Jun 1, 2009 – Hot air balloons, Turkey

Hot air balloons over Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey, Asia — Günter Flegar \/ imagebroker.net \/ Photolibrary

• People and the elements have carved this volcanic landscape into a maze of fairy chimneys and cave dwellings.
  There’s no other place like it
• One of the best ways to see this ancient, surreal landscape is by hot air balloon.
  Give it a try
• Shepherds in this country bred dogs large and strong enough to protect flocks from wolves, jackals, and cheetahs.
  Watch Anatolian Shepherds in action
• People first established communities here almost ten thousand years ago, and have been going strong ever since.
  Where is it?