Film February - Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey by lbmcshutter

Film February - Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey

During my three months working in Turkey I drove down to Cappadocia for a weekend. It is a fascinating place, amazing geological formations. Underground cities where Christians hid from the Ottoman invaders. Nicholas of Myrna who became St Nicholas (yes Father Christmas/ Santa) came from Turkey. People used many caves as dwellings. Others were hollowed out and expanded with structures built on the front of them, this included monasteries as well as homes. There are a lot of rock formations called fairy chimneys.

Some of the buildings here are built onto the caves. The black dots on the skyline are birds.

I stayed at a cave hotel, my room a cave set into the cliff, the rock shaped into a square room, ceiling roses and sconces carved into the soft stone. The front was built of stone walls. Furnishings included wonderful carpets and wallhangings and it was a warm comfortable place to stay.

Taken during an early morning hot air balloon ride with my Canon EOS 30E 35mm SLR
have seen friend's images of this place- amazing
February 3rd, 2012  
fab shot
February 3rd, 2012  
doesn't ge much better than that!! Taking a pic like this from a hot air balloon....awesome!!
February 3rd, 2012  
Great contrast between the weight of many years of human habitation and the escape from gravity afforded by the view from the hot air balloon. At least that's my in depth analysis, a more gut level reaction is "Very cool shot!". Cheers!
February 3rd, 2012  
Amazing place - really well captured. It looks brilliant in the early morning light.
February 3rd, 2012  
Great shot. I would love to see this in person.
February 3rd, 2012  
You should really write a memoir about your travels and experiences. They are so off the beaten track. Beautiful shot of this unusual community.
February 3rd, 2012  
This looks like an amazing place to visit. I want to go.
February 3rd, 2012  
Great capture. Sounds like a unique and exciting experience.
February 3rd, 2012  
That morning light is BEAUTIFUL on those fascinating buildings! I can feel the mystery and enchantment of such an ancient place just by looking at this photo.
February 3rd, 2012  
Ohmygosh what an amazing place. Staying in a cave in a hotel sets all my interest jangling... I think I read too many 'famous five' books as a child! Wonderful shot. (When are your photos anything but...?!) :)
February 3rd, 2012  
simply beautiful!
February 3rd, 2012  
so what you are saying is someone should set up a hot balloon busines at Coober Pedy?
February 3rd, 2012  
Hey - 400th shot! Just noticed. Well done missus! :)
February 4th, 2012  
@filsie65 - Just saw that too! Nice work on shot 400!
February 4th, 2012  
must have been amazing to see! beautiful capture
February 4th, 2012  
@bobfoto I think a hot air balloon business at Coober Pedy would be great, I'd go. They have them at Alice and Flinders Ranges now (in the winter months - I missed it by about a month at Wilpena Pound)
February 4th, 2012  
@filsie65 thanks for your kind words, You've made my day
February 4th, 2012  
@lbmcshutter - I love Hot Air Ballooniing! So yeah, put my name down for a Coober Experience by Air!
February 4th, 2012  
Amazing shot, amazing light!
February 4th, 2012  
Amazing, ancient scene. I bet the balloon flight over the area was phenomenal. I like the new-looking building in the middle of all the historical ones.
February 4th, 2012  
fantastic shot Megan!
February 4th, 2012  
fantastic shot - well done on 400th photo.
February 4th, 2012  
This is incredible and great job from the ballon.
February 4th, 2012  
Wow, fabulous shot, I could wander around there for hours...
February 5th, 2012  
Gasp! So very cool...I've ballooned once in Egypt and will do it again if given the opportunity.
February 5th, 2012  
this is fabulous!!!
February 7th, 2012  
This looks like such a fantastic and unique place! Love the early morning feel in this... beautiful light!
February 9th, 2012  
edit and tag all these shots they're fantastic!!
February 10th, 2012  
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