The Village Cave Hotel Goreme

... base to explore these natural wonders, and the best way to see them is from a hot air balloon. Before we are dropped off at our hotel we receive a quick briefing on the balloon tours. 8 of us are keen and are told to be ready at 7.15am.

Dinner our first night is inside a massive rock formation. It looks akin to a pyramid made of natural rock. The food is delicious and plentiful, and very good value too. All in all a really good start to our few days here.

A nice ...

... même dans ces caves. Nous sommes arrivés au lever du soleil, pile au moment ou toutes les montgolfières décollent pour survoler la région car c'est le moment idéal pour le vent et la lumière. Je suis resté en tout 3 jours dans cette région magnifique à la parcourir en VTT et à pied avec d'autres français que j'ai rencontrés en chemin. J'y ai même rencontré un Suisse qui est parti il y'a 2 ans du Vietnam : il venait d'arriver en Turquie!

J'ai voyag ...

We've made it to Cappadocia, and I feel like death. Tired, sore, sweaty and a little bit delusional, I rested in the back of the van while Chris and Damo tracked down some kebabs. Found a very scenic spot to park, ate stale sandwiches and went to bed.

... view over the valley we had just driven through and a great view of all of Cappadocia. It was outstanding.

We continued on, unsure of where we were going, just following signs to semi-random spots on the map. Only we got lucky again. We made it to a really nice fairy chimney spot with famous cylindrical rocks complete with little hats of rock slabs lying on top of the cylinder. The spot is in a lot of post cards. You can also see the now snow capped volcano off in ...

... or none, but poor Faruk, living in a Muslim village, having been raised as a Muslim, part of an extended Muslim family, completely immersed in the Muslim culture, could not become a Buddhist, or Hindu, or Jainist, or Christian, or Jew, or even a member of the church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster God, without completely losing his social identity. The men all go to the Mosque together, pray together, socialize together and the ...

... serving chicken stew, spicy eggplant, fresh crisp salad, a sort of rice pilaf and crusty white bread. We eat in the communal room which is actually a tufa rock cave. In the center is a massive wood burning stove and all around are big pillows, low tables, traditional woven carpets and wall hangings, all very cozy. Around midnight, we turn in for the night and our room is freezing. We look out the window and to our surprise it’s snowing. We are from California ...

... rivierkust en een barbecue voor het middageten staat op u te wachten. Zoveel evenementen bij elkaar kunt u in gen een sport branche vinden. U zult uw zelf niet vervelen omdat u steeds mentaal en lichamelijk bezig zal zijn. Programma :De gasten worden afgehaald van het hotel. ? Met de bus naar de ontmoetingplaats. ? Informatie over raften. ? Raften in het wilde water. ? Terug met bus naar het hotel ...

... ancient I suppose works. It was one large cliff or mountainscape that had many, many hollowed out rooms and homes in it. We climbed and maneuvered our way up and around this area. Standby for pictures. Onwards and forwards to the Rose Valley. We got to see areas of the Rose Valley that no one else did ...

... e no final almocamos. Passanis por alguns lugares muito parecidos com os de ontem. Aproveitamos o entardecer na sacada do restaurant, que tem uma excelente vista. Turkish night foi o programa noturno. Comida e bebida a vontade dentro de uma caverna com shows de dervishes, dancas tipicas turcas e danca do ventre. Os dancarinos chamam o publico para dancar a toda hora. Tivemos que mostrar toda nossa habilidade na danca. Foi uma noite bem legal.

... not far off a Turkish hue. If they do assume this, then Michelle, the Turk, would be walking around with me, the sun-bleached infidel. No wonder a few eyebrows have been raised.

Ankora is choked with traffic. Most vehicles seem to run on wood judging by the plumes of smoke coming out of their exhaust pipes. To make matters worse, piles of refuse is routinely set alight on street corners in the evenings, infusing the air with the toxic aroma of burning plastic. Apparently the ...