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"
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