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Cappadocia, however, is basically only praised by the audience before and after the tour. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info This was once an active area of volcanic eruptions, and the condensation of magma and rock ash raised the ground by hundreds of meters. For thousands of years, there have been wind and rain, and there are undercurrents to erod, creating the whole land into potholes, as if coming to the surface of the moon.

All famous attractions are always more or less unavoidable to make people feel a little worse than they expected after traveling. Cappadocia, however, is basically only praised by the audience before and after the tour. It was once an active area of volcanic eruptions, and the condensation of magma and ash raised the ground hundreds of meters.

For thousands of years, there have been wind and rain, and there are undercurrents to erod, creating the whole land into potholes, as if coming to the surface of the moon. Because the stone is soft and easy to excavate, many people have carved out rooms directly from the stone. The youth hostel where Yunluo lives is transformed from such a room, which is quite novel.

However, Yunluo has no windows - _- There are large and small Vs distributed around Goreme, and I was going to go to the most popular RedV&RoseV, but after coming out of OpenAirMuseum, I saw a street sign indicating "ZemiV" at an inconspicuous intersection, and then took out the LP and flipped through it, saying "Zemivvev". Kindness?

Lovev pure classmates, please search for pictures by yourself) Such a curious landscape can not be missed, so I rushed on the road. Later, when I returned to the youth hostel to look at the map, I found that ZEMIV and LOVEV were obviously in two different directions, and LP would also trick people.

Zemiv is still quite quiet, and there are iconic evil mushrooms on the roadside from time to time. There are other forms of weathering, and probably the national parks around Colorado in Utah are similar. The disadvantage of being too quiet is that there is no one along the way, and you can't ask for directions.

The trail here is even more secluded than the Tontotrail in the Grand that makes Yunluo gnash his teeth, and you can't see the road at all, and you only know that you are "probably" on the wrong path when you walk into a bush. Every now and then, you have to go through a tunnel like this. You can only take the riverbed as a matter of course.

I don't know how far the exit is or even if there is an exit in front of me, so I can only continue to walk forward, but fortunately, V is V after all, at least the direction is not wrong. Although it is a cold winter wax moon. The grass on the ground is also covered with a layer of ice slag from time to time, and the whole valley is still verdant, and there are trees hanging wild fruits pointing to the blue sky.

A touch of bright red adds a touch of warmth to the cold season. In such a state, I was greatly relieved to suddenly hear the sound of a car horn overhead. Didi, which used to be irritating, has become the best stimulant this time, hehe. Sure enough. The trail in front of him gradually emerged.

After more than 10 minutes, Yunluo was finally able to stand on the road and look back at the zemiv he had just walked by. After drilling out of the ground, after all kinds of efforts, Yunluo finally recognized that the towering castle in front of him must be Uchisarcastle. It turned out that before I knew it, Yunluo had already walked to another town.

This castle is hollowed out from a whole piece of volcanic rock, so it's domineering. On the way to Uchisarcastle, there is a great viewing platform. Below is the PV locals carved various pigeon coops in the stone, although Yunluo still doesn't know what they are doing with pigeons.

On the other side, you can see the town of Uchisar, which, like Goreme, is indistinguishable from each other with all sorts of hideous rocks. In fact, I didn't expect to come to Uchisar at all in advance (the poor recognition of this area on P and the lack of maps that can be searched on the Internet made Yunluo not even consider going to a town outside of Goreme).

At this time, he was so excited that he was reluctant to sit in a hot air balloon in the morning. Didn't get to see the sunrise; Now it's time to climb to the top and watch the sunset. Although it is 200 meters lower than a balloon, it should not make much difference. As soon as I looked at my watch, it was less than 20 minutes before sunset (winter travel is miserable), so I hurried to the roof with three steps and two steps.

The roof is as potholed as expected, but there are few railings, which is always terrifying. Looking into the distance, the heart is relaxed. Nearby, there is a stone forest with dogs' teeth, and a little farther on all sides of the land is the highest peak of the whole Cappadocia: the mountercyies.

The majestic snow-capped mountains are dyed orange-red by the setting sun, which is quite shocking. At this time, another tourist arrived, probably speaking Spanish. I don't understand, but when I see the LP in the hands of both sides, I smile at each other. After that, Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi only cared about letting go until the sunset collected the last beam of light. The night is accompanied by the lights of the stars.

On the second day of the greentour, there was a section of Ihlarav walking. To be sure, Ihlarav is spectacular, but compared to grand, it's pocket-sized. A stream at the bottom of the valley that is neither too big nor too small is a plus. In general, it is not surprising, so I will mention it in passing.

