Bunny with the makers of the dolls she bought (all younger than she?).
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Kaymakli underground city described. A vast network of caves, smaller than Derinkuyu but with larger rooms.
The exterior of “Kaymakli” underground city. It is thought that up to 3,000 people and their animals could have lived or hid or held-out in this underground city and network of caves for weeks at a time. The original entrance is to the right. The round object in the center may have been a multi-ton wheel to be rolled into position blocking the entrance for secrecy or protection.
One of the innumerable small rooms—sleeping quarters?
More passageways—note the handcut stairs in solid stone.
This entrance to a passageway also shows the scratchings of the crude tools used to carve the caves, passageways, rooms, etc.
This is thought to be an underground livestock feeding area close to the entrance to the caves.
Ancient caravans of camels, etc., travelling the Silk Road stopped at this caravansary (an “inn” for the travellers with fortress-like walls surrounding a warm and gracious courtyard—at least at this one) with their goods, etc., not too far from Goreme (in today’s terms). Today it is a place dedicated to performances by Whirling Dervishes, which is what brought us here one night.
We were privileged to witness the Whirling Dervishes dance by going through the doors at the opposite end of the courtyard. Amazing.
One of the interior hallways of the caravansary at the edge of the courtyard…. It was a pretty elegant stop over spot…..
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