Pillars and Pottery

8/15/2013 - Avanos, Turkey

Our last day in Cappadocia, we saw a few more sights on foot. We climbed the castle and went to the "Monks Valley," where St Simon sat on the tall rock pillars. We could not visit his chapel in the rocks because, as I overheard a tour guide say, "the German lady fell from there." 

Later, we saw a Turkish pottery master at work. I hadn't really thought much of pottery before the visit, but it's impressive to see the craftsmanship and to think of how much history we know from pottery.

Pictured: Fairy-chimneys in Cappadocia, an unlikely natural rock formation.