土耳其（一）卡帕多西亚(CAPPADOCIA)仙境

土耳其 itinerary: 伊斯坦堡 , GALLIPOLI-DARDANELLES-CANAKKALE, TROY-PERGAMUM-KUSADASI, EPHESUS, PAMUKKALE (棉花堡)-PERGE-ANTALYA, Phaselis,  ASPENDOS-KONYA, CAPPADOCIA, ANKARA-伊斯坦堡. 2012年三月下旬四月上旬。外史轶事，伊斯坦堡扫街 will be the next two parts.

 

For landscapes, I liked 卡帕多西亚 and 棉花堡 the most. (By the way, at棉花堡, people are required to take off shoes and walking on rough limestone surface is painful. But there is a trick to solve the problem行走如飞. Just ask me if you plan going there.) CAPPADOCIA rock formation came from volcano ashes blended with sand, eroded by water. Visited Goreme, Avanos, Pasabagi and Red Valley.

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2. A church room inside. It looks pretty坚固.

 

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4. Guess what animal is this with your imagination?

 

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7. Three Sisters. I saw four when getting closer. The guide said the bigger one is the grandma.

 

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9. 扫街

 

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12. People make pottery there.

 

13. 地上没看够，天上去看。Early morning balloon ride. ~100 balloon rides this morning. One balloon may carry 24 people. $205 per ride, pretty reasonable.

 

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18. A balloon descended accurately on the truck bed.

 

Happy weekend.