All I can say is: Thank goodness we are out of Istanbul! Although Eric and I had a wonderful final day there (with a cruise up the Bosphorus, a hike, and the most delicious dinner EVER at Saray), the pick-pocketing and general sneakiness of people was souring our spirits!
So we hopped on our flight to Kayseri, followed by a 1hour mini-van ride to Uçhisar in the unique Cappodocia region of Turkey. And Man o' man we feel like we just got off of a spaceship, it is so different here... we are in LOVE. I am in love with the people here first and foremost (e.g. curious locals who approach us as we wander the streets, just wanting to invite us for teas and chat, etc.). Eric is loving living in a cave here (Uçhisar is primarily a troglodyte town), and waking up to delicious breaskfast feasts of Cheese, meats, tomatos, cucumbers, olives, yogurt and breads. The scenery is spectacular and made up of strange rock formations called "fairy chimneys" (they look like gargantuan penises!). Our cute cave dwelling is carved into one of these penises, and is the perfect cool escape from the hot hot sun. We have been hiking everyday too, which is one of our favourite activities besides eating things.
Anyway, I won't go off TOO much about our state of bliss- internet is expensive and slow here. I tried to post our pics, but no dice. Maybe when we get somewhere more inhabited. BUT, if these trogodytes continue to feed our Kebap and Turkish delight additions, we may never leave!!
Love from happy and healthy Eric and Amber
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This is a blog dedicated to the worldly travels of Eric, Amber, Dan and friends in the summer of 2007. During our travels we will be visiting Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Mongolia, China, and possibly others.
4 comments:
ohh man. just awesome.
i want to live in a cave. being a miner and all.
so, about those breakfasts, thats pretty similar to what they eat in Israel, and noa is always complaining that the breakfeasts here suck. now you guys know why!
dan just left this morning, leaving me in sole command of the brewery now! muhahaha. we also finally decided on a name. Heppelion Brewery. sorry, no & in there. anyways, im made a couple posts about it too, so check it out if you get some time.
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cool! I just googled the town you are in and I got this link:
http://www.edwebproject.org/anatolia/
cappadokia3.html
VERY COOL! I did not even know that they existed!
So glad you guys are having fun!! I'm stoked to see the pics when you post them. Stay safe!
Pictures have been posted!
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