Our third day of our Turkey tour started a little later, which was a nice relief after the long bus ride the day before.

We had our less than delicious breakfast at the hotel with me barely caffeinated with the coffee. There’s no kettle in the room so I had to make do.

Later, we met the rest of our group and went off to see the sights.

We started at the Goreme Open Air Museum, where we could see the church frescoes and dwellings of the Greek Orthodox in the rock caves. It was interesting, but full of people lining up to enter very small spaces. It actually reminded me of the tombs in Egypt.

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From there, we made a few sightseeing stops to see the fairy chimneys or come-shaped rock formations that many people in the area have made homes.

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We also stopped at a jewelry shop where I ended up buying more items that I don’t need, but liked. 😉 Then, we had another less than appetizing buffet lunch.

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After that we went to an interesting pottery and ceramics shop where they demonstrated their methods for creating and painting their pots. I found some ideas for some future projects.

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Our final stop for the day was at an underground city where people used to live in hiding from their enemies. It was cool to see, but not for the claustrophobics!

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The day was quite a lovely one and I really enjoying seeing some scenery that has colors and shapes.

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Tomorrow will not be nearly as pleasant…

-T 😀