Cappadocia Must see Places

Cappadocia is so rich of wonders that we probably haven't seen all the "Must see places".

But, if you go there you have to stop to

The camel (thanks Marie for the photo).

For those of you who follow Nolween & Antoine's blog, it might remind you "their chicken" without the sea of course.

Uchisar castle.

A big rock full of holes on the top of the city. It was used to be a refuge for the villagers. It looks like a big piece of swiss cheese to me. The view of Goreme dale is wonderful on the top of the castle.

The three "pretty ones" (uc guzeller)

The place is famous for its fairy chimneys. Some still have their hat.

Goreme open air museum

(Unesco world heritage)

Pretty crowded but it is where the most beautiful rock wren churchs are located.

Cappadocia - Land of Fairy Chimneys Introduction

Cappadocia, which is situated within the triangle of Nevsehir, Aksaray and Kayseri is bounded by Erciyes with a height of 3,916 m (12,848 ft) in the east and by Hasandag, a volcanic mountain of 3,253 m (10,673 ft) high in the south.

The tough rocks, formed by the lava spurted by these two mountains during geological times, had kept on taking constantly changing shapes with kind effects during the course of time, and the wonders of the world of today were created.

During the early times of the spread of Christianity, the people who needed to hide themselves from the Arab raids, carved out these tough rocks thus constructing churches and built underground cities to defend themselves against the raids.
The settlements in Cappadocia had come into existence, mostly in the valleys of Goreme, Ihlara and Soganli. The people who had settled here, worshipped in the churches that they carved out of the rocks, and they dealt with agriculture to meet their own needs. The water sources in the valleys made this region productive.

Cappadocia

Please take a seat and enjoy the show...

We're just back from a amazing trip to Cappadoccia.

Wonderful moments with friends,

Tons of memories, tons of amazing scenics...

To be followed...

Paul's birthday Part III

The pirates are celebrating their victory: They found the Treasure.

They are now looking for new adventures !!!

The ladies are trying to divert them from their adventure; No success...

A pirate is a pirates and only adventure counts.

But... The little one is leaving secretly and silently with the rest of the Treasure

Paul's birthday Part II

Maelle is THE expert on this event: Sudoku. New record 3 minutes !!! She solved it all by herself

Can they find the right key?

The clue is inside the empty jar. Kids have 3 minutes to fill it with water. They lost but they cheated. They gaged the referee.

What a Treasure to share !!!

Paul's Birthday party

Paul turned 6 last Saturday and we organized for him a Treasure hunt.

10 events to solved that give 1 letter each.

10 letters to find the secret word that indicated where the Treasure was...

They made it and had a lot of fun (parents too of course).

The best moment: the birthday cake !

What's next on the Treasure map ???

This event was to test shooting skills of the kids. They loved it !!!

Who's who? Can you reconize your friends with a scarf on your eyes?

More pics to come...

Troy - Did you know it was in Turkey?

During a business trip to Marmara and Aegean region, Bruno had the opportunity to visit the famous city of Troy.

Famous, thanks to Homere and it's legend of Troyan horse. Yeah, apparently it's a legend and we are not even sure there have been a war in Troy (no sign of destruction). Homere was probably one the most famous ever writer/poet. He was from Izmir, Turkey, 200 miles from Troy.

You can see 2 Troyan horses of course: the one from the movie (with B. Pitt) and one from the Turkish tourism chamber. Do you know which one is what???

The site by itself was disappointing.

Troy has a very big history (from minus 3000 BC till 700 AC) and it's like visiting 9 cities stack together on 3 m deep (See picture of the differents cities). You have all mix together Roman, Greek, Troyan... remainings. Very difficult to picture our the cities looked like for novices like us.

On the top, how it was. Below, what's left.