Walking on a glacier
Reluctantly leaving another town, we hopped on another bus to Pammukale. Turkey is definately shaping up to be high on the list of places to go back to!
In Pammukale, they have ruins that you hike up to. While you hike up this small mountain, you walk over sandstone that has beautiful travertines from the water cascading down it. It is very white due to calcium deposits from the water. They make you take your shoes off when you walk on it. From a distance, it looks like a glacier or maybe a snow-capped mountain. Even though it is not the warmest day, the water coming down the mountain is from a hot spring so as you go higher, the water get warmer and is very nice to walk in near the top. At the top is an acropolis and a theatre that are very well preserved/maintained. They also have a hot spring pool that you can pay to swim in. The pool is interesting as it has stones and other items from the ruin that are in it as the people swim around.
So, it was time, once again, for a hair cut… not exactly the best cut I’ve gotten, not as impressive as the sure-handed Cambodian barber, and certainly not as cheap… but it got the job done! I think I might be a pro at hair cutting sign language now though…
Tags: Pammukale, travertines, Turkey
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