• A hot air balloon rises above the "fairy chimneys" in Cappadocia, central Turkey. All photos AP Photo
    A hot air balloon rises above the "fairy chimneys" in Cappadocia, central Turkey. All photos AP Photo
  • Byzantine Greeks carved subterranean cities out of the tent rocks. AP Photo
    Byzantine Greeks carved subterranean cities out of the tent rocks. AP Photo
  • Cappadocia has become a favourite site for tourists in hot-air balloons who can slowly drift above the cone-shaped rock formations. AP Photo
    Cappadocia has become a favourite site for tourists in hot-air balloons who can slowly drift above the cone-shaped rock formations. AP Photo
  • A breathtaking view of the central Anatolian plateau. AP Photo
    A breathtaking view of the central Anatolian plateau. AP Photo
  • Hot air balloons, carrying tourists, rise into the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia. AP Photo
    Hot air balloons, carrying tourists, rise into the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia. AP Photo
  • Sunrise in Cappadocia. AP Photo
    Sunrise in Cappadocia. AP Photo
  • A tourist watches as a hot air balloon being prepared. AP Photo
    A tourist watches as a hot air balloon being prepared. AP Photo
  • Tourists gather around the hot air balloons.
    Tourists gather around the hot air balloons.
  • Dozens of ballons rise into the air. AP Photo
    Dozens of ballons rise into the air. AP Photo
  • A tourist watches as a hot air balloon being prepared. AP Photo
    A tourist watches as a hot air balloon being prepared. AP Photo
  • A tourist watches as a hot air balloon being prepared. AP Photo
    A tourist watches as a hot air balloon being prepared. AP Photo
  • Sunrise in Cappadocia. AP Photo
    Sunrise in Cappadocia. AP Photo

Hot air ballooning over Cappadocia - in pictures


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