Mount Aratat & the Wonders of Turkey Expedition Dispatch
September 9, 2019 – Visiting Cappadocia – A Fairy Tale Destination
Our next destination, after a quick stop in Istanbul, is Cappadocia where we will spend 3 nights.
Cappadocia is a historical region in central Anatolia, great for hiking and enjoying the incredible moonscape landscape, a magical region, that looks like it fell straight out of a fairytale.
Arriving in Cappadocia
Chuck relaxing and enjoying the scenery
A pottery demonstration in Cappadocia
Rob standing on the pottery to demonstrate its strength
We did a brief tour of our hotel. Some rooms were occupied by residents 4000 years ago. The Monks wine cellar from almost 2000 years ago is still in use. Our hotel grows grapes and produces its own wine. It also has an organic garden where it grows vegetables.
We visited one of the underground cities in Cappadocia – 90 meters below
Our guide Oz at a stone used to work copper!
Ancient cave dwellings were occupied in Cappadocia for perhaps 5000 years. Dating back to even before the Hittites era.