Blogs from Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey, Middle East - page 26

From Allepo we drove for 14 hours, passing out of Syria (with no problems, no inspections, no hassle at all), into Turkey, up the mediterranian coast and the north inland to Goreme in Capidocia. Capidocia is famous for its strange caves cut into the soft rock, or tufa, which is capped with a harder volcanic stone. the harder stone prevents erosion from eating away the tufa and has resulted in the cone like formations. Over the centuries many people have carved out houses, stables, and even cities in the rock. Currently there are restaurants, bars, motels and so forth using these stone formations as part or all of the structure. We are staying at the "Flintstone Pansion", a motel with rooms carved partially from the rock, and we partied last night at a "turkish night" ... read more

Its been a manic few days. Left Kusadasi on Thursday and went to Pumakalle. This is a place with calcium terraces. Very cool. Stopped on the way at a hotel with thermal mud pools and a great pool. Was wonderful. Excellent lunch too. Then had to catch local buses to Egirdir. This was an experience and a half. Got one bus to the bus station at a place called Denizli and then had to wait an hour and a half for the next bus. We were the only foreigners there. Almost missed the bus as the bus company was using another companies bus and the sign on the bus said somewhere else. Luckily we got on just in time. Local buses in Turkey are amazing. They have someone serving drinks including tea and coffee. Our guy ... read more

Göreme, land of the Fairy Chımneys and the wild turkish nights Middle East » Turkey » Capadocia » Goreme By leilaroundaworldApril 22nd 2007Leila It's been a week now that I left, well a little less than that actually, and I've enjoyed every bıt of it ever since. Turkey ıs surprisingly very nıce, I actually didn't expect that much, I have to admıt very shamefully. But the people, the scenery, amazıng lunar landscape here ın Capadoccia, the peacefulness, and the beers!!! Yes, Efes beer is something that I didn't expect haha Pınt after pınt ın a local bar surrounded ... read more

Touring Turkey Middle East » Turkey » Capadocia By TheKeithsApril 6th 2007TurkeyAlana and Bryan Keithurl='/Videos/2957.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2957.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Goreme open air museumAfter a few days in Istanbul, we headed to Cappadocia in central Turkey. The magical landscape filled with fairy chimneys, cave churches, phallic tuff cones, and underground cities was one of our favorite destinations of all time! ... read more

for 2 days now we have been ın central Turkey ın an area called Cappadocıa. Its volcanic origns have created a dry landscape vaguely reminiscent of Montana's open sagebrush spaces and Utah's multicolored cliffs and bluffs. Added bonus feature: pillars, outcroppings, towers and caves in the volcanic tuffa which is light enough to be eroded or carved easily. Early Christians lived in these caves, to escape persecution, and local folk created underground villages to escape violence and war over the centuries.... read more