24 June, Göreme, 10km
Blue Moon Motel 80TL (breakfast included) (negotiated down from 110TL)
There can be few towns with as dramatic an
approach as that offered on the short stretch of road that connects Uçhisar to
Göreme. The road drops for 5km to Göreme, the
gateway to Cappadocia, a geologically unique area formed in antiquity when
Mount Erciyes erupted. What the eruption and erosion have left behind is
nothing short of spectacular; cream and rose and brown rock formations beyond
my ability to describe. It was already late afternoon when we cycled this
stretch of road yesterday, grateful for our ability to stop and stare whenever
we chose so to do, or to take a tea break, not because we needed tea, but
because the view was to-die-for-doll. Today mainly we rested, but we did take a
short ride to nearby Paşabaği to wander among the phallic “fairy chimneys”
there, oohing and aahing with other enamoured tourists. We have dined more
expensively, but well, in this small honey-coloured town, which knows how to
please a palate.
Between Uçhisar and Göreme
Between Uçhisar and Göreme
Between Uçhisar and Göreme
Paşabaği
Paşabaği
Paşabaği
Paşabaği
Paşabaği
Paşabaği
Paşabaği