You can't see Goreme-Goreme-Ankara: If the night train is just a rocky karst formation, it is beautiful, but it can be seen in many places. It's not particularly unusual. The charm of cappadocia also lies in its unique cultural heritage. At the beginning of Christianity, it was persecuted as a cult by the Roman Empire.

The early Christians, unwilling to give up their faith, traveled long distances to this inaccessible place and had their own hiding place. Christianity finally became the state religion in 312 AD, but it was not long in coming, and from the 7th century onwards, the Eastern Roman Empire was gradually encroached upon by the Sassanids.

It was not until the 11th century that Cappadocia fell into the hands of Persia and Christianity became a heresy again. Unwilling to give up, the Christians continued to hide, building one hidden sanctuary after another among the boulders, which complemented the unique topography of the region, and in modern times, it is only natural that it has become one of Turkey's two natural and cultural heritages.

By the 16th century, the mighty Ottoman Empire had swept across Turkey. This craze for clandestine church construction is over. However, even after capturing Cappadocia, the Ottomans could not destroy all the star-studded churches in the area, so many treasures have been preserved to this day.

Arguably. The history of Cappadocia is so much like a history of Christian refuge that the name Goreme derives from its original meaning: "to make you invisible". The best place to see a church is the OpenAirMuseum next to Goreme. There are dozens of large and small churches scattered here.

Many of the interiors still retain beautiful frescoes from the 10th to 12th centuries, which still have bright colors today. It opens at 8:30 a.m., so you can get a feel for it before the big and small tour groups arrive. Be sure to enter by 9:30. Although it was the off-season, at about 10 o'clock, the clouds still saw the crowd like a domestic scenic spot - before entering the scenic spot.

The ruins of the church carved out of the stone pillars can already be seen on the roadside, although only the shape of the room remains, and the form of the church can no longer be seen. To this day, people no longer know what sacred names were given to these churches by the congregants, and they can only be named apples, snakes, buttons, and so on according to the characteristics that can be seen today.

The lost name cannot hide the piety that has been passed down to this day. The side of the church has been dug up for the final resting place of the faithful. The coffin is long gone, only the simple and vicissitudes of death remain. Although the cave is small, all the structures that should be in place are complete, including the dining table where the dining table is also chiseled. Herine, the interior of the early grotto is quite rudimentary.

It's almost just a monochrome line. However, people at that time already knew how to paint frescoes with lime water. More than 300 years before the Italian pride. ara, more complex patterns are starting to appear. All kinds of lines fill the whole space.

thesnakechurch, in fact, depicts the famous St. George slaying the dragon, but this dragon is not painted like a dragon, so the name of Snake has been passed down. TheAppleChurch, there has been a qualitative leap in the quality of paintings. This is gorgeous, the masterpiece of 1,000 years ago is still full of warm breath to this day, shocking every visitor who stops.

In fact, it is strictly forbidden to take pictures inside the churches, and it is only because no one gives it in the off-season that you can take pictures all the way. I still haven't figured out if the flash is turned off, will taking pictures hurt the mural? TheAppleChurch. What's even more shocking is thedarkchurch, the only one in the scenic area that has to charge a separate ticket.

The church itself is higher than the others, and it looks imposing from the outside. The church has only a small window, and the long period of darkness has allowed the frescoes in the church to be preserved vividly, which can be called the essence of Byzantine art. There is also the largest church in the whole Goreme at the entrance of the scenic spot. Nicknamed ChurchoftheBuckle.

Although it is not as well preserved as the Dark Church, the architectural style is more neat and grand. In terms of era, the murals of Cappadocia are several centuries later than Dunhuang, but they are still compared to the east and the west. A similar mural was seen in the Ihlarav of the Greentour the next day. When it comes to Goreme, the most popular way to travel is still by tour.

Although Yunluo is a person who wants to avoid tours as much as possible, he can only compromise in the reality of the extreme lack of map resources. The most common are GreenTour and RedTour. The latter is relatively less cost-effective. In addition to Ihlarav's Hiking, GreenTour has two major highlights.

One is that there are more than forty dungeons of all sizes in the Cappadocia region, all of which, as mentioned earlier, were dug by early Christians fleeing persecution to hide themselves. Derinkuyu is the deepest of them, and its original meaning is a deep well, which goes deeper than 20 floors underground, and there are countless tunnels that wind to other dungeons, a real tunnel battle.

