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Cappadocia

John & Sonja enjoying the beautiful rock formations

Tour members atop a hill

Even the police station was carved into the soft tufa rock formations!

Churches and other buildings common to religious communities were carved into rock.

A former cave church is exposed due to erosion of the hillside.

Our group had lunch at the home of a local woman, Sevim. She was the first woman in Cappadocia to run for political office (she lost).

Kaymakli was used from Hittite times until the 12th century AD as a refuge from war.

No, the people who lived here weren't really that much shorter than Pete; they made the passages small on purpose as a defensive measure.

The round stone was used to block off passages in the event of an attack.