Pumpkins
The seeds are dried out for human snacking, and the remaining rotting vegetable is fed to the animals
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Date: 16/10/2009
Location: Goreme
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Looking down on the town and its "fairy chimneys"
Looking down from the hills at sunset
Pumpkins
The matriarch instructs in how to best lay out seeds, fruits and vegetables to dry naturally on the roof in the sun
Chillies drying on the roof
Hot air balloons over the town at sunrise
Hot air balloons over the town at sunrise
around Goreme
An orchard in Sword Valley
Early morning balloon flight
Early morning balloon flight
Early morning shadows seen from the balloon basket
Hot air balloons in the early morning, shortly before landing
View over the valley
A walk through Rose Valley
A walk through Rose Valley
A walk through Rose Valley
Incredible dawn light on the hillside
Early light, from the hilltop
An overcast landscape
From the hills above the town
Selime Cave Monastery
From the hills above the town
Goods for sale
The boys in a huddle over morning tea
...hard at work
and - the women, doing the real work, drying out and sorting the seeds on the roof, starting early in the morning
