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Before we went back to the ground, we visited the wine cellars,
kitchens, classrooms and tombs.
THE SILHOUETTES OF ‘SMURF HOUSE’
Big Sunflowers smiled at us along our way to the Ilhara valley while I was
still in deep thought of the amazing underground city.
One of the scenes
where Star Wars was filmed
An hour hiking in Ilhara valley,
we finally reached the point for lunch. It’s a warm day. Everyone seemed
listless after the lunch till we reached the monastery.
Over the centuries, Cappadocia was covered by a thick layer of volcanic
tuff. It has eroded into fantastic shapes.
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Wisdom gave Christian people the best shelter to hide
themselves from the persecution. Monastery was
another place to trace their shelters.
Later we visited Avanos, famed with its pottery. Ernie & I didn’t have
much mood to shop here as we were looking forward to the last
destination – Fairy Chimney (pasalbag).
Dawn was near only the car proceeded to this ‘smurf house’. Disappointed
gazing at the silhouettes of Fairy Chimney in the dusk, Ernie & I swore
to revisit it ourselves tomorrow.
The weather was colder here than in Istanbul at night when we went out
for dinner. Dinning at Mercan restaurant was a good idea. Ernie chose
this restaurant by her instinct. The mischievous waiters amused us a
lot.
Although we were arranged to stay in a cave room in the end, the room
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