Super friendly dogs in Hotel Venus, waiting patiently in line to be patted haha. Seriously they were very pattable. The black one was called Findik and i can't remember what the retriever was called.
Dinner at the hotel which was run by this family for years, so it felt like we were having dinner in the garden of a friend's place. Very homely.
Pamukkale - Thursday 20 May
Feeling rather excited about going to see the calcium travertines which my aunt said was truly beautiful. Didn't really know what to expect even though i'd seen pictures of it on brochures.
Our kind Hotel Venus owner drove us up to one of the entrances to the calcium travertines after breakfast and suggested we start on top and make our down the travertines and back to the town on foot which was a lot more pleasant than having to walk up.
The Pamukkale calcium travertines were beautiful scallop shapes of blue and white terracing down and finally merging with the rest of the vast green and brown landscapes. It is such a unique sight and truly one amazing experience like none other.
Cheryl beholding the breathtaking view of the travertines hovering over the vast landscape below.
Crystal clear waters. Loved to see the glistening ripples at the surface.
Travertine is formed by precipitation of calcium carbonate in contact with water, and i know that only cos my brochure says so. To think that i was once a triple science student.
Looks like snow, clouds or fluffy cotton wool doesn't it. Pamukkale means 'cotton castle' in turkish.
Soft and fluffy as it looks but don't be deceived. It's hard like any rock formation.
Water was freezing cold at some of the travertines.
Isn't this just serenely beautiful?
It was a long painful walk down the travertines and i went "ow, ow, ow, ow, ow" every step of the way. My feet hurt like crazy with each step pressed against the uneven grooved surfaces of the calcium travertines. Sometimes we walked on gravel which hurt the most and other times smoother surfaces which was a relief. Sometimes we walked with our feet in water which made it harder to judge if the surface was smooth or not. Plus we're walking downhill and had to look both ahead and keep our eyes on which surfaces were least likely to hurt.
But I'd gladly do it all over again. Anytime. It was that beautiful.
Walked up to the theatre at Hierapolis, the ancient Greek city on top of the hot springs. We never made it to the Ancient Pool where you had to pay to take a dip. The water in the Ancient Pool apparently had healing properties and was especially effective on rheumatism, eye diseases, blood circulation, nerve and muscle weariness and restoration of kidney and urinary systems. Sounds too good to be true!
4 hr coach journey from Denizli to Antalya on which we passed by several mountainous regions and i just love being surrounded by layers and layers of mountains. Never thought i'd find mountains so beautiful until i absolutely fell in love with them in Delphi in Greece. Truly magnificent!
next: Antalya
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