Göreme, Turkey
38° 6' N 30° 38' E
Mar 29, 2007 01:00
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Exploring Cappadocia

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Today I took the local buses out to the underground city of Kaymakli.  I picked up a guide at the ticket office & we had the whole place to ourselves.  This place was amazing.  There are 8 levels but only 5 levels are open to the public, that go underground 40 metres plus.  A labyrinth of rooms, stairs and tunnels and secret passages.  My guide painted a fantastic picture of what life would have been like for the early christians who in times of war would use the underground city to protect themselves from their invading enemies.  I caught the bus back to Ucisar and walked through pidgeon valley back to Goreme.  A 3 hour plus walk through a valley with amazing rock formations and rock cut caves in the sides of the cliffs.  This place was just breathtaking!!!  I had the place all to myself except for 2 wild dogs who blocked my path at one stage and I had to navigate a way around them!! Amazing place!!

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