I'm spending a few days in Cappadocia. This region lies slap bang in the centre of Turkey and is home to its strangest and most stunning landscapes - and there's no better way to see them than by balloon.
It does involve an eye-watering 5am start, but my tiredness is soon forgotten as I watch our balloonists Kaili and Lars from Kapadokya Balloons filling the huge canopy with hot air.
Soon we're sailing up, up and away into the blue. The scores of other balloons look gorgeous in the early morning sun.
The curiously shaped rock formations and the bright bands of colour that stripe the mountains were created by volcanic eruptions millions of years ago.
After the flight we drink champagne to toast our flight. One couple have even more to celebrate - there was a mid-air proposal and luckily the lady accepted!
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