Another church in open-air museum

My personal fairy tale in Cappadocia

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September 12th 2011
Ok, so Goreme is totally wacky. I hope you can get a feeling for this by perusing the photos that I have attached. And this is completely a good wacky. What an awesome place. I had seen some photos of the rock formations around here before I came, but there is no substitute for the real thing. They are crazy. Honestly I feel like I am walking through a Dr. Seuss book or something like this ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme

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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