HellO, WOrld!
Today I’m back to Cappadocia! If last time I was telling you HERE about my amazing experience in a hot air balloon, now I’m back to the ground. And I can tell you, it’s even more spectacular, because of the rock formations from Goreme region, result of ancient volcanic eruptions, approximately 9 to 3 million years ago. The huge phallic formations may look like a homage to male fertility, but they have been naturally formed by erosion of the volcanic rock, and attracts thousands and thousands of tourists every year.
This strange place is known as Love Valley. Even if what you see is looking more like a bunch of co…cks. But you know, love and sex are related. Probably, that’s the reason why 1 million of tourists came and take pictures here last year, creating some kind of a hysteria online around the World, about Cappadocia. But even if you want to see the Love Valley from a hot air balloon in the morning, or from the ground, you should definitely pay a visit here.
Maybe you will say that it’s hard to get there. But it’s not, cause Cappadocia is at two hours flight distance from Bucharest. And if you will contact a travel agency or if you already have a good travel agent, they will take you there in a glimpse. And in case you wonder what else can you see in Cappadocia, believe me, you will want to spend more than a weekend there. I’m already planning a new trip to Goreme, to see the honeycomb of human-created caves with living quarters – places of worship, stables, and storehouses, dug into the soft stone by the people of the region. And maybe, to fly again with the hot air balloon. And maybe, to see the wild horses from up there. Because Cappadocia, or ‘Kapadokya’ in Turkish, translates as ‘land of the beautiful horses’ .
And watching wild beautiful horses from a hot air balloon, when the sun rise above the Love Valley – that’s priceless!
LOve,
O.
Outfit: Molecule F Tee available in Molecule F Concept Store and online, Tommy Hilfiger Denim jeans, Adidas Superstar sneakers, Christi
Photos of me by Emil Costrut
Landscape photos by Matei Buta
The Project Friday is in LOVE with O. it’s realized with the special support of Molecule F, and it’s a tribute to Romanian designers
HellO, WOrld!
Astazi m-am intors in Cappadocia. Daca data trecuta va povesteam AICI despre senzationala experienta traita de mine atunci cand am zburat pentru prima data cu un balon, acum o sa ma intorc cu picioarele pe pamant. Si da, trebuie sa va spun ca ceea ce am gasit aici , in apropierea orasului Goreme, este cel putin la fel de spectaculos, din cauza formatiunile stancoase ciudate, formate in urma unor eruptii vulcanice vechi de cateva milioane bune de ani. E drept, ele arata ca niste monumente dedicate fertilitatii masculine, insa nu sunt, de fapt, decat niste stanci erodate de vant si de ploi, care atrag in aceasta regiune mii si mii de turisti in fiecare an.
Daca va intrebati cum se numeste locul asta ciudat din Cappadocia, trebuie sa va spun ca e cunoscut ca si “Valea Iubirii”. Asta chiar daca ce o sa vedeti aici arata ca o adunatura de XXX uriase. Dar dragostea si sexul sunt inrudite, nu? Banuiesc ca asta e motivul pentru care anul trecut au ajuns aici un milion de turisti, care poate nu si-au gasit iubirea, dar s-au ales cu niste fotografii foarte tari, numai bune de share-uit pe Facebook si Instagram. Si de facut haz de peisaj, desigur. Insa chiar daca va doriti sa vedeti aceasta vale din balon, sau sa va plimbati printre ciudatele formatiuni stancoase, sa stiti ca merita sa veniti pana aici.
Probabil o sa-mi spuneti ca e foarte greu de ajuns acolo. Ei bine, nu e! Cappadocia e la doua ore de zbor cu avionul din Bucuresti. Iar daca apelati la o agentie buna de turism, sau aveti deja un travel agent, atunci o sa va ajute sa ajungeti acolo cat se poate de usor. Si va spun eu, odata sositi in Cappadocia, o sa doriti sa va petreceti mai mult decat un weekend acolo. Eu deja imi planific o noua incursiune in Goreme, tocmai pentru ca stiu ca mai am multe de vazut – spectaculoasele orase si catacombe sapate in stanca, bisericile primilor crestini, urmele Drumului Matasii care trecea pe aici. Si poate, data viitoare o sa zbor din nou cu balonul. Si poate, data viitoare o sa vad si caii salbatici alergand prin Valea cu Dor. Pentru ca, in turca, Cappadocia se traduce chiar asa: tara cailor frumosi.
Iar sa privesti dintr-un balon o multime de cai salbatici ce alearga intr-o dimineata senina de vara, atunci cand rasare soarele deasupra Cappadociei – asta mi se pare de nepretuit!
Eu am ajuns in Turcia la invitatia Prestige Tours, o agentie care intotdeauna mi-a gasit cele mai bune variante de calatorie. Indiferent de destinatie. Si dupa cum stiti, sunt destul de pretentios 😉
LOve,
O.
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