A long day, but not to be missed

Setting off at 8.30 in the morning to Pumakkale, with a hot, but cloudy day forecast. We stopped for lunch on the way somewhere, where we enjoyed chicken sis kebabs, and veal köfte, at a very nice outdoor restaurant.


There was a conspiracy afoot, and Liz neglected to tell me that the only toilet was a squat type, so I have been baptized into the squat now.

When we reached Pumakkale a nice young man sold us a book, gave us free parking, and allowed us to use his toilets to change in. He explained the site to us, and off we set for more walking.

You are not allowed to walk on the travertines in shoes, so I wondered if I would make it to the top with my tender feet. However, the water flows over the travertines from top to bottom, and they are not rough to walk on. Amazingly, in the sun and with no water flowing over them, they are quite cold to the feet, not hot as you would expect.


It is the most amazing, astonishing place. The water in pools is warm, and the bottom of the pools ate covered in soft white calcium and limestone which you can rub over yourself, as Lily did.


People are bathing in the pools all the way to the top, and we joined in with gay abandon, even getting under the waterfalls.





The ancient city of Hieriapolis is at the top of the travertines, and a swim in the ancient thermal pool was in order for some.



It too, was warm, and tasted a little like mineral water.

Home at last by 8.40, what a wonderful day, and a very special place to visit!



Posted from the patio overlooking the pool.

Location:Arslanoğlu Sk,Davutlar,Turkey