Our host at Caravanserai had lived in Sydney for 7 years after marrying an Aussie tourist he had met when he was a tour guide so his English was great and he was very helpful with info on how to spend our time in Cappadocia.We had been given a cave room to stay in, quite similar to the underground hotel we stayed at in Coober Pedy. The hotel has a lovely restaurant/breakfast area with a great view of the city.
Our host drove us to a friend’s working pottery in Avanos as K was keen to see the potters at work. We were given a private tour and a demonstration of their incredible throwing and decorating skills before being taken to the amazing showroom with its different rooms for different qualities. K headed straight to the collectors room where she of course spent too much money (according to M).
The pottery staff then drove us to Pasabag (Monk’s Valley) where we walked around the rock formations (known as fairy chimneys) and also visited a small church in one of the caves. From there we walked to the village of Cavusin. First we visited the larger church of St. John the Baptist, then walked up to the old deserted village and wandered through the old homes built into the rock.After getting a lift from a local back to Göreme we visited the Göreme Open Air Museum, to see many more rock-hewn churches and dwellings. As usual we tried to avoid tour groups where possible (not always easy!). We had been rather spoiled in Africa as it wasn’t high season and any groups we did see were small – here in Turkey though we are slowly getting used to what we’re expecting to see when we arrive in Europe in peak season.
From the museum we walked back to the town centre of Göreme and enjoyed the early evening with coffee (M), wine (K) and backgammon (M vs K).
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