Museum Hotel Uchisar
Tekelli Mahallesi No 1, Nevsehir Uchisar, Cappadocia, 50240, Turkey
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelMuseum Hotel Uchisar
A matter of honor
Eric and I flew to Cappadocia from Istanbul. It's a region in South Central Turkey where a rock called tufa is very prevalent. Tufa is a very soft rock, that is easily eroded relative to most of the surrounding rocks. Over the millenia, differential erosion has caused the landscape to become an Alice through the Looking Glass moonscape. The …
Forts and Fish
Yesterday, after school with mom, we went to see the Rumeli castle, which we saw from the boat on Sunday. It was built by Mehmet and his soldiers in only four months to conquer Constantinople. It is a huge fort, with walls all around, an amphitheatre inside, and even a mosque. We tried to walk to the highest tower, but the guard said it was closed …
Cappodochia Caves and Castles
I was the first one to wake up this morning, and the first thing I saw out our window was tons of hot air balloons flying everywhere! I woke everyone up to see it - it was amazing! This morning after school, Dad and I got Turkish haircuts. The barber was wearing a red hat with a tassel on it. He was very nice and I got to sit in a barber chair …
Up, Up, and Away!!!
This morning was incredible! We woke up early and went for my first-ever hot air balloon ride! It was also the first-ever ride for my dad, mom, and my sister (of course!). We left the hotel at sunrise and drove down to a huge field, which was actually on top of the ridge right above the valley where we hiked yesterday. There were lots of other …
Underground cities and Mushroom Houses
This morning after the balloon ride, Levent took us to another town to see a huge underground city. It was built by the Hittites in the 4th century and had 8 floors below the ground. They used it to hide from the Arabs from Saudi Arabia because they were farmers and not fighters and did not want to get killed. But even in the underground cities, …



