Rugs, Caves and Brits

Underground City

We just returned from spending 3 days in one of the most interesting and unique places in the world - "Turkey". We couldn't have mom come all the way from home and not take her to see the incredible chimney-like rock formations that cover Cappadocia. On our way we stopped at an underground city where we got a guided tour of where and how people lived thousands of years ago when escaping enemies. From there we checked into our cave hotel and quickly embarked on finding the perfect rug. Over the next 3 days we looked at over 200 rugs from Afganistan, Iran, Iraq and Turkey before finding the right ones for the right price. We also spent time in a pottery shop where Jayme and I attempted to make our own pottery from scratch. We were unsuccessful and had to resort to buying someone else's creations. As our money became slim we decided to check out some of the free landscape Cappadocia had to offer. Neither rain, nor snow deterred us from our exploration through the caves where previous inhabitants lived and worshipped. It was amazing to see the beautiful frescoes that were still in great shape from the Byzantine Empire. One of the highlights of each day was the breakfast at the hotel where we were joined by a lovely British couple, Dez and Dot. They provided a great start to our days with their funny British words and accents, which became even funnier as Mom and Jayme, unknowlingly, began to talk like them as the meal wore on. Over all it was a wonderful trip and we were able to do and see everything we had hoped and more.

The Yates w/ Dez & Dot