Avanos and Goreme

Avanos and Goreme were two cities not too far apart. But they have a much different feel to them. Avanos is a center for pottery (red clay pottery, we were told pointedly in Sirince)

Many of the shops were built into the rock, just as the homes were. Doreen wanted a couple of plates, so we bought them from this fellow:


Driving back, we had this great view of Uchisar:


Down in Goreme, we were told to eat at the Local Restaurant. Yes, that is the name.

We had a lamb braise:


And yes, it was really called the Local Restaurant:


After we finished lunch we went to the Goreme Open Air Museum. The owner of the Local Restaurant then gave us a ride back to Uchisar for our last evening.