Arch Palace Hotel Goreme
Gaferli Mahallesi No:14 Goreme, Cappadocia, 50180, Turkey
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Ballooning over the crazy landscape of Cappadocia
Time for some scenery like no other: cue our arrival in Cappadocia. How it happened in brief - three volcanoes blew their tops for 10 million years, and wind and rain have picked on the softer rock sediments ever since. Result: way too many photos, especially from the balloon ride - a proper memory-card-killer. Arrived in Goreme, a tourist town in …
Anatolian “Fairy”tales
June 22-27
Konya-Cappadocia
Historically and geographically rich area of extraordinary terrain in which to wander and ponder the historical complexities…or ponder nothing at all
Favorite Experiences:
- Hiking through other-worldly landscapes around Göreme: fairy chimneys and cave dwellings
- Quick trip through …
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Upchuck in the Upmarket
... refund the people that didn't. We had to make a decision which was worse, not going on the balloon at all, or wasting 130 Euros to see fog and snow and not 5 feet in front of us. We felt like we were under duress, but we had to make the decision and we decided not to go ballooning. It would have been a disappointment either way.
After our failed attempt at ballooning, we went back to our hotel ...
Horror Movie: Cappadocia style
... today. The museum was filled with tour groups, which go far to ruin the experience by being generally noisy, and blocking access. Thankfully, most of them bypass the most beautiful chapel, the dark church, that requires an additional entry fee, that Ashleigh and I had to ourselves for twenty minutes. Our itinerary for the day was the product of a discussion with the very helpful proprietor of our hotel, Mehmet. The afternoon was to include a ...
A Question For You.....
... but the basis of the religion were very similar and he had great respect for those of the Christian faith.
When it was my turn, I asked, from his perspective, what was the thing most misunderstood about Islam by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. He said that Koran is very clear, as is the Bible, that the taking of another life is blasphemy. Anyone that skews the meaning of either book to justify their hatred toward ...



