Jordan and I have been so very blessed to have so many visitors here in Turkey! I never imagined we would have a revolving door of loved ones coming to our new land to explore it with us!
Our first visitors arrived in late October 2011! Mr. and Mrs. DiPaolo are the parents of my best friend from college, Kristen. I have always had such a special and close relationship with them and after a European vacation with them in college, I was told that I'm the preferred DiPaolo traveler :)! They have always promised that no matter where Jordan and I end up, they're coming to visit...and visit they did!
We met the DiPaolo's in
Cappadocia which is just a short four hour drive north of Adana. We spent two days enjoying all sorts of adventures with them. We toured one of the largest discovered underground city, the pigeon valley, cave houses and churches, and even stayed in a cave hotel! In true Mr. DiPaolo fashion, we ate great food and drank great wine! The highlight of the trip was a sunrise hot air balloon ride! We couldn't stop taking pictures, so here are just a few to share our trip!
An early morning view from our hotel room!
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| The boys stop for hot cay (tea) on a cold hike through Pigeon Valley in Cappadocia. |
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| Group shot out side of a cave church. The early christians would hold church in caves to hide from the Romans. |
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| Cappadocia is know for their clay and ceramics. We toured a ceramic factory and Jordan was able to take a shot at making a clay bowl. Check out his awesome pants! | | |
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| Underground city...When the Romans attacked, the early christians would spend up to two months hiding in these underground city to avoid death and persecution. They used low narrow tunnels as a defense mechanism from the intruders. |
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| Ready for our very chilly, very early morning hot air balloon ride!!! |
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| Beautiful! This was the highlight! |
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| We survived!!! |
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