Canyon View Goreme

... back into the light, and after yet another healthy dose of sun screen, our tour leader escorted by foot into a nearby canyon and past some additional religious facilities. This church was carved into the side of the canyon wall and was etched from a much ...

... panorama?  And our tour van was so full that Kristen and I rode up front with the driver.  But actually, the Goreme Panorama was a different look out spot that was phenomenol, and a place for phenomenal jumping photos.  It was also a great ...

6/4 Driving into Goreme reminded me of when you drive into Grand Canyon National Park and get your first glimpse of the Grand Canyon. It was that amazing! You just crest a hill and before you are cave houses, fairy chimneys and a surreal landscape. I've ...

... men on equally ancient tractors hauling these goods around. Our favorite village just happened to be the one we stayed at, Goreme. It's the quintessential Cappadocian village with loads of caves and fairy chimneys. In fact every hotel seemed to be a ...

... point, so we didn't spend a whole lot of time there. We enjoyed a nice relaxing lunch at Mercan Cafe, overlooking "downtown" Goreme. We weren't going to eat very much, but then our waiter reassured us that the Turks say "a man without a big belly ...