The wonders of self timer and discovering the super hidden churches at the super tip of the mountains

Day 3: Beginning of adventures on my own- thus my many self timer model shots :)


First encounter during my solo journey. I found this castle in the road between Goreme and Cavusin, which prompted me to to run rapidly up to the castle screaming "myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyMYYYYY castle!" No one was around, so it wasn't so weird...


I conquer castle. The above 2 step sequence repeated itself a few time, but I will spare you the pictures.


Continue my journey: I encounter O'Keef hills


Hiking to Love Valley. There were many phallic shaped Fairy Chimneys. By this time, I had already found a fellow travel companion--a Mexican anthropologist I met at the ice cream stand while waiting for the bus.


More churches in the valleys


Inside a cave church--can you believe it? Our wonderful hiking guide (nick name Spiderwoman because she used to take hikers to climb all the way up Selime Monastary) is a Canadian who has been living in Goreme for over 10 years. She was wayyyy cool and worked at the hostel I stayed at.


We stopped at a church on one of the highest peaks of the region. We climbed here to watch the sunset


A view from inside the church of the tea house outside the church. The owner must be super patient because hikers in this part are scarce. He was super friendly and it was one of the most amazing places I've ever gotten a drink from. I miss this joint already.


Inside the church: meet, Mexican anthropologist studying medicine history, unemployed German spending his savings on travelling around the world and hoping for economic upturn by the time his money runs out, and me. What beautiful frescoes!


Exploring outside the church. What a view!


I'm going to live here.