I've never been on a balloon before!
It's amazingly peaceful.
People from all over the world, come here to have their photo taken ..... right here
We're Chris and Marianne and we've been travelling full-time for the past 3 years.
We did it!
We're currently attempting to drive Trudy our home on wheels all the way around the World.
Okay people .... it's 3.30 in the morning! Yes you heard that correctly!
We're going on a balloon ride,
but we're going to have to be a little bit quiet, because everybody's still asleep.
Actually i'm still asleep!
It's very early ....
It's very early but you're going on a balloon ride
I've never been on a balloon before!
And i've never seen Marianne this lively at this time in the morning before !
We're being picked up at 3.40!
When they told me, i said "what do you mean 3.40" it's still dark!
It's going be it's about 12 degrees,
i've still got my shorts on because i don't know where my long trousers are!
But hey-ho
So after about an hour doing pick ups,
we've arrived at launch location,
and it's busy!
Look how many cars there are here!
To take off or to watch the balloons,
it's crazy!
The balloon's already on its side here they've got a big fan to blow it up and it's laid out here
and just to show you how big this balloon is it starts there and goes all the way ...
all the way up to where Marianne is,
right about there!
And the sun is just starting to light the sky in the distance.
Wow it's definitely a thing coming to Cappadocia to do a balloon ride,
and in fact we've heard that coming to watch the balloons up here and actually watch them take off is a thing!
That's why it's so busy, so busy!
It's really interesting because we were all waiting,
and we weren't really sure what was happening,
because they sent off a test balloon to see whether it was okay to fly.
And it was a little bit windy so it was we're all there not really sure....
But all of a sudden there is a massive buzz in the air!
And all the balloons are starting to inflate around us!
And everyone, the atmosphere is really electric, because everyone's excited! Or is that just me ?
There's two big fans blowing open the balloon.
It is very noisy !
And the then the team here are opening the balloon,
stretching it out, unrolling it!
S.o they've actually stopped filling the balloons with the fans at the moment
Because you can see behind me, that it is actually getting quite windy.
They send up little test balloons,
and if it's showing that there's too much wind,
they won't take off and all of the balloons around have turned their fans off.
It's not looking too hopeful today.
Does that mean we have to get up at 3 o'clock another morning? Yes
Okay it looks like good news!
They've started putting the air back in the balloons!
I think we're on! Yay!
No!
They've stopped it again!
I was wondering why I could the holes in the top of the balloons open,
They teams were all giving a stop sign, to the other guys and teams,
so we thought it was game over!
The weather?
Cancelled? Okay .....
Yes it's 3 days later !
We're back,
it's happening!
All the balloons are firing up!
So we're just about to take off!
How you feeling love?
I'm so excited, and we've got our new friend here.
So we are all cuddling up - Good morning ladies !
You can see all the balloons in the distance here taking off ....
Filling the sky ....
It won't be long before we take off.
here's a little tip for you,
if you need to go to the toilet go before because there's no bushes!
So the balloon baskets hold 28 people
And they are big !
We're off.... i'm so excited!
I'm secretly a little bit scared!
Okay we're going....
we're off .... Bye !
it's amazingly peaceful.
Wonderful views over the valleys here,
all the balloons in the distance .....
Just going over the road ....
Look at that view!
For me it is the balloons ....
ha ha - it is the balloons ....
it's the balloons lighting up and dancing in between structures !
It's amazing! Absolutely amazing!
It's like a magical fairy tale.
We're coming in to land!
It is magical dancing over the rock structures...
Oh it's been absolutely amazing!
If you come to Cappadocia you have to take a balloon ride.
I love it! Isn't that right?
Putting a bit of air in to the balloon to bunny hop back to the road,
That is better yeah, yeah!
That's why you got the pilot job - congratulations - thank you
Yeah we've landed - Good job Thank you very much.
Good job Captain
We've had an absolutely fantastic morning with that balloon ride!
What a wonderful way to start the day!
We've driven now into Goreme town,
we're going to have a little walk around town to show you a little bit.
There's a nice carpet shop that we want to show you and we might even buy Trudy a Turkish rug!
What do you think?
We've talked about it before and this shop is just gorgeous,
exactly!
so we're going to take our tape measure,
and see what we find!
We have parked in the town centre, we're down by the main bus station.
Parking's pretty easy here during the day,
and it's still early in the morning which is fabulous, because we're up at some ungodly hour this morning!
If you're wondering how to book your balloon flights?
There's tour shops all the way through the town,
you can also put them through your hotel.
We booked them through Soandos Travel at the campsite where we're staying at Goreme Aquapark and Camping.
And check out these old cars!
Old cars in Cappadocia is a thing you can rent an old car!
