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June 6th 2012
Published: July 7th 2012
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For my final week in Turkey I flew to Cappadocia - the geological wonderland in the centre of Turkey renowned for it's fairy chimneys and other natural oddities - arriving just in time to see the sunset from my shuttle bus on the way into Göreme on friday evening (the 1st of June). With Göreme sitting in the centre of the Cappadocian landscape - with strangely eroded valleys full of fanciful... Read Full Entry



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Sunning myselfSunning myself
Sunning myself

Looking back down White Valley
Canine companionCanine companion
Canine companion

My faithful friend lying down for a breather, with Uçhisar in the background
All-encompassing viewAll-encompassing view
All-encompassing view

View from the top of Uçhisar Castle
Window to another worldWindow to another world
Window to another world

View from inside the labyrinth of Uçhisar Castle
End of the lineEnd of the line
End of the line

The impassable gorge in Pigeon Valley
Road through the rockRoad through the rock
Road through the rock

Tunnel leading back to town
Where the hobbits must have livedWhere the hobbits must have lived
Where the hobbits must have lived

Another incredible rock formation adapted to human habitation
Like something out of a Flintstones movie setLike something out of a Flintstones movie set
Like something out of a Flintstones movie set

Yet another crazy rock-cut building of some sort
Like something out of an Indiana Jones adventureLike something out of an Indiana Jones adventure
Like something out of an Indiana Jones adventure

Ladders and tunnel leading out of Kizil Çukur (Red Valley)
Shades of pinkShades of pink
Shades of pink

Ladder leading from Rose to Red (Kizil Çukur to Güllüdere) Valleys
Size does matterSize does matter
Size does matter

Proof that viagra works in Love Valley
Road to nowhereRoad to nowhere
Road to nowhere

Another glowing Cappadocian scene
Unearthly silhouetteUnearthly silhouette
Unearthly silhouette

Strange outline of a Cappadocian ridge
Mushroom castleMushroom castle
Mushroom castle

If the Smurfs had a castle, this would be it
Steep-sided gorgeSteep-sided gorge
Steep-sided gorge

Vertical cliff towering above the river in Ihlara Valley
Secluded spotSecluded spot
Secluded spot

Beside the river in Ihlara Valley
Rocky groundRocky ground
Rocky ground

Ihlara Valley gorge
Pottery kebapPottery kebap
Pottery kebap

A Cappadocian specialty
Full moons and slender minaretsFull moons and slender minarets
Full moons and slender minarets

Lighting up the darkness in Göreme
Illuminated decorationsIlluminated decorations
Illuminated decorations

The barren but well-lit 'canal' running through Göreme
Silhouette of a contented travellerSilhouette of a contented traveller
Silhouette of a contented traveller

Yours truly standing out against the dying light above Cappadocia



8th October 2015

great!
Some of the best blogs I've found. I read your Swiss, Italian and Turkish trips. I've been to Cappadocia, and next year it's Dalyan and Oludeniz, then Switzerland.
19th October 2015

Cheers!
Glad you liked them! The missus and I are on holidays now so will be more where they came from shortly...

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