Kapadokya aka: Cappadocia

The day I spent there was one of the days where the moon is in the sky most of the day. I took photos in black and white… it looks like a moonscape in many of the pictures, except for this big beautiful full moon in the background.

The people here, and most places in Turkey are wonderful and very well versed in the history of the area. Don’t miss the underground cities.

Take batteries… they can be hard to find in areas this remote.

The naturally created houses appeal the people who been there!!Kapadokya has a interesting atmosphere ,especially in autumn(in y opinion) coz everywhere is covered in yellow,brown and orange..magnificient!!!

The landscape of Grand Canyon and Utah might be more colorful, but Cappadocia is simply amazing. Fully decorated churches, houses, stables and pigeon houses were carved out in every possible rock, and underground cities were built more than 4 levels down the ground where thousands of people could live for more than a month.

Take a hot air balloon ride if you can afford it. You won’t regret it.

There’s a really popular dish in every restaurant. It’s prepared in a pot, the neck of which is knocked off before serving. I don’t know if it’s a touristy thing, but every restaurant has a pile of broken pots outside the door…

I stayed at Kayadam cave house in Ürgüp and liked it a lot.

In Ürgüp: Alfina is a really nice cave hotel and Sofra is the restaurant with the best prices and the greatest food, and nice owners (but they are no interior decorators…)

Kapadokya is simply amazing. We went twice in 2006, once to see the eclipse of the sun, and later to show our Turkish ‘daughter’ one of the jewels of her country. The scenery is stunning, the history is absorbing, and the locals are fine, decent people. I’d go back there any time.

We did the balloon thing. A once-in-a-lifetime treat I wouldn’t have missed for anything. Wonderful place.