We stayed in the high village of Pokut at 1900m for one night, in a cosy wood cabin guesthouse called Plato ‘da Mola. You only have to stumble out onto the front terrace to get this superlative view. They told us that they only get about 8 days of full sunshine a year and so I felt quite privileged.
The photo was taken first thing in the morning, and it gives the impression that we are above the clouds. By afternoon, the clouds rose to engulf the entire village and its surrounds. The mist was so thick that you couldn’t see anything more than a foot away. There was nothing to do after that but read and chill out and wait for dinner.
~ Spotted Cow
Wandering Cows 
Beautiful place and beautiful images!
Yes, I almost can’t take the credit for the images because it was such a beautiful place that it’s hard to go wrong with the camera.
I know what you mean. I had that same experience in Yosemite. But I think you still captured gorgeous images!
Ah, there’s nothing to say to such a lovely comment except Thank You Very Much.
How in the world did you ever find this place to begin with? Such a phenomenal place and that cloud layer is so spooky, but beautiful. I clicked on the website link just to learn more about the village (of course, I couldn’t understand anything there, but the photos were great to look at). You visit the most interesting places and meet the most interesting people. I’m so glad to be following along on your travels 😀
Yes, isn’t it just amazing! It wasn’t all down to me though. The Journey Anatolia photography trip is put together by very special people who look out for just these sorts of places.
What a spectacular shot of the sunshine and mist! What country is this?
It’s in Turkey, up in the mountains in the North East, near the Georgian border. It’s quite remote and inaccessible in certain times of the year, like winter.
Thanks for letting me know – you’ve been showing us a different side of Turkey with these posts.
How absolutely BEAUTIFUL and how fabulous you were there for the morning of sunshine – simply STUNNING! 🙂
Yes, it was worth the long, narrow windy unpaved roads just to get that view!
Amazing. Do many people live in that village?
Yes, people live in the village. They had the foresight to bury all their electricity cables under the ground so you don’t see the highways of wires criss-crossing the rooftops that you see in other villages.
That first picture is absolutely beautiful! Reading and chilling out waiting for dinner looks like my kind of fun 😉
Downtime is really important during holidays, otherwise you arrive home needing another holiday!