Breakfast at Konya, Turkey

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This morning we drove to Konya, a very nice small town to spend a few days.

We started the day with a great breakfast at the hotel.

Even though there is not a selection to choose, but they are quite fresh and good enough for the morning breakfast.

The strong Turkish coffee is really good.

Photo Album of Our Hot Air Balloon Flight in Cappadocia

My followers love my photo collection of the Hot Air Balloon.
So I will keep this photo album under these traveling posts so that newcomers who come in can see these great photos of the hot air balloons!

In front of you, you can also see 10 other balloons just got launched for their flights.

It is actually quite fun to launch together, flying up together in the sky.

All those white vans there are going to be waiting for us to take us back to our hotels after the flight.

This is our Hot Air Balloon

We are already in the basket.

Very intense moment!

Very exciting moment indeed!

Once in a life time experience!

The most exciting part is getting the balloons ready for the Hot Air Balloon ride.

When there is enough air in the balloon, the crew would blast the burner flame into the envelope mouth. This is how the air heats up inside to build pressure until the balloon inflates all the way.

When this happens, the balloon will lift off the ground.

The ground crews will hold the basket down until the launch crew goes on board. There are 2 different kinds of crew working at the same time for the launch.

Map of Turkey

Cappadocia is located in Central Turkey. One can get here by plane, flying into Istanbul and then you can take domestic flights to Cappadocia.

We drove from Istanbul to Cappadocia. It takes about 3 days of easy driving.

You must make a visit to Cappadocia at least once in your life time. Make sure you spend some time walking some of these mountain trails when you come to Cappadocia. It is very natural and scenic.