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Thursday, June 14, 2007

turkey part ii

cappadocia - my favourite place of the whole trip

kissing the camel. taken by my turkish tour guide, who was really experienced at getting the angle right!

the houses cut into the soft rocks of the fairy chimneys. the people here used to live in these structures until recently when the govt forbade it.

inside one of the fairy chimney houses. it was decorated really nicely.

in the tiny tunnels of one of the underground cities in cappadocia. it is supposed to be 10 storeys underground, we managed to explore 3 storeys of it. the bore of the tunnels were so small i had to duck walk through most of them.

i got to try my hand at making pottery too. wore a pair of gross pants, and made a bowl w a hole in it, even after much help from the master. a career in pottery is so not for me.

one of the local dishes we got to try along the 10hr bus ride to cappadocia: plain yoghurt with honey and poppy seeds. super super good! the sweetness of the honey masked the tart sourness of plain yoghurt that i dislike, and the poppy seeds added texture. totally going to make this again at home =)

at the salt lake. the ground's all salt, and its so white it almost looks purple. i took lots of jumping shots here =P

luscious, cheap cherries bought at a road side stall!

with our tour leader cynthia, and turkish tour guide cem (pronounced jem).

the grand bazaar. we bought hanging mosaic lamps and a gorgeous aladdin lamp from here!

pretty belly dancer.

on the bosphorus cruise

one of the 2 bridges that connects the continents of asia and europe, and for the turks in istanbul to travel from the residential to commercial areas of the city.

turkish baked potato with butter, cheese, and whatever topping u want!!

apparently famous mado turkish icecream.

at the spice market

lin~*
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