Love Valley (and other fairy chimneys)

J and I aren't "outdoorsy" people. That being said, I'm not quite sure how we decided it was a good idea to be dropped in the middle of Central Turkey by a man we had barely met (and his brother and two other men) with a vague map of the area in Turkish to go for a two hour hike. Chalk it up to us wanting to experience the environment I guess. We walked along a dirt road for about 20 minutes before seeing a "sign" leading us into Love Valley. We descended down a steep hill and hiked on the floor of the Valley for a couple hours. It was a bit eerie, as we only came in contact with about five people (and one fox) during the entire hike. Conspiracy theories of kidnappings and terrorists were running through our minds. This area of Turkey was used in the first Star Wars (unfortunately I'm not a fan), sometime in the beginning of the film I understand (i think the sand peeps...). Like the rest of Cappadoccia, the rock had caves carved into them and we could see windows and doors as we walked along. There was only one cause for concern when our map was not co-operating with us and we were a bit lost as the sun was setting. Luckily we followed a sand road (not dirt) and made our way out. The cave hotel owner taught us how to dial his number and we called him as we made our way out of the valley where he picked us up. I'm glad we did it, but about 45 minutes into the hike I was thinking, "Yeah, we're definitely beach and city vacationers...."