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Date: 18/10/2009
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
