The Mausoleum

Last Offical day on the Tour :(

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June 18th 2011
We left Cappadocia at 6:00 am on Saturday morning and I was hoping to see the hot air balloons that fill the sky in the early morning there. If you don’t book early it is hard to get on one as they are almost always full when they go up. Supposedly the views are amazing and one day I would love to do it, but at around 150 Euros is was just not in my budget. I looked up as we got on the bus bu ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara

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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