After we docked in Yacht Marine Marmaris, we went off on a 5 day tour to Cappadocia, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Turkey.

 

On the way we went up a 2,000 metre mountain...claimed to be the tallest mountain "closest to the sea" in the world.

 

 

The newly built cable, with the sea at the top of the picture

 

 

Antalya harbour

 

 

Hadrian's Gate, Antalya.  The Roman road can be clearly seen

 

 

Cappadocia.  This hill is honeycombed with tunnels and rooms and has

variously be a monastry, fortress, store rooms

 

 

The famous "fairy chimneys".  The caps are hard volcanic rock, the chimneys are

soft and formed by erosion.

 

 

Eventually, erosion causes the caps to fall off.  This one looks precarious, but

may last thousands of years yet.

 

 

Demonstration by the master potter in an underground

pottery

 

 

Job applicant being tested

 

 

Fair result, but no job offer

 

 

Dwellings in the rocks - in use as recently as 20 years ago

 

 

Interior of a cave church

 

 

Sandra sitting at the monks rock dining table

 

 

In the underground city, which goes down 8 levels below ground.  This was

a school room

 

 

Early morning start for the balloon flight

 

 

 

 

Up and away

 

 

Above the clouds

 

 

Caravanserai - fortified hotel for trading caravans

 

 

In the courtyard of the caravanserai

 

 

Donkey power