Posted By Erin on October 29, 2009

July 13, 2009 – Cappadocia, Turkey

While visiting Turkey this past summer, I spent a day riding around Cappadocia on the back of a scooter — fun!  Our day trip took us from our home base of Ürgüp, past the small Greek-inspired town of Cemİl, to the Keşlik Monastery.

Keşlik Monastery is one of the biggest monastic areas in Cappadocia, comprising a maze of caves with a refectory, kitchen, hiding chambers, baptistery, winery, and escape tunnels, all hollowed out of a group of broad-based cones. A highlight is the extraordinarily well preserved and colorful frescoes seen on the ceilings.

For more on my Turkish adventure, check out:

Pics: My 25 Best Photos of Turkey
Posts:

2009/07/21 Market Day: A Turkish Delight!

2009/08/02 Pass Me the Pipe

2009/07/31 To Whirl or Not to Whirl: The Dervish Debate, Part 2

2009/07/29 To Whirl or Not to Whirl: The Dervish Debate

2009/07/26 I’ll have the Lion’s Milk

2009/07/25 Time to Meet the Man

2009/07/24 Escape from Butterfly Valley

2009/07/19 Going…Going…Gület!

2009/07/18 Fly like an Eagle…

2009/07/17 Made it to the Med!

2009/07/16 Me Speakie the Turkish

2009/07/15 Holy Hamami!

2009/07/14 Oot & Aboot in Ankara

2009/07/13 Ürgüp is Awesome!

2009/07/11 Made it to Ankara!

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