A few weeks ago I was able to travel with a few of my friends to Cappadocia. For those of you who do not know what "Cappadocia" could possibly be: it was the home of the ancient church from (300-ish to 1100-ish a.d. or b.c.e.,) and before that it was home to the Hittites.
It was really beautiful. We left Ankara on Friday afternoon and took a bus down to the modern city Goreme. Arriving as late as we did there was not much chance for dinner, but we made do and promptly crashed after a long week at school. Here is a picture of us making do:
Waking up the next morning was incredible as the hostel is surrounded by the remains of the cave cities that formed the historic Cappadocia.
After breakfast and coffee we hiked over to the "open air museum." Walking through the museum was fascinating. The early settlers carved their houses into the rock. Some people in the area still live in the cave houses. You can really see the development of architecture and art from the caves in the museum.
This picture comes from one of the earlier chapels:
After going walking around all morning I needed to spend some time relaxing and grading papers. I spent the afternoon in a really great bungalow behind the hostel with two of my friends. The rest of our group went to a nearby village that specializes in making pottery.
That night we went to a fantastic restaurant that was at the top of the nearest hill and I took a few photographs.
Here is one of my housemate (David) and UT friend (Kendall) trying to decide what to eat off of the excellent menu:
One last shot of the group looking over our menu.
Sadly the next morning we packed up and had to make our way back to Ankara. It was a really great and relaxing weekend. I will certainly be going back in the winter when there is snow on the ground. I can't wait.
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