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| Our hotel, Kismet Cave House, best one in Goreme, Turkey. Our host Faruk is very helpful and friendly. |
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| Every morning at Kismet Cave House we have a wonderful breakfast buffet. |
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| Here is Michelle, enjoying the view and the healthy, locally produced breakfast. |
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| Faruk arranged a Green Tour of the Underground Villages for us. |
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| Our first stop was a great view of Goreme panorama. |
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| We had 10 minutes to take photos of ourselves and each other. |
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| This is a nearby village where we drove with the group. |
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| Our wonderful guide Nadria took us to see Ihlara Valley. |
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| There are miles of trails through Ihlara Valley, but we did a short hike. |
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| First we had to go down the steps to the valley floor. |
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| Nadria showed us where the ancient monks meditated. |
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| Here I am meditating. Not! |
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Some Turkish women enjoying the stream in Ihlara Valley.
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| I got the fish dinner, which was very fresh and delicious. |
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| Then we went to Selime Monastery |
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| Our new Turkish-American friend, an ESL teacher in North Carolina. |
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| The view from Selime Monastery |
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| Inside the monastery |
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| Michelle and Anna, the granddaughter of the ESL teacher |
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| Coca Cola gets a Turkish touch |
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| A happy vendor makes a 50 cent sale. |
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| Another happy doll maker |
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| Next Nadria took us to the underground city. This one was connected to another by a 7 km tunnel. |
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| Inside the Derinkuyu Underground City |
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| Our group included the Turkish-American 3 generations family, an Italian couple, a couple from San Francisco, Michelle and me, and 4 Korean photo students. |
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| Pigeon Valley. They used pigeons for sending messages and for their egg whites which they used for paintings. |
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| Our last stop was for "free" sampling of Turkish Delight. Of course, many of us bought some to take with us. I bought roasted apricot pits. They taste similar to almonds. |
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