It has been quite a long time since I last wrote a post and a lot of traveling has happened since. A month after I toured the U.K., I looked into some day trips and weekend trips I could take around Turkey. Throughout my life, I have had the opportunity to visit amazing places throughout Europe, the Caribbean, and the US. I never had thought of Turkey as a place I would travel to and get a chance to explore. Thankfully, I am here with the opportunity to travel across such a historic place. So I planned a weekend trip out to Pamukkale, one of the coolest places I have ever been. The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water that you can walk up. At the top of the hill lies ancient ruins that are spectacular for picture taking. Pamukkale is certainly a place I would recommend to anyone. I actually plan on sending my parents there for the day when they visit. Although it is quite a trip to get out there, it is definitely worth it.
After Pamukkale, I was asked to go to Cappadocia during our spring break. With two other teachers, we spent 5 days traveling the town and seeing and doing EVERYTHING. If you have ever seen pictures of tons of hot air balloons in the sky at once, that's Cappadocia. Along with hot air balloons, the town is covered with what is known as fairy chimneys. Basically chimney looking rock formations that had formed thousands of years ago. Throughout history, people have build houses, towns, churches, and every other part of their lives into these rocks. It is truly an amazing site. In addition to the fairy chimneys' Cappadocia has miles upon miles of valleys that have the most spectacular rock formations, caves, and pigeon holes (where they kept pigeons and collected their poop for fertilizer, haha). In order to see these, we took two day hikes, an ATV tour, and the hot air balloons helped a little. But that's not all. Cappadocia also has underground cities where people would hide to avoid being attacked by invaders. In these underground cities, communities would often live for up to a month there. One underground city was even said to have supported up to 10,000 people at once. So of course we checked it out. We rented scooters and headed out. We saw two underground cities, including the big one. It was amazing. All the tunnels, rooms, and secret like passageways made for an unforgettable day. Pamukkale may have been one of the coolest cities I have ever been to, but Cappadocia is definitely my favorite.
The second half of this school year has been very busy. Traveling, school, lacrosse, and life have kept me on my toes non-stop. Luckily, I do not plan on stopping anytime soon. In May, I will be traveling to Munich, Germany for the weekend to catch up with one of my professors. In July I will be headed to London for my cousins wedding and Denver, Colorado for the World Lacrosse Championships!
Stay tuned...
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