Elif Star Caves Goreme

... of millions of squash or pumkins in thousand of fields. They are being grown for their seeds that are dried and then used for food or oil.<br><br>The work in the field is still largely manual, as an example the potatoes are being picked up by hand by the travelling workers<br><br>Arriving into Cappadokia is a big change compared to the ...

... us, until we asked. When we are checking out at the bar, someone came up behind us and gave us a big strong bear hug at the same time. Who in the World would know us well enough to do that...in Turkey? It was Richard Gere! His brother owned the restaurant and he was there with one of his Asian guests. That night we learned he likes to "entertain" some of his guests by taking them out on dates and also that he has a horse that is the color of his hair...gray. What a ...

... was why they paid so much for their Visas.<br><br>Exhausted, Jennifer and Catherine left early. It was nice to see them again, but as usual it was a bittersweet experience...I do at least know who do see if I have any health problems while in Melbourne. I really do have to go back to Australia at some point.<br><br>As the night wore on though, Phoenix was getting back into the dancing mood that had kept her and Jess out until 4:00 Am two nights before. <br><br>We ...

... s that ýf you waýt for them to pass you on the staýrs they never say thank you or aknowledge you I just dont thýnk ýt ýs ýn theýr culture, whých can be a být frustratýng sometýmes as beýng Englýsh we are really býg ýnto polýtness and manners but as I saýd I thýnk ýt ýs just a cultural thýng. I also fýnd that the Turkýsh people are alot more open to western culture and ýdeas than the other countrys ýn the mýddle east and the woman are more western dressed wýth very few wearýng the trad ...

... had to be the food again! The show wasn't bad. We saw a lot of different dances and they were wearing nice costumes. I quite liked the music. I did splurged and treated myself there. I had been told that Cappadocia is one of the best places in the world to go on a hot air balloon and since I had skipped it several times I decided to go this time. So I got up at 5am and got pick up at 5h30am. Luckily the weather was great that morning. I only felt cold ...

Hasta pronto, mis amigos!! i am off to my last two classes of the week, turkish and history, and then i am taking a 10-hr bus trip to Cappadocia!! i am very excited as you can tell with my excessive use of exclamation points. i will take lots of pictures and keep you posted on whats happenin'. one love.

... around amongst the fairy chimneys. On the way home, however, things took a rather unpleasant turn. Think windy, cobbled, steep road and large tourist coach. The body of the scooter did not make actual contact with the ground but I'm sure the tourists in the coach enjoyed a display of non-precision driving. Lucky I was wearing brown pants. Our next adventure was a hot air balloon ride over the Goreme ...

... The other night we found ourselves sitting in a bar in town 'just for one'. Four hours later we were still there, smoking spiced tobacco from a luxurious brass waterpipe with the locals and getting up to dance Turkish dances as and when they demanded. Turkish dancing seems to involve mincing around with your feet whilst holding your arms aloft, gyrating your midriff and grinning from ear to ear. The Turks are fantastic at it but my attempts just looked like a tacky advert for ...