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KONYA TO CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY AND GOREME NATIONAL PARK—May 11, 2013

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May 11th 2013
Published: July 30th 2013
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Hotel Pasa Park in Konya, Turkey As we turned out of the hotel area, we drove past a large city conference center that was hosting a multi-cultural youth event. A little further on, we saw a plot of small community gardens with little garden huts just like in Germany and Great Britain (called allotments there). There were also a lot of new apartments on the outskirts of town that Aykut said were ... Read Full Entry



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Sharon Mock Whitaker and Valerie Mock
RamblingRosies
RamblingRosies
We are sisters who began our love of travel with our parents when we were in grammar school. We grew up in Northern California and had traveled most of the Western States and Mexico before the 8th grade. Sharon traveled to Europe the first time when she graduated from high school to be a Girl Scout camp counselor and Valerie lived in Europe 7 years teaching the US military community at the graduate level. We rarely take a tour and usually travel on a low budget, by car, plane, and train. We have recently both retired and Sharon bought a Roadtrek RV, that we named Rosie II after our parent's "R... full info
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1305-193 One of the larders carved into the cliffside1305-193 One of the larders carved into the cliffside
1305-193 One of the larders carved into the cliffside
1305-194 Some of our group going into one of the upper churches1305-194 Some of our group going into one of the upper churches
1305-194 Some of our group going into one of the upper churches
1305-195 Sure looked like California poppies in color--but not leaves1305-195 Sure looked like California poppies in color--but not leaves
1305-195 Sure looked like California poppies in color--but not leaves
1305-196 Entrance to refectory1305-196 Entrance to refectory
1305-196 Entrance to refectory
1305-197 Close up of early Christian symbols1305-197 Close up of early Christian symbols
1305-197 Close up of early Christian symbols
1305-198 The refectory with the Last Supper1305-198 The refectory with the Last Supper
1305-198 The refectory with the Last Supper
1305-199 Inaccessible ruins1305-199 Inaccessible ruins
1305-199 Inaccessible ruins
1305-200 Farms and residences on way from National Park to bus1305-200 Farms and residences on way from National Park to bus
1305-200 Farms and residences on way from National Park to bus
1305-201 Fairy chimney residence1305-201 Fairy chimney residence
1305-201 Fairy chimney residence
1305-202 Entrance to chapel buried by earthquake or erosion1305-202 Entrance to chapel buried by earthquake or erosion
1305-202 Entrance to chapel buried by earthquake or erosion
1305-203 One of the hotels in the modern village of Goreme1305-203 One of the hotels in the modern village of Goreme
1305-203 One of the hotels in the modern village of Goreme
1305-204 Stop for learning about how they make carpets1305-204 Stop for learning about how they make carpets
1305-204 Stop for learning about how they make carpets
1305-205 Dye vats and plants used to make the colors1305-205 Dye vats and plants used to make the colors
1305-205 Dye vats and plants used to make the colors
1305-206 Landsacping around store1305-206 Landsacping around store
1305-206 Landsacping around store
1305-206a Weavers following pattern1305-206a Weavers following pattern
1305-206a Weavers following pattern
1305-207 Unwinding silk from the cocoon1305-207 Unwinding silk from the cocoon
1305-207 Unwinding silk from the cocoon
1305-208 Testing out how different carpets feel1305-208 Testing out how different carpets feel
1305-208 Testing out how different carpets feel
1305-209 Another view of the modern town1305-209 Another view of the modern town
1305-209 Another view of the modern town



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