleme (think Turkish quesidilla) and ayran, a salty yogurt drink.
8/1/2007 :
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