Close Call

They managed to get the balloons with in feet of the rocks.


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Blog: Cappadocia By Air and Land
Date: June 27th 2009

Day 17

Our day started with a 4:11 am call to prayer. All of our hotels are located near mosques, sometimes we can hear the call, sometimes not. This morning, it was loud and clear. It didn’t really matter too much though, as we had our alarm set for 4:15 am to get ready for a 4:40 departure to our sunrise hot air balloon ride. We arrived way too early at the launch site ... read more







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