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Making history real
When you come from such a young country it is hard to get your head around the depth of history a country like Turkey has. We have just been through the archeological museum. There are the relief mosaics from the gates of Babylon, an intricate sarcophagus depicting Alexander the Great in battle and one of the earliest writings by King Heziakiah ( …
Fairy Chimneys and Whirling Dervishes
... the surface. At regular intervals, you see ventilation shafts going to the surface and it helps maintain good air circulation in the caves. The cities functioned as fortresses as well and we saw a heavy rolling-stone doors that could be moved only from the inside. It was fascinating to explore several levels of this city and imagine the kind of lives they must have lived when they were holed up here for months.
Further south is Ihlara Valley, a 16 km ...
Cappodocia - anyone for a balloon flight?
... t draw the shape of the stomach at that angle if the figure was on that side...? I daresay they didn't really understand 3D drawings and anatomy so much in the 11th century.. However you could be nothing but impressed gazing at near perfect originals 'only' 10 centuries later.
On our Green tour we went further afield or perhaps 'underground' is a more apt term, as the first stop on the agenda was exploring the underground City of Derinkuyu; a complex network of tunnels ...
Cappadoce
... s'est consolidée. Ainsi au moyen-âge entre le X et le XIIème siècle, de nombreuses cavités ont été creusées ou agrandies pour le culte. Les parois se sont alors couvertes de fresques somptueuses et multicolores relatant la vie de Jésus, et des principaux Saints (Georges, Théodore, et le célèbre ermite Onuphre...). Mais c'est à cette époque que certains représentants de l'église basculent dans l'iconoclasme. Voyant l'islam (qui ...
Captivated by Cappadocia
I woke up today at 4am. Why? To get ready for a ride in a hot air balloon during sunrise, overlooking the spectacular scenery of central Turkey that is called Cappadocia. Hot air balloons are as iconic to Cappadocia as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris, so although it was a budget-breaker I decided not to pass up this opportunity. After all, when am I going to be in this part of the world again?
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