I just got back from Cappadoccia. What a crazy place. First off, taking over night buses is not comfortable. I should think about sucking it up and flying.
The first day of my tour was interesting but the second day was when I was really blown away. The underground city was ridiculous. It amazed me what Early Christians went through, first off to carve out 8 floors of stone, multiple rooms and being able to survive there. The time and man power it must have taken to build those cities is ridiculous. They said there would be thousands of people who lived in these cities too. They could only cook once a every few days and only at night for fear of enemies looking for them. THey would hid underground for days, not in luxury but on rocks. The first thing that came to mind during this was the Flinstones. No joke everything was rock. It amazed me that people would actually find them, as it felt like we were out in the middle of nowhere. Beyond that, there were 36 underground cities found in Cappadocia. Understanding a bit more what early Christians went through was very interesting. I think i have hardships when people make comments to me about Christianity, but i dont have to hid my faith. Even living in a predominantly Muslim country, They dont really bother me about it, I also respect them enough to not go around boasting my religious views.
I find it intersting that a country with so much Christian history has little to few actual Christians in it. How did it completely turn around? How did the Muslim religion over take this area. I would really like to know the connection between the two religions and their areas. I have already started wikipedia-ing the historical questions i had.
Traveling alone wasnt bad. I met lots of people on my tour, but I like traveling with my friends. You can find silly things to laugh about, and the down time goes by a lot faster. I'll make due.
I know there was a lot more I was going to comment on, but I cant think, I'm still quite tired, so i'll probably post again later.
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