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Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Nevşehir June 12th 2014

Goreme, Kapadokya, Turkey June 8th 2014 “Up in the atmosphere, up where the air is clear....” Mary Poppins “The mother of excess is not joy but joylessness” Frederich Nietzsche Kapadokya is now one of the 'musts' on the very well worn tourist route of Turkey. It is indeed a magic place born of fairytales and sci-fi scenarios. The pointed rocks themselves are known as 'fairy chimneys' and they are in abundance in the Goreme National Park. Thankfully UNESCO has done some work here to preserve them and put a stop on further transformation of them into luxury but funky cave hotels. There are enough of those already. Unfortunately nothing was done to limit the other rampant development of hotels in the valley, which now form eyesores that obcsure the natural and historic landscape. But all is ... read more
Faıry Chımney
Goreme street
Balloon madness 6 am

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Nevşehir May 14th 2014

Ich hatte mich für einen "Sunrise balloon flight" gemeldet, stand um 4.00 auf, der Bus holte uns 6 Leute um 4.15 ab. Fahrt in den nächsten Ort, das Wichtigste: 165.- € zahlen. Dann warten, Tee trinken. Klo gehen, warten, Kekse essen. Irgendwann wurden wir wieder in Busse gescheucht und zum Startplatz gefahren. Dort war schon alles vorbereitet, die Ballone waren schon halb gefüllt und stiegen bald hoch. Das ist ja immer sehr aufregend anzuschauen. Diesmal war es besonders, weil es riesige Ballone waren, der Korb fasste 20 Passagiere. Start, der Ballon flog nicht nur hinauf, sondern einmal auch in eines der tief eingeschnittenen Täler hinunter. Die Landung war spektakulär: der Ballon Pilot Mustafa landete den Korb genau auf dem Anhänger. Diese Körbe sind nämlich sehr schwer und hätten sonst irgendwie auf den Anhänger gehoben werden müssen. ... read more
Füllen des Ballons
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Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Nevşehir May 7th 2014

Photos of Derinkuyu Underground City...... read more
Derinkuyu Underground City
Derinkuyu Underground City
Derinkuyu Underground City

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Nevşehir May 8th 2012

We began the day at the god-awful hour of 4.10am, to get ready for the hot air ballooning. Shuttle picked us up at 4.40am and not much interesting happened until about 5.30am when we lifted off. Our flight lasted an hour and a half and was exceptional. The day was still and calm, the sun rose over the local mesa and revealed an unbelievable landscape. Hills and valleys abound, and the rock formations are simply epic. Words can't do them justice. There are dozens of rock spires that have been inhabited since 600BC, and are still lived in today. Our pilot was a show-off, racing balloons to the highest altitude, and then grazing treetops on our way down. His landing was great, he actually landed the balloon in one shot, which is a feat in itself, ... read more
Getting Ready
Our Balloon
Up Up & Away




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