Goreme, Turkey

So this will be the second entry dedicated to a hostel. We took an overnight bus to Goreme to see all of Capadocia. Arriving at 5:30am we started to look for this recommended place but found it was full. Lazy eyed and freezing we wandered up the hill to this place called Fairy Chimney Hotel. It was a bit pricey but we were so tired we said sure why not, it's nice and we can switch to another hostel later.

Waiting for dinner to be served.

Having slept for half a day they asked us if we wanted dinner which was a three course meal. I thought, Let's see what this place has to offer. The food was great. We would eat out on the patio under the grape leaves and fig trees. They brought out this huge pot of boiling soup, salad with Pomegranate sauce, Sactava (Turkish stew?) served on rice, and some dessert with ice cream. I asked for seconds which wasn't a problem at all. A plus.

Fairy Chimney Hotel.

So the big thing about goreme and Cappadocia is the houses created by burrowing and tunneling out the stone and dirt. Almost all the hostels are called cave hotels or fairy chimney type hotels. We didn't even realize this second patio where we could watch the sunset until the second day. Oh yeah, we decided to splurge and spend three nights here but ate elsewhere because the food was pricey.

Watching the sunrise with hot air balloons with Panda.

They had this giant guard dog named Panda who was incredibly friendly and adorable. I woke up early one morning to catch the sun rise and watch the hot air balloons float in and out of the canyons. I saw panda sleeping on the patio, so I climbed up to the roof. As I was shooting away Panda waltzed up behind me and snuggled next to me.