In Cappadocia, Turkey, hot air ballooning is a major tourist attraction. On a normal day, with suitable weather, between 100 and 180 hot air balloons are launched here. When we were in Cappadocia, my friends and I signed up for a ride.
Filling a hot air balloon at sunrise
Loading passengers into the balloon baskets
Drifting through a Cappadocia canyon
People in the next balloon are enjoying their ride!
Our balloon pilot
The balloon controls
We were often close to other balloons.
Looking up at the inside of our balloon
Early morning ballooning!
Floating over the Cappadocia terrain
The next morning, I took some photos of the balloons from my hotel balcony.
Just before sunrise
A hot air balloon at sunrise
Hot air ballooning in Cappadocia, Turkey is great fun!