Photo 1 - This is a Erik tree. These small sour plums that are all the rage in Turkey right now. Here we are on a hike through a valley and we came across many of these Erik trees and of course we went crazy!Photo 2 - very happy about the Erik trees :)
Photo 3 - Here Aysegul stands proud in front of maybe the most famous of the fairy chiminies. These fairy chiminies appeared on the back of the 50 Lira note before they changed it recently. About the fairy chiminies I should mention a bit on how this incredible unique landscape was created. There was a volcanic eruption that created this wonder of the world - The Turkish Grand Canyon as it were - and combined with the wind and other weather conditions created these incredible fairy chiminies. Everywhere we went in Kapadokya felt like being inside a fairy tale. All magical and peaceful. With the fairy chiminies (called that way because they resemble something out of a fairy tale) and the soft rocks resembling mountains of ice cream and whip cream and fudge everywhere, and the cave dwellings everywhere the eye can see, we felt like we were the Flinstones living in Smurf-ville. Or as Aysegul continually put it, we were living inside a Lord of the Rings story and we should see Hobbits running around everywhere.
Photo 4 - This i believe is the famous `Camel humps fairy chimney` as the magical rocks resemble this. There are other famous chimneys such as `couple dancing`, `ducks` and many others i am sure. On our tour we were free to name any chimney we wished:)
Photo 5 - all happy in front of the camel fairy chimney
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