By Romi
Today was a special day because we went to Pamukkale to see the calcium cliffs and the thermal pools. Pamukkale is a small town in western Turkey. The town is famous for enormous chalky white cliffs and volcanic spring water. Pamukkale in Turkish means “cotton castle”.
The cliffs look like snow
First we walked up a steep hill with warm water running down it. At different points on the hill, the water forms into warm pools. Some people were wading in the water. We did too.
Wading in the pools
When we got to the top, we sat down on some steps and ate snacks. At the top there are some ruins and a museum, but we did not go see those things. We went straight to the thermal pools. Before we went in the water, we had to give someone our ticket. Then we swam under a bridge and into the big pool where we swam over ancient ruins. We were there for about two hours.
Snack time
Swimming in the thermal pool among the ruins
With Griffin and Elizabeth
On our way down the hill to get back to our hotel, the weather got very cold. You must go barefoot up and down the hill so right when we stepped on the ground our feet were freezing. Every few minutes I had to put my feet in the warm water then get back up to walk some more and so on. It was funny! Going down the hill I heard water rushing down the cliff. I felt warm water on my feet. When we were walking down the hill at some points it was smooth and at some points it was rough on my feet. If you have not been to Pamukkale, I would recommend that you visit.
Great post, Romi. I love hearing about the warm pools!
Romi,
Wow! I have never heard of that place. That certainly is a beautiful and unique place. I am glad your travels are going great. Nice writing, too. Vicki
PS. Hi from Alex. He was thinking that when you return, he would like to start watching the Little House on the Prairie with you!! He is watching the movie in class!! Alex
What an awesome place this sounds like. I am certainly adding it to the list of places I want to visit someday. How warm was the water?
The more you all travel the longer my list of places I want visit gets – thanks!
Romi,
Wonderful description of this beautiful area.
Hi Heather, Maevis, Fred and Isla –
Thank you for reading my post – I’m glad you liked it! Today we went sea kayaking. Noah will be writing about that soon. Miss you!
– Romi
Hi Vicki and Alex –
Pamukkale was really fun! I hope you liked the pictures. I can’t wait to watch Little House on the Prairie when I get back! You can check them out from the library. I miss you all.
– Romi
What wonderful, descriptive stories you’ve shared with us! Seems like you often begin a post with something along the lines of, “this is one of my favorite parts of the trip” and it’s clear that everywhere you go is filled with beauty and wonder. I must say that I look forward to more travel because of all that I’m learning from you. And the pictures are fab!
Your travels are so much fun to follow!
Thank you for your interesting posts….what an amazing world!
Sue, I thought you might like to know that the Giving Garden looks great – we have a warm spring, and all is well in Columbia City and at the Hillman City P-Patch!
Brenda
Love the detail Romi provides – my feet began to hurt in sympathy!
Hi Bruce and Brenda!
We’re so glad you are reading our posts and enjoying them! We have been in Barcelona for five days now and it is amazing. Yesterday we went on a walking tour of several famous Gaudi houses/buildings and ended the day with the Sagrada Familia – stunning!
So glad to hear the Giving Garden is thriving. I miss working in the garden, but enjoy seeing how food growing is done in so many different countries.
Take care –
Sue
Romi,
You write like a travel magazine reporter. You’ve sold me on a trip to the cotton castle!
Love
Joe