Kappadokia

Location Description

40 photos

Leaving the Hittite area (NW of Ankara) and heading...
You know what they are doing as we stood around and watched.
We were not the only ones in the air that day.
The beautifully bizarre landscape beneath us. Essential...
The air was full of other balloonists. I can see how...
Our intrepid balloon captain - a Brit.
A classic shot. The combination of the other balloons...
We were trying to figure out what was planted in such...
A close view of some of the lava flows that have been...
There are many areas where people lived up through the...
Ah, the traditional champagne (and pomegranate juice) on...
That was the name of our company. The one involved in...
Grabbed this from the bus window. Very common sight on...
The village of Uchisar as seen from "Pigeon Valley". ...
One of the valley residents. Custom holds that a young...
It is a strange looking place.
Ah, some obvious tourists. We gave up on our name tags...
I still don't understand the creation of these things. ...
Not sure why we stopped at this place. Looks like more...
According to Sonol (pronounced Shonol because of a...
Seem to remember waiting quite awhile for people to...
This is the cave dwelling where we had lunch. Went in...
Typical street market scene, though with fewer people than usual.
Another Egyptian visitor. After we saw about 8, Sonol...
Some of these formations are referred to as "fairy chimneys"
Perhaps that makes this a fairy castle.
I'm sure there's a tale to tell of mineral content and...
Quick now, where are we? Oh right, Camel Valley
... which had its share of fairy creations
Our intrepid leader, Sonol and our vehicle with driver...
An interesting blend of English and Turkish. It was...
This is the Red River, I believe in Nevsihir which is...
Part of our group. The fellow up front was Don ... a...
The inside of one of the "cave towns" ... it went on and...
One of two "commercial" stops of the whole trip. A...
The potter kicked the wheel with his right foot as he...
... which wound up looking like this. It was amazing.
A caravanseray - a safe stop over night for caravans...
It was in a caravanseray that we saw a whirling dervish...
This is on the west side of the Anatolian plain. I...