Akuzun Hotel Urgup
Istiklal Cad No.9 Urgup, Cappadocia, 50400, Turkey
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Cappadocia - tick
... passed by a little treasure trove of antique everything, but something shiny caught our eye at the last moment. Elvi and his wife were chatty and very accommodating - did we look that gullible (!?), and we accepted the regulation offer of a cup of (apple) tea. This was so hot, we were trapped in the shop until at least the time it took for it to cool down. In that time, we were offered the exclusive visit to upstairs - to see the artefacts, collected from around the area by ...
Fantastical Fairy Land Flintstone Style
... so couldn’t come) and saw as much as could by foot while Deb worked her social magic and chatted up a couple of fellow hostellers and convinced them to rent a car with us. SCORE! We met one other guy who wanted in so the next day 5 of us piled into a rental and hit the road to see why the buses where charging $50US per person.
***another side note* by this point, Deb and I have decided that we don’t like Turkey so ...
Rising With the Sun & Setting on the Moon
... basket and being lifted by 1 balloon? OK…maybe now I’m slightly nervous. Whatever. These guys must know what they’re doing, right? The basket was actually divided into 2 sections and our pilot, a shaven-head, older Greek guy, was pretty particular about balancing the weight between the 2 sections before liftoff. So much so that we lost Half-pint, as she was told to move into the other section. Seriously? Her total body weight of 85 pounds was really gonna make ...
Day 3 - Up, up and away and over hills and dales
... Valley near Uchisar - and as the name suggests, there are many pigeons there. Spent a little time there taking in the views and wandering through some of the settled area, where folks still dwell in cave houses. From there we trekked to Avcilar Valley, Imagination Valley and the Goreme Open Air Museum areas, where the landscape is surreal - and where George Lucas filmed a good deal of Star Wars. Found some pashminas and fridge magnets ...
Clouds up high & a cave to sleep in!
... smells a little moldy but we just keep the door shut. There is no TV in the room but there is a mini frig stocked with beverages and equipment to make tea. Everything Sam and I need. We spent the rest of our evening typing the blog and reading. We were both asleep before ten o’clock (that’s three o’clock in Michigan).
What a wonderful way to start out stay in Cappadocia!
Ann and Sam ...



