cappadocia fairytale chimney rock formation untouched lunch at the selime monastery complex

fairytale chimney rock formations -- cappadocia, turkey
untouched soup served with a fork -- selime monastery complex, north of ihlara, turkey





camel caravan sign

vaults, arches, and pillars, camel seljuk caravanserai architecture-- agzikarahan, cappadocia, turkey
information plaque, camel seljuk caravansary -- agzikarahan, cappadocia, turkey





famous 'three beauties' fairy chimneys, cappadocia, turkey the fairytale landscape, supposedly even more interesting covered with snow. i'll never know as it was blistering cold without experiencing the impending snow.

three beauties fairytale chimney rock formations -- urgup, cappadocia, turkey
eerie fairytale landscape -- urgup, cappadocia, turkey





wanna buy a rock? turkish carpet

a child selling rocks -- zelve, cappadocia, turkey
carpet market and bazaar -- agzikarahan, cappadocia, turkey





this was my 'luxurious' hotel in urgrup. i got a television that showed either snowy local news or the current turkish male pop-star performing his two hit songs repeatedly. hand painted plates

upscale cave dwelling hotel room -- ürgüp, cappadocia, turkey
hand painted ceramic plates -- pottery souk, avanos, cappadocia





kids and their rocks view from another long bus ride across turkey tiles

it's good stuff, it is... children touting their rocks -- zelve, cappadocia, turkey
the beginning of an overnight coach ride, returning to istanbul by coach -- goreme, cappadocia, turkey
ornate tile work and decoration -- topkapi palace, istanbul, turkey





turkish trinkets and junk this kid was screaming and kept waving his hands for everyone to go away.

glittery trinkets, hand carts with tacky tourist goods -- istanbul, turkey
child riding a mule -- ihlara valley, cappadocia, turkey





typical bus stop cathedral of constantinople, byzantine architecture, hagia sophia church

a typical bus stop and mini mart / convenience store combination -- somewhere, middle of nowhere, turkey
hagia sophia church -- istanbul, turkey





annoyed with the idiot bread head. byzantine hippodrome, istanbul, turkey theodosius egyptian obelisk in istanbul, inscriptions in Latin and Greek

"you know you want to take my picture," said the idiot bread head -- he lurks near hagia sophia church, istanbul, turkey
walking along the hippodrome (stadium) where roman horse and chariot racing once took place -- byzantine hippodrome, istanbul, turkey
square of horses, egyptian obelisk -- obelisk of theodosius, hippodrome, istanbul, turkey





sultanahmet area of istanbul near my hostel tired and bored back from istanbul into amsterdam

returning to my hostel room, a typical sultanahmet area street -- istanbul, turkey
waiting on klm airlines, early morning flight between istanbul and amsterdam -- ataturk international airport, istanbul, turkey
early arrival into schiphol airport -- amsterdam, holland





anger: no this flight isn't going to be hell at all! raw fish in a dish (grouper) a northwest and klm specialty! i take this transatlantic flight a lot and always intend to photograph the meal for airlinemeals.com, but it almost never changes.

annoying child hanging over the back of his seat -- economy class seating, klm airlines flight between istanbul and amsterdam
seatmates predictable airline meal-- klm airlines flight between amsterdam and los angeles





return flight seatbelt reflection of gaudi's salamander

a new month, a new inflight magazine, typically distributed untouchables -- klm airlines flight between amsterdam and los angeles
seatbelt reflection of a magazine article featuring gaudi's froglike salamander and architecture -- klm airlines flight between amsterdam and los angeles



trip part I | trip part II | trip part III


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