Hiking in Cappadocia (Luke)

    Cappadocia is in Turkey and is known for it's Fairy Chimneys. Fairy Chimneys are small rock mountains that you might see in a book of beautiful places.

We only stayed in Cappadocia for two days but we definitely could have gone for more. I really liked how Cappadocia is so empty. It felt like we got it all to ourselves. Our first day we went hiking after waking up in a cave.

One of the coolest things about the Fairy Chimneys is that there are sometimes stairs that lead up to places inside of them!
We spent our first hour hiking, climbing through little holes into the caves, and sliding on some ice. One time we couldn't find a way down but I found a ramp-like slide to go down on. It was so fun that Jacob, Maggie, and I found a different route up and slid down over and over again. We visited a church where my dad saw a little window where I got to climb through. It was like an attic. We then stopped for some lunch in a cave with mini seats.

    We then kept on hiking. At one point we got to a VERY steep hill which Jacob, Maggie, and I slid down and Mommy and Daddy walked very slowly down. We kept on walking admiring this gorgeous view. We the came across a 50 ft path of ice. We probably spent 30 minutes on the ice alone just running on it and slipping. We then came across a cemetery where we saw a grave that said the person lived in the 1300's and lived 663 years. We obviously misunderstood but thought it was very funny. We then came across the Cavusin which was like a church that Maggie and I tried to find a way up but didn't succeed.




    We were lost so we had to walk on the road to go back home. A half hour after sunset we were home and pretty tired. We had dinner at a place where Maggie and Jacob ate their food in a pot that the waiter cut open with a sword. It was a really fun day, one of my favorites on this trip. When I grow up I wouldn't mind living in Cappadocia because most of all the wifi passwords are all 1020304050 and because it is just so beautiful. If you ever do go to Turkey which you should, I recommend at least 4 days at minimum in Goreme, Cappadocia.