(Hong Kong Lunch)
Hello, how far have you been to Cappadocia?
Out of the three day tours
in Cappadocia,
I joined the Green Tour
The Green Tour lets you explore both nature and ancient ruins,
which makes it usually more popular than the Red Tour
The first place we arrived at was Göreme Valley
Loved the panoramic view of
these cool volcanic rock formations
The weather in Cappadocia is very hot in the summer,
but it's cool if you stay in the shade
Oh, I wish the whole world was in the shade
The second spot was Pigeon Valley
(A great spot for taking proof shots)
There are actually a lot of pigeons flying around
The small holes between the caves
are said to be their homes
Cappadocia might be the pigeons' favorite city
Stopped by a nearby
gem shop for a bit,
then headed to the highlight of the Green Tour,
Kaymakli Underground City
This is the second largest
underground city in Cappadocia
It consists of a total of eight floors,
but currently accessible floors are
four
Around 2000 BC,
the Hittites built this underground city
as a refuge to prepare for enemy invasions
That's why the interior
is tightly connected with small tunnels
just enough for one person to pass through
Tall people have to bend over more,
so be careful
As time went by,
this place was later used
either as a place to store wine
or as a hiding space
for early Christians
(Church)
(???)
Thanks to the elaborately designed
ventilation system
and kitchen facilities
for simple cooking,
they say
4,000 to 6,000 people
could live here
(Crawling)
(In a line)
There's only one entrance and one exit,
so once you go in, you have to come out through the exit
Be careful as there are a lot of people inside
After moving for about 30 minutes, we stopped at
Lake Nar
Nar means
pomegranate in Turkish
It looks like a pomegranate from above,
which is why it got its name
Lake Nar is the only
crater lake in Cappadocia
But the scenery is amazing
Make sure to take an Instagram photo here
We had a simple lunch at a nearby restaurant
and moved to Ihlara Valley
for a short hike
The place with a lot of rocks
that we saw at the entrance
is speculated to have been used
like an underground city
They are still researching it,
so we don't know the exact conclusion yet
By the way, this area
has these kinds of places everywhere
Seeing the lush trees and cool valley
Lastly, we visited a dessert shop
It seems like this is a place where locals come to picnic a lot
pistachio coffee,
Wrapped it up with a stop at a dessert shop
They sell Turkish delight,
pistachio coffee,
and even Sultan coffee
Turkey really seems like a dessert paradise
I wonder if it's okay to eat this much
I, who loves sweets,
think I shouldn't live here for my health
It's sad
This is how our Green Tour ended
Red Tour and Green Tour
Bye bye
I highly recommend them
Bye-bye
So until now,
it was, how far have you been in Cappadocia?
Bye bye
(HKL's three-line review 1. Nature and ancient ruins at once 2. The most popular color tour 3. Includes lunch, takes 5-6 hours)