Underground City Defense

Remember the rolling rock door from Indiana Jones? They got the idea from the ancient Christian communities in Cappadocia, who used this type of wall to fence off different levels in the underground city. It's operated by the hole in the middle of the door, which is also used for arrows.

Stranger in a Different Land

May 24th 2007
First things first. Everything is fine here in Turkey, at least for the tourists. I'm in the middle of Turkey right now. The bombing in Ankara (the capital) 2 days ago has relatively low impact on the tourists here. The only effect that I've seen is tighter security. As I'm typing this blog there are machine gun armed para-military men checking the Internet cafe and looking at everyone. To quote ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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