Goreme House

The plan is to ride my bicycle from one friend's house to another's. Just like I used to when I was a kid..... only this time it's a little bit further.

... in bed trying to conserve heat, or in the common room which was lined with turkish carpets and cushions and always warm. Goreme is so different from anything else we have ever seen, fairy chimney houses dotted around with homes and shops built into ...

... a 4-day affair, mostly if not totally due in part to the awesome people we met. On the way in the Otobus from Ankara to Goreme, I told myself I'd read up more on Iran to prep myself for the journey to come. By a stroke of luck or more likely the hand of ...

... That night we were due to hop back onto the Fez bus for an overnight trip back to Istanbul. However, we just couldn't leave. We loved Goreme way too much so decided to stay on for a few extra days. Each day we were there we spent with either Zafer in his ...

... of pieces...and the tea glasses clinking back to saucers with spoons jangling. The sounds of Turkey :) We ate, sockfooted, at Goreme restaurant. On the floor with pillows and a giant brass table tray between us. Filling meal of lots of goodies ...

... ’t really do general servicing here they probably just run it till something brakes !! After our stop here we headed onto Goreme which is the main base town for the Cappadocia region, cappadocia is famed for its underground city’s which were ...

... did a tour of one which was pretty cool, they even had ventilation shafts and wine making rooms. Our other exciting event in Goreme was the Turkish night. This was an all you can eat and drink affair with entertainment from whirling dervishes and belly ...

... we had some good conversation ranging from Turkey’s reluctant involvement in WW1 up to the price of real estate in Goreme. However I digress. The Carpet making cooperative Cem took us too is a joint venture between the Turkish Government and local ...

... have cats or dogs. - In Selcuk all dinner tables came with their own cat to beg at the table, Olympos had chickens and kittens, Goreme has dogs (which is a nice change except they need a bath), Athens had dogs and milos had cats. I like that there are ...

I've arrived in Goreme now, and am exploring the crazy almost lunar landscape here. I'm staying at an old Ottoman house turned pension that has a great view of the city from the balcony and very affordable single rates. As I often travel alone, I really ...

March 19, Thursday It was very quiet last nigh. I didn't even hear the 4:45 call to prayer, Len said he could barely hear it. The sun is shinning in our window and we can hear a bird singing. Breakfast is good. We can check our emails right ...

... guides.  OK then, back to Goreme to find a private guide for a Saturday hike in the Red and Rose Valleys.  Fortunately, Goreme in full of guiding companies so I went to the first one recommended in my guide book, but they sent me to the company ...

... and men went about their usual business sitting and chatting and catching up on the local gossip.  The same families have lived in Goreme generation after generation, and everyone looks out for each other.  I felt so at home here, and loved the ...

... but the bulk of the village seems to prefer some sort of arrangement with the tufa. We took a room, at the Village House Pension, hollowed from a connected complex of chimneys. The thickness of the walls is a marvellous boon in the punishing summers ...