Tag Archives: Ahmet Ertug

rocks of ages and sages

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Dave

The rock monasteries of Cappadocia. In the days of Byzantium, monks turned weird rock cones into a city of cells and churches. It was part of central Turkey and a volcano buried the country-side for forty square miles in a … Continue reading →

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cappadocia: hacking out of the darkness

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dave

rock monasteries. Back in the days of yore, in the days of Byzantium, monks turned weird rock cones into a city of cells and churches. In the seclusion of a monastery cell, where quietness is only varied by the silent … Continue reading →