Istanbul ->Cappodocia

Woke up and enjoyed one last breakfast mini-buffet in our Istanbul guesthouse/hotel. BTW if anyone is ever looking for a place to stay in IST we recommend this place.

Then most of the group hit the underground cistern while Amy visited Hagia Eirene. It's the first cathedral in Istanbul/Constantinople; built in 360 AD; OLDER than Hagia Sophia. Hagia means 'holy' and Eirene means 'peace'. The Ottomans used it as an armory during their reign.

Took a Turkish Airlines flight to Neveshir airport in the Cappodocia region. It's hard to describe this landscape. We've only seen a few of the caves and fairy chimneys from our hotel. Tomorrow we take a sunrise hot air balloon ride. And a guided tour of some of the more interesting areas...so I'll be sure to have some spectacular pictures. We can't wait!!

For dinner some of had these interesting stew-like dish that is prepared in a clay pot which is busted open to get the yummy food inside.

And Oh!!! Did I mention our hotel is in a CAVE!!!????

P.S. Yes, we kept getting that They Might Be Giants song in our heads too (...now it's Istanbul now it's Constantinople now it's Istanbul...)