On our last day in Goreme we went to a ceramic store in the neighboring town of Avanos. There is a bus to Avanos, but we decided to walk the 10K. We trekked off road, viewing the peculiar landscape, accompanied most of the way by a dog we named Dervish. The owner of factory/shop met us at the door and explained that the place had been in his family for centuries. We saw extraordinary plates, jugs, dishes, plaques and art. Since the proprietor wasn't too pushy, we even bought a couple of trivets. He and his friend drove us down to the bus station, from which we promptly hiked the 10K back to the Kelebek.
That evening we took a shuttle to the Keysari airport for our flight to Istanbul. On the way to the airport we passed one of the road signs that we had seen everywhere in Turkey. They look like stop signs, but I don't know how "Dur" translates; I think it means "wave as you drive by."
We arrived in Istanbul about 22:00 and then waited all night at the freakin' airport for our 08:00 flight to Athens. I attempted to sleep on a bench. Toby says there was a party around me at 3:00 a.m. I guess I missed it.
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