Goreme, eclipse, Yeralti Sehri, Red Valley, Oh My!
A busy day that started with the balloon ride (previous video), then:
Goreme:
...a town in Cappadoccia ("The Land of Fine Horses"). During the Byzantine period some 360 churches and monasteries were built by excavating the earth pillars (volcanic tuff - "fairy chimneys"), and their walls were decorated with ~religious paintings.
Eclipse:
For Marcia and I, all this was for the following 3 minutes...
Yeralti Sehri:
On the four levels cleared since 1964, kitchens, stables, and a winery have been found, as well as a chapel. The complex, believed to go down 20m, was home to about 15,000 people, with air shafts, water wells, and storage to last several months.
Red Valley:
One of the most attractive valleys of Cappadocia with its fabulous volcanic rock formations. Hermit churches, cut from rock, with frescoes and paintings fit with the valley's meditative atmosphere.
