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9 December 2008 Location: Cappadocia Temperature -5 to 0 degrees Celsius

Saturday, December 20, 2008 11:50 PM

So we woke up the next morning hoping that the weather would be fine for a balloon ride because it was quite foggy the night before. Effa eagerly waited for the wake up call and as soon as I stepped into the bathroom we got the call which means we will be going for the balloon ride. Well I’m not good with words so I’m just going to let pictures tell you guys how beautiful Cappadocia is.

After the balloon ride we went to the Goreme Open Air museum where ferry chimneys were once the homes of people. We visited a church, the living area, kitchen and dining hall.

Next we went to a pottery place owned by a man by the name of Salim. He has been in the business for 17 years learning the art of pottery that was passed down from one generation to the next. We bought our mum a purely handmade clock-plate which was the only one in his shop so it’s very unique…and expensive.

We then had lunch in the mountains...literally. This restaurant was built in the mountains and they served pottery kebab; kebab cooked in a pot and the meat was really tender and almost sweet.

After lunch Huseyin brought us to a place to take nice pictures of ferry chimneys and along the way we were surprised by a snowfall and we were all so excited because it was everyone’s first time. We got down the bus and feel the snow falling on our faces.

We then made our way to one of Cappadocia’s underground city called Kaymakli, which was once a refuge of 15,000 Christians. We saw a church, living area, kitchen, and winery and meeting hall. It was really small and narrow and I was afraid that I may turn claustrophobic. Just half an hour underground we came up to a winter wonderland. It was all white and the snow was falling and it was cold and it was pretty. The snowflakes were really pretty and you know how snowflakes were pictured…those crystal-like shapes…well they really look like that!

We made our way to a place where they made carpets by hand. They were all nice and pricey and I understand why they were priced that way. After looking at how they weaved the carpets by hand, you will know that you’re paying for workmanship.

We went back to the hotel and it was cold and kinda freezing but it didn’t stop Effa and me from playing a snowball fight.

It was probably way below zero degrees Celsius and the thought of taking a two-minute walk to the hotel’s restaurant for dinner turned me off but I was hungry so I had to brisk walk there to keep me from freezing in the middle of my journey there.