Antalya & Pamukkale

We had a scary and overcharged uber to Antalya bus station. There was no seat belt for me 😬in the middle so I linked arms and braced my foot. I thought if we were in an accident that perhaps I'd only have dislocated shoulders! 🤯 The driver wanted to communicate but kept using his phone to switch languages while driving a very circuitous route. We made it without incident and later got a refund from uber!
The bus to Pamukkale was tranquil by comparison with coffee, tea and snacks served. Better than some airlines! The geography was beautiful with forests, hills, patchworks of farms, and a drop down the mountain to Denizli where we caught the local bus to Pamukkale. We ended the day with a swim and dinner in a garden. Lovely.
Pamukkale features magnificent white travertines with thermal water creating shapes similar to frozen waterfalls and small terrace pools.The ancient ruins of Hieropolis were built above the travertines and on top of the hot springs, and became a thermal healing center in ancient times. We climbed up, wandered around the ruins and museum, then plunged into the healing hot springs, swimming over top of some ruins. Kathie claims the thermal waters healed her finger splinter!
We ended the day with another delicious dinner with 18 different condiments laid out and where Kathie & Larry's request to taste a wine became a big production of 8 different ones!Read more