Pancakes Turkey style

Fairies Castles & Harems

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April 28th 2011
Today we began our day in the Cappadocia area which is most unique and sometimes called the land of the fairy chimneys. Ten million years ago volcanoes erupted and covered the plateaus. It left a white soft stone comprised of lava, ash and mud. Cone like stone formations with boulders perched miraculously on top, cover the region. Five of the group got up at 4am to hot balloon it over the area. Th ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more