I’ve decided to devote some time on this blog to trips of vacations past. And so, Flashback Friday has been born. The first trip I’d like to bring “Back to the Future,” is a trip Mike and I took to Cappadocia, Turkey two years ago. We were living in Adana, Turkey at the time. We were about to move to Germany (our house was all packed up and we were ready to go). So, we decided a short get-a-way, was exactly what we needed.
The trip to Cappadocia, Turkey took place over the Memorial Day weekend (May, 2011). And because they don’t celebrate Memorial Day in Turkey, it was the perfect time to go.
Because Mike had been extremely busy at work that year, we cut back on the amount of traveling we wanted to squeeze in during that time. And because of his busy schedule, and our early departure time from Turkey (we stayed for only one year), we decided we needed a break. So, this trip was all about… relaxing. No set schedule, no tour guides, no plan. Well, we planned to get there, and Mike reserved a room, but beyond that…no plan.
Okay, so our trip started pretty much like we spent the entire weekend…no real plan. We did some stuff around the house, packed our bags and…went to lunch. See, we were not in a hurry. After that, we were on the road. We had never driven any real distance since we arrived in Turkey, so this was our first Turkish road trip. And it had some exciting moments. But once we got back on the right road, we didn’t have any problems getting to Cappadocia.
Trying to read some of the highway signs was sometimes a problem
Cappadocia is a beautiful area (comprised of several cities) that was formed by the eruption of several volcanoes, the erosion of a river and the forces of the blowing wind. That Mother Nature 1-2-3 combination, left behind a magnificent landscape of fairy chimneys and an eroded tuff landscape…that would later become cave dwellings and underground cities.
Fairy Chimneys
A camel shaped rock
Ever since Mike heard that cave hotels existed in the area, he wanted in. Continue reading