Goreme National Park (Goreme Milli Parklar)

11-23-08

Day 8

I woke up to some guy telling us to get off the bus. We told them that we were getting off at Gormeo and he told us that we had to transfer. We later found out that we did not have to get off and he was just lieing to us to get us to buy tours and in fact he did not even work for the bus. He worked for the tourist …

After a good night sleep we had a nice turkish breakfast on the terrace. It was worth the climbing of two stories of very steep stairs. Not the stairway to the stars but pretty close!
I booked for myself balloon trip and Jane hesitates between camel or horse riding.
Well then began the serious things: after a walk of half an hour with …

Muy cansado por el viaje del dia anterior me tenia que levantar a las siete AM para arrancar mi recorrido por la Cappadocia. Ni el despertador ni la Nippona voz de Junko pudo despertarme. Hasta que la escuche a ella por swgunda vez y faltaban 10 min para que me recogieran del tour, asi que desayuno express y sali rajando pues el minibus estaba …

Hoy nos pasan a buscar 4.55 pero me puse el despertador tipo 4.30am pero no se porque me dormi tipo 00.30 y me esperté a las 3am. Será el cansancio que traigo a cuestas. Me habia dormido luego de un dia de nevada y mal tiempo, con lo cual no se auguraba un clima favorable para el vuelo. Pero Ala akbarrrrrrr!!!!! Let the sunshine

Salimos …

... . Bad tourist, bad bad tourist. On day 3 we got out on the highway, literally. We decided to hire a scooter and see Goreme National Park and the surrounding valleys. We had a 120cc Yamaha beast to burn up the miles in and boy did that little puppy ...

... of Ephesus, moved down to the small Turkish village of Koycegiz on the lake, then it was over touristy Olu Deniz - the national park with a spectacular blue lagoon side by side with tacky british bars and shops catering soley for the tourist, then up to ...

... and monasteries still retain some very impressive paintings which the pictures will show. We also did some more hiking in Goreme National Park.  Gorgeous scenery allowed us to escape the tourism that fills this area of the country. From here ...

... hike through the badlands of Cappadocia.  Choice - Pasabagi Valley.  Absolutely worth it, but don't forget this ain't no National Park.  There are no handrails.     Once again, we had the place almost to ourselves, but ...

6/4 Driving into Goreme reminded me of when you drive into Grand Canyon National Park and get your first glimpse of the Grand Canyon. It was that amazing! You just crest a hill and before you are cave houses, fairy chimneys and a surreal landscape. ...

... The second day there I mostly just relaxed and read. The village is in a beautiful valley that looks like it could be in a national park in the Rockies. That evening I took an overnight bus to Goreme, in the central region of Turkey called Cappadocia. ...

... the best Byzantine aged cave dwellings and chapels can be found and they have been preserved in a World Heritage Site/National Park, since around the 1960's. Unfortunately the preservation and protection didn't come before some serious vandalism of the ...

... that they try to make it down there, but it was great that they planned to enter the States by coming down through Glacier National Park.  They then planned to make at least 600 miles in a day across South Dakota.  He was asking me about speed ...

... and even whole city complexes into the tufa. It is a hugely popular tourist area and has a significant World Heritage Site and National Park. The Ilhara Valley has been carved through the tufa by a small river, which means it has trees and shade and ...

Yes, Cappadokia, National park, called the nicest place of Turkey. The nature is awesome, more than beautiful. You can enjoy a lot, if you are on the right tour. Yes, you read right. We haven't been on the right tour. We booked it in Antalya, with a lot ...