Pamuksu Thermal Boutique Pamukkale

... my hostel - with 6 others from my hostel and couple of antipodeans who I would bump into again... the more I travelled as I quickly learned how small this side of the world is.<br> <br>The poor girl that running/hosting our tour was clearly ready for the tourist season to end and was a little lack-lustre in her speal... and I've had to google the site to gain a bit more information about how it was all formed and the ...

... might have (we were starting to feel the onset of Ancient Ruin Fatigue).<br><br>The meta-entertainment peaked near the end of the walk when a troop of actors dressed as Roman soldiers, nobility, and entourage came out to blaring trumpets and fanfare for a 15-minute show of 30 ludicrously dressed extras, some juggling, a round of faux-gladiator combat, and ... that was it. CRAPTASTIC!<br><br>My religious scholarship is pretty elementary, but I ...

<br>Pamukkale<br><br>Pronounced: Puh MOO kah lay (kind of reminds me of the Italian word: mammaluc, whatever that means.)<br><br>Pammukale was another stop on our trek East. Everyone was glad to leave Antalya and spend several hours on the bus in the a/c. When we arrived in Pammukale, we went to a farmers&#8217; market. It was amazing, partly because it was so big and also because the food was sooooo fresh. The Turks don&#8217;t really eat out of season and their food grows ...

... top there were more Roman ruins which we briefly toured. Actually, the restored Roman theatre here was probably the most impressive we had seen so far (and at this point it takes a lot to impress us when it comes to ruins). By this time it was about 8 pm and most buildings were closed, fortunately a security guard showed us around the hot springs, though Carol was more impressed by a cat by the antique pool with her 4 new born kittens ...

... day and every now and then a tour bus stops for a look. We find a place to eat just across the road and then back to the hotel. There are a couple of young men from the US and we chat with what they have seen and done here.. If you go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamukkale there are some interesting facts about Pamukkale's recent history and when it became a World Heritage Site, go down to Tourist Attraction. It was another great day of sights and sounds.

Pamukkale is awesome!!! Once we arrived we had lunch - Turkish Pancakes - soooooo good!!!! Pamukkale means calcified falls and is called that because the water in the area is heavy in Calcium bicarbonate which leaves a thick residue and covers the mountain side making it look like snow. In some of the spots pools of water have formed and you can sit in the water. We had to walk to the top of the mountain in ...

... they will blow their whistle if you venture into an off-limits area. For some tourists, this appeared to be little more than a small annoyance as they would continue wandering as they pleased - taking pictures and ignoring the whistle blasts. A few (actually most) would even stop, turn to look at the official, and then continue on their merry way wrecking more of the site with every step - and ruining chances for the rest of us to get pictures ...

... get any pics without hordes of people at either place..but you will see that we were able to be the get photos looking like we are the only ones there! For Efes in the wind and rain and for Hierapolis even in the sunshine. We are at a nice guest house with a great family so we may even stay another day...otherwise we will head to Bodrum tomorrow.

... it so about every 5 minutes you would hear from a mile away the whistle of the tourist police telling people off. It really annoyed me and when I saw people doing it I really felt like yelling at them. I treated myself to another free foot spa on the way down from the site - my feet have been killing me from walking around in my thongs so it was good to get some natural treatment on them. I think I will have to buy new thongs; they are just way too ...

... lifeless (which is a bit of an oxymoron!) and may all kinds of illnesses befall you. And after your death may the avenging Gods of the underworld take you...." (So let that be a warning!!) The city had the now expected monumental ruins of temples, agoras, public baths and fountains. What makes Hieropolis special is its location above the huge travertine terraces. These existed before the city was built and the mineral laden water was believed to be a health cure even then (although all ...