Saturday, October 11, 2008

More caves and fairy chimneys, and the surrounding civilization

I just didn't think 5 pictures was enough of this beautiful place, so here's 5 more of my favorites from my last trip.
1) Hills and fairy chimneys approaching sunset.
2) A door at the base of a hill. Based on its location and its size, it almost makes me wonder if hobbits paint their doors blue! When we looked above the lock, it had the small plaques with the account numbers for water and electric, indicating that behind the door, tucked in the hillside, was a home that was at least recently occupied.
3) An abandoned church in a village, and a young girl. From what I could find on the internet, the church was built 1858-1860, but now the church is locked and empty.
4) An abandoned Ottoman home in a surprisingly modern city. It appeared someone put an advertisement for their nearby store on the wall since no one was using the home.
5) Entrance to a mosque. Typically the entrances are left fairly open, but since this mosque was rather prominent, and near a popular tourist spot, it seems they chose to use this traditional doorway covering to discourage tourists from distracting worshippers.



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