This month, I’ll be writing about four amazing outdoor adventures we’ve enjoyed on our trips. One of my favourite aspects of traveling is seeing the natural beauty in many places around the world, and Cappadocia was one such highlight.
Cappadocia is a region in central Turkey that possesses a landscape that could have come straight from the moon. These freestanding rocks have been eroded by centuries of flowing rivers and flood waters to resemble rocky spires. Could it be that they really are the fairy chimneys that they’re known as?
It’s easy to imagine that King Oberon and Queen Titania of A Midsummer Night’s Dream dwelt in a palace as regal and unusual as one of these. Living here really might make a fairy king perform magic that would make his queen fall in love with a donkey.
These photos were all taken the day we flew into Cappadocia from Istanbul, and if it wasn’t quite like visiting Fairyland, it really was a mysterious and unrecognizable landscape. We felt as if we’d been transported to another realm where, after you’ve left, you wonder if it really was a dream after all.
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Amazing photos, these landscapes are gorgeous!
Wow! How gorgeous! Breathtaking photos! Thanks for sharing.
The architecture of this planet is just amazing. How fortunate you are to have been able to see this, it's very beautiful!
Wonderful travel journal that you give us here; this place looks so majestic. How fortunate for you to have been able to see this in real life.
thank you forn sharing.
Rita
Turkey is a country I've always wished to visit. Now that I know there are fairy chimneys my wishing just got stronger. Stunning landscapes - natural beauty and whimsy.
Beautiful, stunning photos! Beth, I'm still thinking about your wonderful apple cake. I'm going to make it this weekend.
Are you going to be able to take me with you??
Wow, how cool all those shapes are.
My friend went there and I've been dying to go ever since. Thanks for the pictures. They really are out of this world, aren't they?
Stunning photos! They really look like chimneys.
What an amazing and unique landscape. They do look like fairy chimneys and I would have never gotten a glimpse of them if it weren't for you! Thanks!
Wow. Those photos are AMAZING!! :-)
Beautiful! I love the Midsummer Night's Dream comparison...very true. :)
Gorgeous, how wonderful get to see all of this!
Stunning. Looks like a most amazing landscape! What a beautiful place.
I continue to be astonished by what's hiding on this rock of ours - those formations are just breathtaking, really.
The desert is beautiful in it's own way. What amazing formations. BTW--I received your giveaway yesterday! I look forward to reading your book. Thank you so much!
Such a unique and interesting landscape. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Gorgeous! I LOVE the pictures :) Can't wait to hear more about all of the places you have been :)
Those are so cool! Wonderful photos. Mother Nature is the most talented decorator, is she not? :)
Oh how wonderful and strange! What a beautiful place - oh the possibility for stories!
Simply beautiful Beth! I've always wanted to visit Turkey. You've just confirmed my desire with your post. :)
Gosh they are quite amazing aren't they? I really, really want to visit Turkey one day.
Those landscapes are so beautiful!
Oh, how beautiful! Thank you for a gorgeous vicarious journey!
Now I'm dreaming of an exotic journey;-)
Wow very beautiful!
Smile. Ryan and I can't wait to visit Turkey. We hope to get there in the next few years. Thank you so much for sharing your words and memories with me tonight. During good times and bad, your blog always offers me a dose of joy. I hope you have a blessed and happy Sunday, my friend. Hugs from Austin!
The wonders of our planet never cease to amaze me. What a spectacular sight. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for telling me about Toronto charging for plastic bags, I am so glad to hear that. I know some places in Europe have banned them completely. The U.S. is so far behind with that and I do not understand why. We need to step it up!
This does look like a long ago far away place. The soil in this region of the world must be rich in chalky minerals. I like the uniformity of the stones, it looks like all of them have been carefully carved.
My maternal grandmother was Greek from Cappadocia and she used to tell me how beautiful these places were! Your photos make me want to do this trip asap!
It looks beautiful and mysterious!
Beautiful photos, Beth, and a narrative that's got me kicking myself for not going the times we were in Turkey. There's sooo much to see there.
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