Our final day in this magical and mystical town,
was partly spent on a short hike through the Red Valley
Looking at the scenery from the car park.
Facing away from the Valley
The hike is an easy 5km.
The first part has some steep slippery sections,
but nothing too difficult.
Our group ranged in age from 20- 70 and everyone managed
The Red Valley in all its glory!
It has been named for the colour of some of the rock formations
“Hi ho, Hi, ho…it is off on a walk we go”…
By stretching out, the dust that was kicked up had time to settle…
back on the ground and not on any of the group.
The views of the formations are breath-taking…
I does not matter in which direction you look,
the views are spectacular
You can clearly see the different layers of rock in the formations
How did this occur?
Or perhaps the question should be “Why”?
Another church/mosque in the middle of the valley.
This started as a church and it was taken over by Muslims
who converted it into a dove cote.
Only wild doves use it now
SURPRISE!
We came around a corner to find this fellow making
fresh orange and pomegranate juice
Another church…
The final descent before the level walk to the coach
Some of the rocks are covered with vegetation
Like this one…and it had a tree.
A final view of the Red Valley as we board our coach,
heading for Cavusin
We visited this tiny Greek village, Cavusin, well known for rock churches
and these carvings
An open air lounge at the coffee shop in the village
I spotted these two puppies at the entrance to the Underground City.
An interesting cloud formation to end off the day.
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