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Hello everyone! I’m Barbara. Last year I realized I was really bored with the usual been-there-done-that
destinations so I made my journey to Cappadocia just for the opportunity to feel weightless in a basket and
soar high up in the air. All I wanted was only a hot air balloon ride but when I arrived in Nevşehir, I
immediately understood that the region has much more to offer than hot air ballooning. I spent my first
night searching on the Net about the area in my room. I was shocked to see that Göreme National Park and
the Rock Sites of Cappadocia have been on the world heritage list of UNESCO with a reference number 357
since 1985. They were inscribed on natural and cultural criteria. I had only three days to explore that
wonderland. Land formation around the region was mind-boggling. Erupting volcanoes combined with wind
and water had formed unique looking landscape. Also known as the “Valley of the Fairy Chimneys”, Göreme
National Park was gorgeous. I understood that no place in the world is so magical. There is history all over
the place no matter if you are under or above the ground. The historic and geographic atmosphere casts its
spell over travelers. Pictures can’t give you an idea of what it was like to be there. The underground cities,
Derinkuyu the deepest one and Kaymaklı the largest one, were built for large number of people and their
domestic animals to withstand attacks. While touring those two cities, I had to crawl through the tiny
tunnels. Ihlara Valley was another story. I had a very pleasant walk through the valley by the trees with the
soothing sound of the rushing river. And finally Soğanlı Archeological Site visually knocked me out. The
25-kilometer-long valley is a first degree natural and archeological site. It features various interesting rock
formations, caves, pigeon houses and shelters. Tell you what, I couldn’t find time to try hot air balloon
ride!…

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