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Goreme Slideshow
Goreme
Travel Blogs from Goreme, Turkey
Fairy Tales
... , including John, Peter, and Lazarus - all followers of Jesus who were said to have concluded their preaching circuits in Turkey. Usually, a plaster base layer was applied to the walls that was made of pigeon shells, and then the frescoes were painted on ...
Fairy Chimneys
... have been. We spent 5 days here in the end exploring some of the most and least touristy bits. The open area museum in Goreme is a great place, and the fresco's are amazing, but most have faded or pealed away, so imagination is required. The whole area ...
Living it in a Cave
Hey All, I'm in Göreme in Cappadpcia (or Kapadocia as Turks spell it). It's pretty cool here, I've been living in a cave and hanging out with Brazilian documentary makers and a Romanian stem-cell biologist! Got my first night bus out here which was ...
Cappadocia
... the Aussies in Goreme, the main town of the Cappadocia region. Cappadocia is really unique and ended up being my favourite part of Turkey by a long way. The area is made of lots of strange rock formation, deep valleys, and is home to a ...
Turkey...it's what's for Dinner
... the upcoming NATO conference) and ready for something slower. Based on recommendations we decided to head to Cappadocia and flying Turkey's equivalent of Southwest we got 1-way tickets for $60. Arriving late in Cappadocia we decided to find the best ...
Capadocia!!!
... a lot of turks smoke weed. it was an interesting hour or so. anyway, last night i caught an overnight bus from istanbul to goreme, which is in the region of capadocia. on the bus i met a bunch of canadians, and we seem to be staying at the ...
Where Dr. Seuss and Star Wars Collide.
... to do me much good, as I can't sleep worth a damn. I managed to catch forty winks though and upon waking up in Goreme I thought that I was still dreaming. This place is straight out of an acid trip. The region is called Capadocia and it is famous for ...
Tatooine
... walk with a friendly guy from the hostel who took us on a tour of the many interesting valleys surrounding Goreme. The formations resulting from the rock erosion are just endlessly interesting and he also took ...
On the road
... ;ma ıs a 1987 beauty that even though doesn't have much poke ıs a smooth and comfortable enough rıde. So Goreme, ıt's a small town ın the mıddle of what they lıke to call faıry chımneys. Rock ...
Turkey Part IV: Goreme to Istanbul
... and also a dance from each of the regions in Turkey. As Turkey is such a huge country, the regions are so incredibly different - Turkey is on the one hand Balkan and European, and on the other, Middle Eastern, Caucasian and Asian. It is also as much a ...
Green Tour and Turkish Night
Today we went on a tour that took us to the underground city of Derinkuyu, Ihlara Valley, Selime Cathedrale and an onyx jewellery workshop and store. The underground city was particularly interesting as it was where Christians took refuge to ...
Balloons, Bikes and Fairy Chimneys
... this point, so we didn't spend a whole lot of time there. We enjoyed a nice relaxing lunch at Mercan Cafe, overlooking "downtown" Goreme. We weren't going to eat very much, but then our waiter reassured us that the Turks say "a man without a big ...
Das letzte mal im Zelt / The last time in the tent
... stay for 2 nights to do some work and preparartions for the trip through Iran. Continue with James and his Triumph Tiger again to Goreme to see at least one of the missed sights. This time with tent on a lonely but friendly running campground. It will be ...
Flintstones
... for the next few days. Excited to explore this amazing landscape of Cappadocia. Arrived at Star Cave hotel at 6:30am in Goreme, everyones sleeping. I waited around till one guy got up to prepare breakfast. I ended up in the kitchen with him helping ...
Cappadocia
I am not even sure how these these came about * but these lımestone rocks made it easy for people to carve houses and even entire cities into the sides of hills and mountains. Some of these pictures were taken from a 4-level underground city that ...
Wake-up call at 4:30 AM, not fun
... cave, but still cave-style and very cool and we were luck to score one of their 7 rooms! Afterward we went to the Goreme open-air museum, Uchisar, and Pasa Baglari. Not much to say here but that this place is awesome and the pictures don't do ...
More Walking and Exploring
... Hotel and had flown in from Istanbul that morning to join us on the same tour. It's a fantastic view from our terrace looking out across Goreme village and rock formations to the coloured cliffs a few miles away - and even more beautiful in the ...
Fairy Chimneys and Cave Livin
... shacking up in the side of a cave. The balltearing bus from Antalya tarrived early morning in the gorgeous, amazing little town of Goreme, centred right in the guts of the world famous Cappadoccia region, which is right in the guts of Turkey itself. I ...
The ballooning capitol of the world!
... with dial-up Internet and no ATM's within a 100km radius... I made my way to a new popular tourist destination in Turkey: Cappadocia. Cappadocia is made up of many different amazing rock formations, caves, mountains, and basically is just plain ...
The Town of Bedrock
... . There are few places in the world with a geography and history like that of Cappadocia in central Turkey. Rising out of the ground like giant stone mushrooms these unique formations cover the landscape and have been used ...
Magıcal Cappadocıa
Dug ınto the sıde of the mountaın we are stayıng ın the wonderful Cappadocıa cave Suıtes ın Goreme. THe regıon ıs a mountaınous terraın surrounded by hıgh and formerly actıve volcanoes. The hıstorıc eruptıons covered the valley wıth tuff ...
Cave life
... We have been in cities for too long. We yearn to escape. We are going to live in a fairy chimney (hopefully) ! September 6th, Goreme, Turkey. I am writing this literally sat in a cave whilst a dust storm rages outside. I'd better bring this journal up to ...
Last Day in Cappadoccia
... Istanbul . Here is the Menemen recipe we wrote down after enjoying it every morning for breakfast in Goreme. Menemen - Turkish Omelet In a clay pot heated on the stove cook onion, garlic and green chilli or capsicum. ...
ROSE AND RED VALLEY
... climb out of the valley and to the ridge top. We see a parking area and head for it, hoping to catch a ride back to Goreme. A young Turkish couple pick us up, they are touring this area and we all get lost. Len takes out our little map and helps ...
It Had to Happen One Day
TToday marked the first bought of food poisoning for both Brendan and Michelle since setting off over seven months ago. We weren't sure whether to blame the food from the Turkish Nights do or breakfast at the hostel. Either way we both had ...
Ufuk ii pension says it all well folks this ...
... Lone Pine. 3. Day Tour of Gallipoli. 4. 3 Day Cruise in Fethiye. 5. Roman ruins in Efes. 6. The unbelieveable landscape at Goreme. 7. Chilling out in Dalyan for a couple of days. 8. All the backpackers i have met so far on my journey. ...
Cappadocia
Spending three nights in the town of Goreme in the Cappadocia region of Turkey exploring the amazing cave cities. The whole region was shaped by 3 enormous volcanoes which erupted millions of years ago spilling lava everywhere. The locals then carved ...
Scooters, rocks, and night buses
... Afterward, we were invited into his carpet shop for tea, where we had some very interesting discussions on Islam, Christianity, and Turkey in general. Unexpected, but very welcome! In the evening we caught the night bus (getting more sleep than last ...
Snow Tour
... out why we had not worn our beanies and gloves out into the snow.The low temperature made this a very quick stop. Centuries ago Goreme and the surrounding area was the pigeon poo export capital of the world (or at least Europe). The people in the area ...
Early Morning Ballooning
... and low brass tray table) at the hotel trying to update the blog, while Chris did a bit of neighbourhood exploration. Goreme village is very interesting - heaps of tourists, which obviously contribute the most $$$$s to the local economy, but living ...