Category: Cappadocia

A very popular activity in the area is hot-air ballooning. The best time to go is in the early morning, partly because of how the winds are, and mostly due to how beautiful it is watch the sun rise over such a magnificent terrain. Below are a bunch of pictures from before and during our flight. This is basically a photo post, but words feel unworthy.

So there are a handful of regions in Cappadocia, but for us we wanted to stay somewhere that we could enjoy the beauty of the area even from our hotel. We settled on a cave hotel in Goreme called Kelebek and were very happy with our choice.

Kelebek was both great for coordinating our tours, transportation, and baloon ride but also offered a fantastic local valley brunch, partnering with a family nearby.

Sitting Area Outside our Room

Goreme seen from above

Uchisar Castle in the Distance

Goreme with Rose Valley in Background

Atop Uchisar

Our first real stop in Turkey would be Cappadocia.

The place is boiling over with history and culture, which I could write pages about – but Wikipedia probably does a much better job anyway. It is worth noting there is a ton of history here.

The idea that I’d like to convey the most is how beautiful of a place this is, in a fully unconventional sense.

White Valley

Rose Valley

The different formations are due to a history of an active volcanic region, resulting in a bunch of different kinds of rock – sedimentary, volcanic, and some generic hard rock – that result in a beautiful landscape and occasional independent structures called fairy chimneys

Taking Bets on When This Guy Falls

Pair of Chimneys looking Phallic

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