Even though only the top seven floors are now open, it is still enough to amaze people. When you think about how the Christians of a thousand years ago spent hundreds of years in the darkness of unknown years, the power of faith is truly powerful. Step by step down the stairs into the ground, the noise on the ground is gradually replaced by the faint sound of dripping water.

The tunnels are narrow and short. Go in and out and bow your head as if you were humble before God. The intricate structure is like a labyrinth, and you don't know where you are. Although it seems to be similar everywhere, the entire dungeon is strictly divided into living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, storage rooms, and brewing rooms. Even many areas such as stables.

In addition to the need to go up to the ground every few months to replenish food, it is completely enough to meet daily life. The meeting room is located at the intersection of many trails and extends in all directions. The church is essential as a Christian. Originally, there should have been beautiful murals here, but unfortunately they were too damp and the murals had long since faded to unrecognizable.

Even the morgue where the bodies were temporarily placed was arranged. Back to the ground. The final highlight that will keep you out of sight is the Sstery, a huge 13th-century monastery that has hollowed out most of the hill and is hidden in the mountains, so you may not be able to recognize it when you walk underfoot.

In the distance, it is said to be the filming location of Star Wars. For Yunluo, the monastery control, seeing such a behemoth was undoubtedly as excited as chicken's blood. In addition, the monastery's numerous natural and artificial paths connect the hewn stone chambers one by one, adding to the fun of jumping up and down.

Many of the stone stairs have collapsed and shattered, and you can only climb up with your hands and feet. The so-called trail is more often just a deep ditch with a width of just enough to accommodate one foot. Dozens of meters up from the edge of the stone, you can see the abandoned cave all the way. Looking at the stone from afar, it is as clear as a wash, and it seems that you can feel the breath of the Holy Spirit filling the whole body.

Further up, you come to a large platform where you can see the main rooms of the monastery. Double-storey classrooms. It's very imposing, but I always feel depressed, the so-called power of knowledge, hehe. Although simple, the doorway is still meticulously carved and decorated. What a lot of patience and perseverance it takes to polish such a majestic place for a church with a complex structure.

On the beams and pillars of the church, the remnants of the murals of that year can still be seen. In fact, there are a lot of things to see in the whole Cappadocia area, and two days are too rushed. A treasure island couple who met later in Ephesus said they had been to Turkey five times and thought that Cappadocia was the best.

Yunluo thought it made sense. There are nine World Heritage Sites in Turkey. The least well-known is probably this xanthos-letoon. What makes it special is that it was once the ancient capital of Lycia. However, Yunluo has the impression that Lycia is a country that is not very bright. This country, which is very close to Greece, fought (and won) a war with Greece in order to refuse to join Greece.

Eventually, however, it fell under Persian rule until it was liberated by Alexander. To speak of cultural achievements may be overshadowed in the face of Greece. I never wondered how this place could be successfully selected as a World Heritage Site, and later chatted with a friend, who said: Just because it is a city-state in the Greek period. That's ancient Greece!

It suddenly became clear that the ruins of the Roman period were still widely distributed, and there were really few ancient Greek ruins that could be found outside of Greece, so I was determined to explore it. That being said, it was difficult to do my homework. I can't find it on this p, and all the Turkish bus companies that have websites don't have a car to go there.

I can't find a few travelogues. Even on the almighty LP, the descriptions of these two places add up to less than one page, but Yunluo doesn't believe in evil, Turkey, which is so developed in tourism, can't go anywhere, so I left the day's itinerary blank with apprehension. Take the night bus from Goreme directly to Antalya.

Because there are travelogues that the car from Antalya to Fethiye may pass through Xanthos. Another selfish motivation is that even if you don't have a suitable train schedule, you can temporarily change the day's content to Antalya, and this famous city on the Mediterranean Sea should not disappoint. When you arrive at the station, the first thing you do is rush to the ticket office to ask.

(The various bus companies in Turkey are working in their own way, with a row of ticket counters spread out, and you have to ask one by one), after all kinds of efforts and text exchanges, I was pleasantly surprised to find that there are really minibuses to Xanthos in the local area, so I immediately decided to give up Antalya. Mediterranean, I'll visit you later.

The minibus runs in the lofty mountains, all the way is beautiful, and there is sometimes a beautiful scenery of the high gorge out of the Ping Lake. Or there are majestic snow-capped mountains that come into view. And the two complement each other, a miniature version of the glacier park? According to the information previously found, there are two roads from Antalya to Fethiye, one is a long line along the coastline, and it is this line that crosses Xanthos. (To be continued.) )

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