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Cappadocia Slideshow
Cappadocia
Travel Blogs from Cappadocia, Turkey
A Spring Hike
This morning Deb and I decided to go for a hike in the hills across the street from where we live... Turkey offers an endless array of visual treasures, both natural and forged from the hands of humans... Today we were on a search for the ...
A stroll through Pidgeon Valley
Merhaba! we've just came back - alive - from a stroll through Pidgeon Valley........ yes, the many Christians that made houses in these many fairy chimney rocks around here used to sell the pidgeon manure....... so the result: pidgeons are cool in ...
getting lost finding our way then lost again
So today we spent from 10 am till 5 pm just wondering around the mushroom capt valleys of capadocia we managed to get lost several times and then find our way out to get lost once again, thankfully its easy to figure out just run up to high ground and ...
Amazed by the Landscape
... for our flight this morning and booking a hotel for our next destination. We flew east this morning to the area of Cappadocia, known for it's incredible landscape. We had booked a room at Hotel Kelebek, a cave hotel (literally hotels that are carved into ...
Underground cities and Mushroom Houses
... things, and a bedroom that everyone shares. There were lots of photos on the walls of Ataturk, who is the first president of Turkey, Levent says that almost everyone in Turkey has a photo of him in their house, even Levent! I also rode a Turkish ...
Is your name Suzy?
... valleys and caves are such that what is geological and archeological wonder to us Americans is commonplace for the citizens of Cappadocia. There are no "DO NOT ENTER" signs or fences protecting the astonishing homes, stables, and churches hidden in the ...
Mountain Biking in Cappadocia
... us find perfect bikes that fit us all... and giving us 4 professional shipping boxes so we could safely bring our treasures home to Turkey with us... He was not only helpful, but honest and kind... He runs an awesome bike shop... and if anyone out there ...
We Can Be So Dumb Sometimes!!
Today was another hiking day, and we were excited to be able to get out and see a few more valleys in the area. The owner of the hotel we are staying at is an avid hiker so he gave us pretty clear instructions on how to make our way through the first ...
Wet day ending with a great Turkish Party....
Rain, Rain, go Away! Last night, after crawling into bed, the night sky lit up with lightning and the rain began to pour. We knew we were supposed to get rain but this was a good ole, back home, Georgia downpour. My room being on the terrace ...
Like moving to another planet
... agin it was worth spending the money to be taken to some of the most amazing sites that ive come across so far in Turkey. We spent a couple of hours wondering through the underground city which was how people hundreds of years ago used to live when they ...
Finishing the race
We said goodbye to our new friends at Mustafapasa and they gave us a wine bottle as a going away present and made reservations at Pamukkale the city we will arrive in tomorrow after a 10 hr bus ride tonight.(Andys idea) We travelled back through ...
A Visit to Tatoin
... We would highly recommend this to anyone visiting Turkey. In summary, we would highly recommend anyone who is visiting Turkey to go to Cappadocia. Mother Nature has done some amazing things, so much so that parts of the region have been deemed a ...
Tourists, tourists everywhere!!
... momentarily, but by noon İ made it to my first target of the day just 15 miles from Neveşhir, the gateway to Cappadocia. İ decided to reward myself with a simit but first İ had to overcome a dishonest bakery. Upon my request for a ...
Cappadocia -- Another World
... of columns and spaces. There were frescos on the church walls, still full of colour. Farther off, on a tour in southeast Cappadocia, we went four floors down in the underground city. The network of tunnels leading to the many rooms -- complete with ...
Cappadocia - lost for words!
I am in absolute awe of the landscape here. All I want to do is explore valley after valley and keep going deeper. Rock formations carved and sculpted over years of wind and rain create amazingly beautiful shapes. No matter ...
The way to Cappadocia
... faster. Slow lıke ox. Get nıce dınner at Turkısh pızza house. Met local boy and talked about lıfe ın Turkey. Beautıful place we are. Very lucky to be at thıs. Good bye. Mıss ...
5th November, Goreme Turkey
5th November, Goreme – Cappadocia Turkey Distance Travelled KM 10915 We enjoyed our time in Istanbul and managed to secure the Iranian visa ok, on leaving it took us a good 2 hours to cross the Bospherous and leave Istanbul city limits. Finally we ...
whirling dervish
after the tour we came back to the hotel and waited...and waited...and waited some more. The performance did not begin until 9pm, so I headed to the bar to be social with other group members...3 vodka tonics later we left for the church. My head was ...
Entrance to another world
We arrived in Urgup. Electric saz echoes over the land while we explore the places people have lived in the rocks for centuries upon centuries... this is a remarkable place, easy to ...
Old Ben Kenobi
"Your powers are weak old man" he said in his deep and sinister voice. "Strike me down and I will be more powerful than you can possibly imagine" I replied. Of course this is the typical type of banter cyclists have when they are attacking big ...
The "Open-Air Museum" - Goreme
... and then had the opportunity of acquainting ourselves with the 9,000 year-old pottery-making tradition of Anatolia, followed by another hike in one of the surrounding valleys. Cappadocia was probably our favorite site this time around in Turkey. ...
Cappadocia day 2
today was my second day here in the Cappadocia region. today i went on a tour. we saw rock formations and churches. did you know st. george is from this region? the formations here are from volcanic activity and erosion. many ...
Television, backgammon, camels and pigeons
... happy in comparison to their Egyptian cousins. I mean, the furriness alone makes them just very cute. And as a side note, my Cappadocia guide, Suat, was very upset when he heard my Egypt camel was named Moses. 'Moses is the name for a prophet.' he ...
Flintstones!
We have made our way to the center of the count via another LONG bus ride...Thank goodness for Metro bus company and their free water, tea and fruitcakeesque snacks... It was quite an unreal landscape though... We got off the bus and it literally does ...
Impressions of Istanbul...
... in the shadow of Sultanhamet Cami. Then off to a travel agent for a frustrating over-priced quote on a 3 day jaunt in Cappadocia - 496 Euro -- each! Ummmmmm, can you say independent travel? Another travel agent later we had our tix to Kayseri for YTL ...
We have landed on the Moon
... here... Last night we sucked it up and had the owner of the hotel book us reservations for a group tour of Cappadocia. Unlike Istanbul where almost everything is within walking distance, the major attractions in Cappadocia are all about one hours ...
The great race
(Susan) We thank you all for your comments. keep them coming and yes Andy ıs starting to sound more like a local all the tıme. We started out the day ...well i should really say Andy and İ started out the day early for a treck ...
The Love Valley
Hey People I am in Goreme, Cappadocia right now enjoying some Turkish coffee in a cafe. I took an overnight bus from the Selcuk to Urgup and recommend against it. The buses are really nice and comfortable but unfortunately they stop at every ...