First time on a Turkish bus to Denizli, love it. Good seats, air conditioning, personal tv screens, snacks , drinks and wifi.
Arrived in Pamukkale, first found a room for the night. Booked our bus and tour for the next day then went to the travertines.
I have never seen or experienced anything like it, I am amazed that till a month ago I had never heard of Pamukkale. It is like a massive, pure white, mountain with clear water flowing over it. Shoes are not allowed on the climb up, there is water around your legs at all times. There are shelves/ pools of water along the way, we relaxed in them in our bathing suits later in the evening. It is magnificent , I think it is the place I have been most amazed by so far. The water is warm, the ground hard except in the pools where it is chalky sludge ( two small boys were throwing it on each other,very cute, white splotches all over. One lady covered her face and body with it ,had a black t- shirt on, very zombie like.) .
On the top of the mountain is a flat regular ground area with the ancient Roman city of Heirapolis. There is a garden, some ruins, a massive roman theatre, necropolis with a variety of sarcophagus ( recent learning of the terms ) and the Cleopatra pool, a dip in it is said to cure some chronic illnesses.
Dinner at a Turkish restaurant, loved the food and the ambience. Not a lot of people stay overnight so we were the only ones having a meal there. The owner sat and chatted, lots of apple tea on the house and a bit of a Turkish lesson.
We booked all our tours in Cappadocia, bus tickets and hot air balloon flight from the owner of our hotel. I am not sure if we got a great deal but he made us laugh so much that it was worth it.
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Arrived in Pamukkale, first found a room for the night. Booked our bus and tour for the next day then went to the travertines.
I have never seen or experienced anything like it, I am amazed that till a month ago I had never heard of Pamukkale. It is like a massive, pure white, mountain with clear water flowing over it. Shoes are not allowed on the climb up, there is water around your legs at all times. There are shelves/ pools of water along the way, we relaxed in them in our bathing suits later in the evening. It is magnificent , I think it is the place I have been most amazed by so far. The water is warm, the ground hard except in the pools where it is chalky sludge ( two small boys were throwing it on each other,very cute, white splotches all over. One lady covered her face and body with it ,had a black t- shirt on, very zombie like.) .
On the top of the mountain is a flat regular ground area with the ancient Roman city of Heirapolis. There is a garden, some ruins, a massive roman theatre, necropolis with a variety of sarcophagus ( recent learning of the terms ) and the Cleopatra pool, a dip in it is said to cure some chronic illnesses.
Dinner at a Turkish restaurant, loved the food and the ambience. Not a lot of people stay overnight so we were the only ones having a meal there. The owner sat and chatted, lots of apple tea on the house and a bit of a Turkish lesson.
We booked all our tours in Cappadocia, bus tickets and hot air balloon flight from the owner of our hotel. I am not sure if we got a great deal but he made us laugh so much that it was worth it.
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