Turkey Trip - 5th day

My handsome hubby at the drop/waiting place for tourist.

Inside the Underground city of Kaymakli. My kidz had fun and was not so tired like us since the height was just nice for them. As for us, we had to walk like a duck most of the time. Especially to go from one room to another.

Just look at this place. Thousands of people stayed in here a very long time ago. Early Christians lived secretly in order to survive and keep their faith.

They had their horses, and farm animals in here also, to make sure their food supply were enough. Amazing. There was a place to keep their wine and also for water. Places to bury the dead.
Syasya and the bus driver. His name is Hameed.

If you look closely, there are actually holes on the hills. If I am not mistaken, it is called Pigeon Valley. People live there.

Our next stop was where carpet are made. This man was telling us how they made the colours. They were all made from natural resources such as plants and trees.

In my hand was the Pupa. According to the man, the larva inside was killed first before they started the process of extracting the silk from the Pupa. The machine in the picture is basically is used to extract the silk.

These two ladies are the teachers that teaches young ladies how to make carpets. It depends on the size of the carpet. The length of making one carpet could take from months to years.

The ladies in our group was waiting for the men there to present to us carpets . We got attracted with the design. But the price was super expensive. But it is worth it to have one. Of course, you will be eating instant noodle for the next four years.

After the carpet place, we went to see the Fairy Chimneys. It is such an amazing place to see and be at. People actually live inside the chimneys. They dig lower if they want to make their house bigger. If I am not mistaken, they have to get permission in order for them to do that.

One of the popular chimneys as it looks like a camel.

This is mushroom top Fairy Chimneys.

This one is one huge Chimney.

We had our lunch at Sarikaya Restaurant. It is at Avanos Village.

While we had our lunch, there were some entertainment. Look at the decoration inside the restaurant. Fantastic.

Then we went to a pottery factory. This man was making a plate by using the rocks that has been soften. (If I am not mistaken)

The decorations on the plates or trays are all hand painted. The man on the right was actually doing a very detail design. Not using any specs, not magnifying glass. Super cool.

Big things such as a vase like this, they use clay. Ignore our tour guide in the background. He did not play anything. He was just holding the instrument.

At night, My hubby and her sister and also the rest of the group went to watch the Whirlish Dervish.

That night we stayed at Dinler hotel. It was the best hotel we had. Really good. See it at www.dinler.com