Pamukkale, Denizli

From Ephesus’s pristinely preserved latrines
Another long drive to Pamukkale’s travatines.
A bucket list experience of this unusual landscape
Where hot spring waters carve out amazing shapes.

The cotton castle terraces a stark calcified white
Sunset reflecting in it’s pools a spectacular sight.
In the Hierapolis, Apollo sits carved by stone masons
Overlooking this natural, deep, odorous water basin.

Stayed overnight at the luxurious Hotel Pam
Wallowed in thermal mud pools and swam.
Too soon we left the history of an ancient era
Heading south to the stunning Turkish Rivera.Read more