Everyone in Cappadoccia does a hot air balloon ride when they come here. It's the most popular attraction, and at a price around 100 Euros, it's a small fortune. Myself and another guy, Mike, were rebels and decided instead we're going to compromise, save money and climb a nearby mountain called Bozdag to get some decent views of the valley. The climb up was pretty steep and quick, it only took about 20 minutes, and when at the top we could hike the long plateau at will. The views were incredible, like the one below. The best part of it all: we found out from some people that did the balloon rides that the balloon doesn't go higher than the mountain peak. So essentially we saved ourselves $180, got the same views, didn't have to get up at 4am, stayed up on the mountain for more than the half hour balloon ride, and now have the satisfaction of working for it. Like a boss.
After that we descended through Rose Road, which is a pretty cool limestone valley that takes you through a bunch of tunnels. After that we hit up a rock castle in Cavusin. Calling it a castle is a stretch, it's basically a large rock formation with tunnels burrowed into it; I'd call it an ancient apartment building, but nonetheless, it was totally awesome.
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