Our third day of our Turkey tour started a little later, which was a nice relief after the long bus ride the day before.
We had our less than delicious breakfast at the hotel with me barely caffeinated with the coffee. There’s no kettle in the room so I had to make do.
Later, we met the rest of our group and went off to see the sights.
We started at the Goreme Open Air Museum, where we could see the church frescoes and dwellings of the Greek Orthodox in the rock caves. It was interesting, but full of people lining up to enter very small spaces. It actually reminded me of the tombs in Egypt.
Cappadoccia01-Apr-2013 09:36, Apple iPad mini, 2.4, 3.3mm, ISO 32
From there, we made a few sightseeing stops to see the fairy chimneys or come-shaped rock formations that many people in the area have made homes.
Cappadocia - Goreme Open Air Museum01-Apr-2013 10:33, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
Cappadocia01-Apr-2013 12:06, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 6.6, 6.3mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 100
Cappadocia01-Apr-2013 12:08, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 6.9, 7.9mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 100
Cappadocia01-Apr-2013 14:11, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 6.6, 6.3mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 100
Cappadocia01-Apr-2013 14:34, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 7.2, 9.4mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
Cappadocia01-Apr-2013 14:15, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 6.6, 6.3mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
We also stopped at a jewelry shop where I ended up buying more items that I don’t need, but liked. π Then, we had another less than appetizing buffet lunch.
Cappadocia - buffet food 101-Apr-2013 13:39, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.1 sec, ISO 200
Cappadocia - cute decorations on the buffet table01-Apr-2013 13:39, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.077 sec, ISO 200
Cappadocia - buffet salad bar01-Apr-2013 13:41, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.1 sec, ISO 200
Cappadocia - jewelers (my impulse purchases...)01-Apr-2013 13:49, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.7, 11.0mm, 0.077 sec, ISO 320
After that we went to an interesting pottery and ceramics shop where they demonstrated their methods for creating and painting their pots. I found some ideas for some future projects.
video Avanos - pottery wheel for making plates01-Apr-2013 15:01
Avanos - pottery painting of designs01-Apr-2013 15:07, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.4, 7.9mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 320
Avanos - pottery painting of designs01-Apr-2013 15:09, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.4, 7.9mm, 0.167 sec, ISO 400
Avanos - pottery painted designs01-Apr-2013 15:09, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.4, 7.9mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 200
Avanos - pottery01-Apr-2013 15:19, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 320
Avanos - pottery cup01-Apr-2013 15:31, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.7, 11.0mm, 0.25 sec, ISO 400
Avanos - pottery kick wheel01-Apr-2013 15:20, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.167 sec, ISO 400
Avanos - pottery kick wheel made jug01-Apr-2013 15:26, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 4.2, 18.9mm, 0.25 sec, ISO 400
Avanos - pottery pieces in special store (no pics allowed)01-Apr-2013 15:35, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.1 sec, ISO 200
Avanos - pottery pieces01-Apr-2013 15:46, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.1 sec, ISO 200
Avanos - pottery pieces of kaftan design01-Apr-2013 15:48, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 250
Avanos - pottery pieces01-Apr-2013 15:55, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.25 sec, ISO 400
Our final stop for the day was at an underground city where people used to live in hiding from their enemies. It was cool to see, but not for the claustrophobics!
01-Apr-2013 16:27, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.001 sec, ISO 100
Kaymakli Underground City - very short and narrow passageways between rooms01-Apr-2013 16:56, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.333 sec, ISO 400
Kaymakli Underground City - stone door just like Indiana Jones01-Apr-2013 16:52, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.25 sec, ISO 400
The day was quite a lovely one and I really enjoying seeing some scenery that has colors and shapes.
01-Apr-2013 18:14, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.7, 11.0mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 100
Devrent Valley or Monks Valley (Pasabagi)01-Apr-2013 18:03, NIKON COOLPIX S51, 3.3, 6.3mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
Tomorrow will not be nearly as pleasant…
-T π
