Göreme
Open Air Museum - Part 1
Containing a wealth of rock churches dating from the 4th century
to the 11th century.
First
and foremost,
always know which
rock the local Jandarma
(police) station is in.
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A
panamaric view of the Göreme
open air museum
and surrounding area.
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We
begin our walk towards
the museum, passing many
fields along the 500 metre
way...
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Our
first church turned
out to be locked and
closed, bummer.
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One
would not picture a
museum in this midst of
all these chimneys.
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Multilevel churches are to
be seen everywhere.
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The walkway winds in
and around different
churches.
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The
Monastery of Nuns Priests
The 6-7 floored rock massif
is known as the "Nun's Mon-
astery." The eating room kitchen
and various rooms on the 1st
and 2nd floor are open for
visitors.
Bonnie
walks along the
steep rooftop of
a church. I was worried
she would slip and fall to
her death, which would
both annoy me and
perhaps slow down my
sightseeing.
