Dear Diary,
When you hear or read the word MUSEUM, what images usually
come into your mind? What appears in my mind is usually an image of a building
or room that displays old historical stuffs. Imagine my awe when we were told
that we’d be going to an open air museum. No wonder Turkey is a popular choice
among tourists because the country is blessed with many natural marvels.
Buckle or Tokali Church
Goreme Open Air Museum, a World Heritage Site, is an
extensive cluster of cave churches with original wall paintings. Visitors can
explore and marvel at many churches and chapels carved side by side into the
rocks, such as Nunnery, St. Barbara Church, Apple Church, Dark Church, Buckle
(Tokali) Church, etc.
Other worldly landscape of Goreme Open Air Museum
Merchandise sold at the museum's gift shop
Once again,
we didn’t join the tour inside the rock-carved churches. Do, however, enjoy few photos that
I snapped around the museum’s entrance and gift shop.
Tok dengan cucu-cucu
While waiting for the rest of the group finished the tour, we
warmed ourselves inside a café. It’s heavenly sipping hot chocolate in cold
weather.
Sources: www.goreme.com,
www.muze.gov.tr
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