it is phenomenal to me that i get to stay in Cappadocia for five nights with the possibility of a couple of more. by the way i am typing on a turkish keyboard which has a lot of variations with ours. i can get the periods about right so that may help you to read. cappadocia is one of the most spectacular places in the world and has been in my heart to visit for a decade. many of the rock formations and stunning features of the landscape are similar to places like the bad lands of south dakota and zion national park and other incredible places in the states. the difference is that cappadocia also vibrates with history and spirituality and the extraordinary capacities of human beings to live in their environments. For example today we visited eight cave churches carved out of solid rock. i will try to post some photos tomorrow. the cave churches were constructed between the eighth and 13th centuries and the most beautiful ones were within the complex of a monestary. Being also the site of much education the churches were decorated with frescoes that tell most of the important bible stories plus other stories important to the religioous community.
For example in one frescoe in the SANDAL CHURCH we see depicted the Sultan Mesud the second wearing a turban standing with and shaking hands with a Christian saint with the usual halo surrounding the head in order to declare to their communities and to the future that moslems and christians are children of the same God.
their was a very serene and loving feeling in these cave churches...
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