The best day of the trip

So we are just on our way back from Capadoccia, the cave city! We have had such an amazing time, we both agreed yesterday was the highlight of the trip so far. We'll run you through it.....

4.45am Alarm goes off. Struggle out of bed. Something weird happens. For the first time in the trip we but sweatshirts on. Its a dreadfully cold 19 degrees. How will we get used to it?

5.00am Shuttle comes to take us to hot air ballooning.

5.45am Up in the air! There is about 20 in the balloon. We travel over valleys, checking out an amazing landscape. There are about 30 other balloons around. Incredible! We safely come back down an hour later where we are given a Champagne breakfast and a certificate congratulating us on doing the ride. Although in fairness, we didnt have to do much!

7.00am Back in bed

8.30am Wake again. Feels like a new day!

9.00am Head off on day long tour of Cappadocia. Amazing, we see churches from the 2nd century, houses that have been lived in for thousands of years, all of which are in caves. We see pottery being made, carpets being weaved and explore underground cities, which at a time were up to 19 stories deep. We just went down 4 stories and even that was 45 metres.

5.00pm Arrive home from tour. At hotel for the best part of ten minutes before we head off to Turkish bath. We shower first and then go into the sauna. We then get washed, foamed, rinsed off and massaged by Turkish man. Relaxing and at times uncomfrtable if you can have both feelings at once!

7.00pm Off to Turkish barber for Chris. Barber has no English. Chris has no Turkish. There is no option but to make a shaving noise. Barber shaves head, shaves face with very sharp knife, holds flame to ear to singe hairs, punches back in an attempt at massage and clicks every finger before rubbing something that could only be described as pure alcohol over the shaving cuts. An hour later it has finished. Chris is happy even though he is 15 years old and battling cancer. At least there are still 2 weeks to go!

So our time in Turkey is counting down. Just one long 12 hour busr ide to Turkey where we will attempt to sleep. And then off to Eastern Europe


SORRY!!! Photos arent workıng! We are stıll ın a small Turkısh town and ınternet ıs slow. Should be a lot faster in Prague so will try again there.