Pamukkale and beyond

Last week, Some counselors, Sarah and myself went to Pamukkale which is 3.5 hours from here. We took a bus to Denizli, then a dolmuş to the little town of Pamukkale. The town sits below a very commonly visited tourist attraction, the white travertine pools and the ancient Roman city of Hierapolis. You must accend the hill near the travertine pools without shoes and walk on the calcium bed formed as a sidewalk. We walked the calcuim walkway up the hill, took pictures, and watched the crazy europeans. At the top of the hill is the ruins of an old city named Hierapolis. We looked around, saw a very impressive theater of Hierapolis built into the hillside. After a long day in the hot sun looking at the ruins, we wanted a nice dip in the healing waters of large swimming pool. It cost 18 Yeni Turkish Lira or about $15 USD. We did not swim because of the price. We stayed in a pension with a pool so we swam there. We took a day trip to another Roman ruin site call Aphrodisias. This site is well preserved and is one of the top sites to go to in Turkey, but it is out of the way so it does no get alot of visiters. Now we are back at work.