Saturday, 30 November 2024
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Roadtrip: Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde.
In respect of the 'voluminous eruption deposits in a fluvio-lacustrine sequence with 'fairy-chimney' development produced by uplift and erosion', the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) included 'The Miocene Cappadocian ignimbrites sequence' in its assemblage of 100 'geological heritage sites' around the world in a listing published in October 2022. The organization defines an IUGS Geological Heritage Site as 'a key place with geological elements and/or processes of international scientific relevance, used as a reference, and/or with a substantial contribution to the development of geological sciences through history.'
Cappadocia lies in eastern Anatolia, in the heartland of what is now Turkey. The relief consists of a high plateau over 1000 m in altitude that is pierced by volcanic peaks, with Mount Erciyes (ancient Argaeus) near Kayseri (ancient Caesarea) being the tallest at 3916 m. The boundaries of historical Cappadocia are vague, particularly towards the west. To the south, the Taurus Mountains form the boundary with Cilicia and separate Cappadocia from the Mediterranean Sea. To the west, Cappadocia is bounded by the historical regions of Lycaonia to the southwest, and Galatia to the northwest. Due to its inland location and high altitude, Cappadocia has a markedly continental climate, with hot dry summers and cold snowy winters. Rainfall is sparse and the region is largely semi-arid.
It was wonderful to revisit, not a fan of using animals for tourist attractions, dromedary rides are not something cultural Turkish, but apparently tourists lie it for photos, I never take any rides that uses animals.Cappadocia and the famous mountain houses is spread over a large area, you can easily spent a week here and actually visit places where there is no one. We visited in August, high season and still had lots of peaceful places which I prefer.
Cappadocia contains several underground cities (see Kaymaklı Underground City), many of which were dug by Christians to provide protection during periods of persecution.[5] The underground cities have vast defense networks of traps throughout their many levels. These traps are very creative, including such devices as large round stones to block doors and holes in the ceiling through which the defenders may drop spears.
I definitely highly recommend a thorough visit to Cappadocia, it really is a special place, so glad we got to visit it again after so many years.
Friday, 22 November 2024
My Friday Night Outfit
Cable Knit Leather Tote, Large Bohemian Bag with Pompoms by StarBags
Woodland Mori Girl Jacket, Fairy tale Cottage, Plus Size Clothing Vintage Gobelin Tapestry Fabric Clothing by StarsWear
Women Flat KNEE Boots Barefoot Zero Drop CHOCOLATE - Brown CRAZY Leather Handmade Shoes by FeelBareFoot
Woodland Pinecone Necklace Twig Jewelry Turquoise Stone Branch by StaroftheEast
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Newly Listed: Delft Blue Embroidered Ottoman
I absolutely adore this pouf. It reminds me of a porcelain plate because the embroidery on top and the monochrome colors of blue and cream. It also reminds me of this 94 year old lady painting a Czech village, I added a few photos of her, her name is Agnes Kasparkova and she has been painting the Czech village of Louka for years in her free time.