Thorsvik

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Reception leftovers at our apartment	Fresh squeezed juice next to the Grand Bazaar	Tulips in Istanbul	Spring in Istanbul
Buying roasted corn and chestnuts	In the park by the Hagia Sophia	In the park by the Hagia Sophia	Crossing the Bosphorus by ferry at sunset
Crossing the Bosphorus by ferry at sunset	Dürüm in Yalova	Dürüm in Yalova	Termal - our tiny balcony in our hotel
The Termal hot springs were wonderful!	Termal - in front of our hotel	On the ferry from Yalova to Istanbul	On the ferry from Yalova to Istanbul
Istanbul shoreline	On the ferry	Busy waters	Electronics stores in Karaköy
Our sleeper train to Ankara	Exploring Cappadocia	Walking around Cappadocia	Beautiful Cappadocia
Murals in an ancient church	The ancient cave church	Livestock hooks carved into the sides of caves	Climbing through caves
Let's make this our home!	Kissing in a cave	Our trusty rental car	Exploring underground cities
Durum on the road	Jonathan's old house in Adana	Welcome to Kızkalesi	The Kızkalesi shore castle
Our favorite pide restaurant	So much delicious food: pide, lahmacun, and salad	Breakfast on the Mediterranean	Breakfast on the Mediterranean
Jonathan at breakfast	Delicious Turkish breakfast	Walking along the Mediterranean	Walking along the Mediterranean
Exploring K?zkalesi - the Maiden's Castle	Kızkalesi - a castle on an island	Exploring the inner passages	Little windows in the inner stair cases
We love Turkey	Walking around the outside of the castle	Playing on the rocks	Relaxing on the rocks
Watching the water spray up through coral blow holes	Jonathan!	Paddleboating back to shore from Kızkalesi	Climbing on the rocks by the castle on shore
Hanging on an overhang	Scaling the outer wall	Walking across the stone arch	A view of the island castle from the shore castle
It's a LONG way down to the mote	Walking along the outer wall	Stairways through the towers	Braced in the stairway
Photo frame!	Newly weds	How long will this dome stand?	Framed in
The tower we didn't climb because of...	...the drop!	Doors and stairs	Back at our favorite restaurant for dinner
Cehennem - "Pit of Hell." A massive hole in the earth	Cennet - "Heaven." An expansive cave with a chapel at the mouth	We climbed as far as we could into Cennet	We could hear the sound of a rushing underground river
The church at the openning of Cennet	Which way are you going?	Cennet or Cehennem?	Spectacular caves
tada	Shadow art	Newly weds	Awesome caves
Washing our strawberries (which we later produced mini snails)	Roman ruins	Mosaics	Pillars
Amphitheater steps	Aqueduct water ways	The amphitheater	Our restaurant staff
A last view of Kızkalesi	One last beach picture	St. Paul's church in Tarsus was not made for tall people	It's perfect for me (same door from the inside)
Outer stairs	Jon's getting artsy	I should have studied Greek in Bible school	The inside of the church dedicated to St. Paul in Tarsus
More than enough door for me	Ice cream!	Traveling on the TCK	Over the mountains
I'm a TCK	Off roading in our rental car for a scenic view	A break on a bridge	Zelva Open Air Museum
Hanging out in the caves	Peeking through windows in the dome	Our exit plan from a cave - it was pretty hairy.	Staircase exposed by erosion
Jonathan staying as far back as possible	Crab walk back down the scary edge	Scampering up the stairs	The trick is not to look down
Scaring my new husband	This is so cool	Peeking out the dome	Climbing narrow shafts was slightly scary
Jonathan climbing a dead end shaft	The eroding dome we explored.	Newly weds loving Zelva adventures	View through a window on the other side of the valley
Never ending caves to explore	It's like it was made for Jonathan	The mill	Fairy Chimneys
Eating out	Our adorable little hotel	Göreme	Göreme
My first time driving a scooter and up the dirt path I go	Learning to off road on our 'dirt scooters'	A beautiful place to ride	'Dirt scooter' newly weds
I had a few wipe outs and close calls but we really enjoyed it	Countryside	Our sleeper train on the way back to Istanbul	Walking around Istanbul
Buying dried fruit at the spice market	A last picture with Dad and Mom Thorsvik