Turkey

Balloon ascension in Cappadocia

Pigeon Valley in Cappadocia

Hot air balloons at sunrise in Cappadocia (which is a region., not a city)

Cappodocia town at blue hour

The ancient Ortahisar Castle in Cappadocia, in central Turkey is a major landmark

Farmer enroute

More ruins

Part of most intact Roman coliseum structure in Turkey.

Sunset on Mediterranean, SW Turkey

Church of St. Nicholas, the original Santa Claus. We saw his empty tomb, which had been looted a millenia ago.

One of smallest castles in Turkey is located on the island of Kale, a fishing village in SW part of Turkey.

In the morning at Kale, there was quite a squall of driving rain with hail. We woke to the sounds of the garbage pick up boat.