There's lots and lots of them around town.
It's nice walking around this time in the morning because the shops are literally just opening.
All the the souvenir shops here.
Lots of places to sit out and have a cup of coffee in town, cafes, fresh juice.
How are you? Good how are you? we've come to look at your carpets,
and maybe we'll buy one for our van!
And more importantly look at this!
She comes prepared with a tape measure!
wow this is one of the amazing carpet shops here in Cappadocia,
and we walked past here the other day,
and we just had to come back because it just looks amazing!
What a spectacular and stunning place to be! Thank you!
What a beautiful shop you have! Look at the ceiling!
This is very cool,
there's a corridor here linking the front and the back of the store ...
there's still carpets everywhere!
And then we come into this amazing beauty! Look at this!
This is amazing!
All of the walls are covered in carpets!
If you're an instagrammer or you have an instagram account,
you may have seen this place online!
It is the place to be seen!
And it's been decked out so beautifully that people from all over the world come here,
to have their photo taken right hereQ
There's a little bit of discreet advertising there!
Please follow Sultan carpets!
Oh it goes round there too ....
What!
It just goes on and on!
I didn't expect it to go around the corner!
What a fantastic place!
I'm shocked i didn't expect it to be so big!
Look at all these carpets!
Wow what an amazing place!
And what's amazing,
just when i thought it was over!
Ali says to me it's not finished!
Oh that's not a rug ..... that's a door!
We are entering the treasure room!
The treasure room?!
I'm excited!
Wow these are the luxury carpets!
These are the special carpets, oh these are silk.
And there you go ....
Cappadocia the land of beautiful horses!
So we're going to try and find a little mat,
super small size for Trudy,
Ali was explaining that the ladies would make the carpet,
and if she got engaged, she would tie the ends to show that she was already taken.
So it saves having to say no to a man, that that is interested in marrying you.
I love that!
This carpet is almost the right size, but i'm thinking that if i tie these up it will fit perfectly!
Oh then it says that you're taken!
You are!
I think you are !
You were 25 years ago!
You are taken!
There are two arrows connecting each other you see,
yeah if this was made by a single girl these arrows would not be touching each other.
That means also she's taken, she's married.
Yeah, to let people know that she's taken, she's engaged they tie up the fringes.
But when they put two arrows together that means she's already a couple.
Ah it is like us !
and the birds, yes what are these for? Migration ...
Because birds they never stay in the same place, they always move.
And like nomads. .....
Like us! Like you - Yes
This is perfect! This was meant to be !
We are a couple and we travel!
And these are also bird hats you know these are all migrations symbols.
I love that!
This carpet was meant to be for us and Trudy,
because we're married and we never stay still ....
And having a story .....
And this little Kilim rug is going to be my present to your caravan!
No! Yes!
This is because you guys are promoting all of Turkey,
you're doing this, a wonderful thing in Turkey so i'll be happy to give you this present.
Really? Yes.
This is a little present to your caravan from Sultan carpets!
That is absolutely amazing
i'm so touched,
that's just lovely, thank you!
You made her cry again!
She's always crying.
Just walking down some of the side streets, and they got beautiful
little restaurants tucked away,
and overlooked by some of the cave formations there.
Just a wonderful, wonderful place.
So when you do come to Cappadocia,
we met quite a few tourists that come for like one or two days.
You can do, but it's just not enough time!
There's so much to see in the area,
you know from the underground city,
to the balloon flights, to some hiking, to sundowners.
To watching the balloons, the sunset, eating nice food,
and just exploring, just get lost in the streets!
There's so many stone structures and beautiful places to be.
It is a wonderful, wonderful place!
And then coming down to the centre of town by the mosque,
the street here's got lovely greenery, restaurants dotted all the way down, which go down to the
to the bus station.
The rock formations overlooking the restaurants here.
So after traveling the world to so many places, there are some places that have a draw,
that captivate you!
And I would say that Cappadocia and Goreme is one of those places,
we actually came here last year,
We planned for a week's holiday and ended up spending a month here !
Wnd we've come back!
So that tells you that we that we love this place!
it's got a really magical and almost romantic feel about it!
it is lovely ....
there's another old vintage convertible car,
the old American car look at that!
And if you're looking for a bus they go all over Turkey, down on the bus station here in Goreme.
They've got all these offices here that you can get book your transport,
they've also got currency exchanges,
and right opposite on the other side of the street is a lot of ATM's.
And we're back to Trudy with our new rug!
Our new doormat is going in pride of place! Right in the entrance here!
She is so dusty and sandy!
It's a very dusty area in Cappadocia.
Look at that!
It couldn't be more perfect!
It's a perfect, perfect fit !
That is where our new rug is going to stay!
Oh you're still there!
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