Ümit and I are in Göreme, Kapadokya. It's amazing. I know, I think I always say 'amazing' but still, it is. There is something about the spirit of this place, maybe it's just all the big rocks, but it sort of reminds me of Hampi, India.
Yesterday and today we spent ages just hiking around admiring all these amazing stone pillars. I'm still not entirely sure how they were formed- something to do with volcanoes and erosion- but wow! In some there are these caves where people used to live and there are churches in some where you can still see the old Christian paintings which are beautiful. It's magical.
And perhaps a little phallic...
Tonight we're going to catch an overnight bus to Olympus, a town on the Mediterranean sea. I'm looking forward to being on the coast again- not that it's been so long. I suppose I'm always happy to be near water though.
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